[Mb-hair] FW: Form your own opinion!

Mon May 8 10:55:53 PDT 2006

hi, guys...

thanks for your views.  i am hoping to learn more
about all of this, because it scares me for a few
different reasons.  

the year after 9/11, i took a plane ride with my
extremely gorgeous, half-british/half-iranian hubby
and out baby daughter.  there were some old people
speaking farci on the plane, looking for a storage
bin, so my hubby, (who grew up in san fran but spent
five years in iran and is bi-lingual), began to speak
to them and help them with their bags.

the people around us (i am a very fair blonde, half
scandinavian, half JEWISH!  gasp!  "you dont look
jewish at ALL!! kind of thing....) started looking at
my husband in blatant horror.  it was obvious that
they were terrified about hearing that language on an
airplane, which i can understand.  (my husband said,
"gimme a break!  i gotta blonde, american-jewish
wife!" hahaha!!)

but the truth is that he would be the first to confirm
to you that there IS no reasoning with the extreme
islamic people of his country and that they DO want to
wipe out israel and jews and ARE anti-semetic.  he
would tell you that there is no way to "negotiate"
around this- as we all can see by the signs in the
photos jonathan posted.

its a confusing and scary thing!  and i would love to
get clearer on the situation by hearing what eveyone
thinks is a good solution for "we the people" to do!

what do you all think we should do?  pictures like
these scare me because they represent very real
threats.  and not only am i afraid of those threats,
but i'm afraid of the racism that could come out of
confronting them and calling them what they are: real.

scenarios like the one we experienced on the airplane
could become regular life....

i think we need to confront the truth of these
people's agenda while protecting our hearts from the
tendency to fear EVERYONE who seems "affiliated", you
know?  but we cant pretend or hope that people who
hold up "prepare for your 9/11" signs are kidding. 
they arent!  and they dont want to sit down and have a
nice, long chat about it, either.  

what is the right way to deal with this?  any
thoughts?  i'm interested in solutions that embrace
justice and a heart for what is true and right. 
anybody?

thanks for helping me, here....i need to learn.

much love, everybody!

--- Jonathon Johnson <goodhairdays at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I get your drift but I do not see what you are
> referring to as happening yet, not that it couldn't.
> We saw some right after 9/11. I know my dear friend
> Abed who is Lebanese and a Muslem, was in fear for
> his family for a brief period back then. There are
> crazy's on all sides. I do believe it is important
> for us to see just how extreme this movement is
> though. The pictures show just that. 
>    
>   Keep praying for peace ~ Jonathon
> 
> richard haase <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>           i am saying that these sort of images are
> right now being placed front and center
>   because you have an administration that hates non
> white people
>    
>   im not saying you personally ; im saying the whole
> tenor zeitgeist of the times
>   is bending this way
>   ?
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Jonathon Johnson 
>   To: mb-hair at islandlists.com 
>   Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 9:26 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] FW: Form your own opinion!
>   
> 
>   Dear Richard,
>    
>   Where in that post did you see any hate against
> arabs or jews? These were actual pictures taken of
> an extreme group that hates "everyone" that does not
> believe in their extreme views. They just happen to
> have hijacked Islam from the good folks, and happen
> to be Arabs. The West's actions through history may
> have created this mess, but it doesn't justify it.
> Hate needs to be irradicated. I would have shared
> pictures like this if it were a Christian group that
> was so bent on killing. 
>    
>   I believe you mis-interpreted the post. Who's
> ready to go out and "kill anyone who even looks like
> an arab or a jew?" No one I know would even think of
> going out to hurt Arabs, Jews or anyone else. 
>    
>   Pray for peace ~ Jonathon
> 
> richard haase <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>   I agree rachel
> theyre ready to kill anyone who even looks like an
> arab
> ( and that includes jews )
> it is nothing but pure anti semetism
> an extension of the crusades
> eg that particular section of white christendom
> that wants to wipe out the muslims and for that
> matter the arabs
> and the persians and the jews in general
> for just not being white enough for their taste
> you better believe this is the overture to a
> holocaust
> thats all that anti arab bullshit is about
> and guess who also aint white enough?
> blacks and jews
> and women
> ?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "rachel anderson" 
> To: 
> ; 
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] FW: Form your own opinion!
> 
> 
> > oh. my. gosh.
> >
> > i am sick inside. that is so scary! "prepare for
> > your 9/11"?? "prepare for the REAL holocaust"??
> and
> > believe me, its not about wanting to just....find
> some
> > group and make them all out to be bad guys.
> >
> > my husband is half iranian. my sweet, beautiful
> > daughter is 1/4 iranian. (obviously.)
> >
> > but this is SO scary!! i want to know more about
> what
> > you all think....what do we do about this?!
> >
> > much love to all....
> >
> >
> > --- Jonathon Johnson 
> wrote:
> >
> > > PEACFUL DEMONSTRATION??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Below I have enclosed pictures of Moslems
> > > who marched throughout the streets of London
> > > during their recent Religion of Peace
> > > Demonstration.
> > > These pictures have never been shown
> > > in any of our American
> > > newspapers or television news programs
> > > because we should never appear to offend anyone!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Why would anyone think
> > > that we should be at war
> > > with such nice, peaceful Moslems?!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
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