RE: Outrage over NPR's firing of Juan Williams
October 26, 2010 at 5:13 pm
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2010 at 5:24 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(October 26, 2010 at 4:30 pm)A Theist Wrote:Quote:Schiller had a point....the point being, there's double standard hypocrisy at NPR. It was okay for Nina Totenberg to wish aids on Jesse Helms and his grandchildren, but not okay for Juan Williams to say he got nervous when he saw Muslims in muslim garb on airplanes. After what happened on 9-11, Williams was only stating what a lot of Americans feel. Some journalistic ethics at NPR.
What would you say if Juan Williams got fired for saying he got nervous on airplanes when he saw people who would speak in tongues and effect epileptic fits while imagining they are speaking directly to god ? Lots of Americans feel Pentecostals are disturbing freaks also.
In my opinion, while we have religions, resisting the hegemony of one religion over others happen to be a worthy investment of a government funds, far more worthy then "faith based initiatives". The fact that your side doesn't meet a certain standard while the other side does is not an indication of a double standard. It just means your side is substandard. Get over it.
