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| Words and photo by F LoBuono |
That HUGE number is the amount of people who visited the United States in 2013 (the last year the numbers were compiled). 69,768,000 people of all shapes and sizes - from all cultures and every corner of the globe visited our shores. 69,768,000 traveled freely and, mostly, without incident all over this wonderful Country.
Now, our President has asked us to honor our most cherished attribute: compassion for those who need it the most, regardless of their ethnic or religious make-up. He has asked us to find a place for 10,000 of the most desperate of our brethren - mostly Syrians escaping the brutal war that has plagued their homeland. Despite the Presidents plea, the majority of Americans (53% by a recent poll) object to the plan to house these people - 10,000 of the most desperate people in the world. And, the GREAT majority of these are children, woman, orphans, and widows. However, they are also mostly MUSLIM.
Due to recent events, the practice of Islam is anathema to too many Americans. What they don't understand is that this horrible violence committed in the name of Allah is a SHAM! These thugs know nothing of Islam!! They USE it for their own political gain. The great majority of the 1.2 billion Muslims in the world abhor the fact that their faith has been hijacked by these Myrmidons. Could Muslims around the world do more to combat these vermin? Yes. We all could. But, that does not change the fact the great majority of the people we seek to help NEED that help. And, when we do help them, they will become Americans - just like the rest of us!!
So, before you go off all scared and shit, think about it!! Put it in perspective. When you do, you will realize what FDR told us during another crisis:
We have nothing to fear, but fear itself!!!!!!!
Don't fall for the rhetoric. It we can deal with over 69 million, we can certainly cope with 10 thousand!!
*Compiled by the World Bank, 2013)
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