I look like a white Caucasian (another idiotic term born out of being afraid to call things on their own proper name), even more, I am a European white man, so I am “invisible” among the Canadians until I am quiet. If I open my mouth, my accent betrayes me as an immigrant :) Immigrant = minority.

Kind of guessed you weren’t American because you were talking about things in Canada, anyhow feels like Canada is in America’s shadow and they don’t have much of an international voice so meh.

Being voiceless internationally is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, no one really has reason to hate you, on the other, you’re a visible entity.

The United States is not the only country that is located in the North American continent, there’s also a South American continent but only people from the states are Americans.

It’s amusing almost. Same thing with the unfortunate soul who happens to be dark skinned and non-African. According to the “Americans” all dark skinned people are Africans.

So, there are no white African-Americans, ey?

I’m not just a minority I’m second class in most people’s eyes over at my end of the world, I don’t officially have my rights but I can still get them. Provided I’m over 21, and provided I’m married. Or I should risk out casting.

Arabic countries do not support unmarried females who live outside their families homes. Technically, you can do it, nothing stops you, but it’s a social nightmare.

That’s extremely one sided, I’ll have you know that I’ve watched Arabic documentaries showing the exact opposite, Muslim parents, fathers and mothers feeling extremely devastated at the loss, and yes, angry at people who planted the suicide bomber seed into their son’s head. Those documentaries you talk about (and I’ve seen one that showed a mother being proud of her son) are extremely unfair in my view.

I try not to conclude that the creators are selectively seeking material that justifies their arguments, but then what am I supposed to think?

I’m sick and tired of hearing people blame the Arabic people for not standing up to their government’s oppression, especially if they happen to be American because as far as I can see, in your great land of democracy, you’ve failed to elect a competent leader. Not just that, you’ve elected him twice, way to go.

No I didn’t write this comment to bash the current president, I’m pointing out that even in democracies you somehow end up with someone whom the majority of the population seems to dislike. How on earth does that happen, hmm?

Most countries in my region do not have democracies, and even those who do, the corruption is so bad that they don’t work and never will, especially when you have American foreign policies and ‘interventions’ that only rile the fanatics up and have them disrupting society.

Furthermore, I believe that the problems we’re facing as countries in the Middle East are all steaming from something as simple as family matters, yes, its on that kind of level. But that’s just my take on it.

You have no “country loyalties” you’re not raised that way, depending on how religious fanatic your family is you may have religious loyalties and usually those people are all in it for the politics, its not a belief in what they’re preaching, they preach for attention and status and both feed their families.

Because they’re preaching so and so they have to put on an act that proves it. That act is very extreme and visual and yup, the women dress in black, the guy has a beard and he won’t shake hands with ‘those bastard infidels.’

Moderate Arabic-Muslims don’t do much about it because they too are interested in their own affairs and keeping their families out of harms way, contrary to popular belief, the majority of Arabic people are unwilling to die for what they believe in. Even when promised ‘an army of virgins’ when it’s all done and over with.

A good article nevertheless. I’m in the opinion that the people of this world better wake up before our goverments screw us over royally.