My Take On It

WHAT'S THE REASON FOR THE ARRESTS OF THE "FLORIDA SEVEN?"

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The above is a link to an article illustrating the truth about black patriotism in the United States. It has been established that black Americans are no more or less patriotic than other Americans. I wholeheartedly agree, but that is not the point of this blog. I question the legitimacy of the arrests of the Florida 7. Allow me to make myself clear by saying I do not have all of the facts about these men. I will say that their practices, from what I have heard, are a bit out of the norm. Still I'd have to ask why these men were arrested? OK, they may have wanted to blow up the Sears Tower, or so we have heard. Why should we trust the authorities when they have not even gotten a handle on Homeland Security? Could the government be so desperate to find a terrorist that they are now targeting a few quacks from Florida? Do these black men really have the resources to carry out their desire (if in fact it really was there desire)? So why were they targeted when lunatics regularly make threats against the government or the president everyday on the internet? There is a "paper trail" behind every screen name, right? Have you ever heard of the media arresting someone for making threats against the government or the president via a message board? I haven't. I believe that many within this government are a bit too eager to target people of color. Were young white male agnostics with military cuts the victims of constant racial profiling after the Oklahoma City Bombing? Were any white men targeted after abortion clinics were blown up and doctors killed? I doubt it. Why not? I am not one to cry racism but...

posted by LorMarie @ 6:30 PM