Reply #21: Anyone who goes against the grain [View All]

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is bound to be targeted. One of the dirty little secrets of American society we refuse to recognize. With all of our vaunted freedom, we dislike and distrust those who are different. And treat them accordingly.

I remember reading about a Frenchman who, at the height of the anti-French hysteria, was vandalized three times -- he owned a wine store in Seattle. I sent an email telling him of my support, and that those who targeted him were thugs, plain and simple. He sounded overjoyed to hear from me: I guess people all over the country had written to him.

The people who targeted to you may have been Christians, but they were also thugs. It may be too late for them, but there are surely children, growing up now, who could be taught the lesson of tolerance, and respect for others' differences, before it is too late.