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I came across a Facebook post that is going viral by "Rack Em Up" this morning. The post states that 2 million motorcycle enthusiasts are on their way to D.C. despite being denied permits to rally in D.C. The post then mentions they will be there at the same time as the Million Muslim March, which did receive a permit to have a rally. The obvious inference in the post is that patriotic Americans were denied a permit on 9/11 while Muslims were given a permit, thereby stirring emotions on the basis of an injustice.

This isn't quite as simple as it seems. It was not either the bikers get a permit or the Million Muslim March gets a permit. The bikers' request was for a "no stop" ride through D.C permit which would allow them to ride through our nation's capital without stopping for red lights, etc, similar to a funeral procession. The real rub here as it turns out is over the availability of law enforcement resources on a day when Washington D.C. is on high alert for terrorist attacks. I think we can all understand the need to keep an appropriate amount of law enforcement resources focused on protecting Washington D.C. on 9/11. Additionally, the bikers will still ride through D.C.; they will just have to deal with stop lights/signs, etc. They have not been denied their right to express their patriotism on a day of remembrance.

H-O-W-E-V-E-R, I do find a Million Muslim March in Washington D.C. on 9/11 about as repugnant as you can get, and I can understand the basis for "Rack Em Up" attempting to shine a bright light on the situation despite the inferred misrepresentation of facts. At a minimum, it is a grossly insensitive and poorly timed 1st Amendment exercise designed to shine a bright light on the Muslim religion that in practice actually creates more of divide between Muslims and non-Muslims in America. In the extreme, it is a reprehensible use of 1st Amendment freedom of speech (that most Muslims in non-Western countries do not have) to remind the average American of a cowardly terrorist attack on the United States. Can anyone imagine a Million Christian March in Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq, Iran, or Afghanistan in the middle of Ramadan? Or how about a Million Israeli March in Jordan during the commemoration of the Arab-Israeli Six Day War of 1967? Or maybe a Million Aryan March in Germany on the anniversary of Kristallnacht? It wouldn't happen, period.

To peace loving Muslims throughout the world, I would say this: Let us not forget that within the Muslim religion there are extremist groups who have sworn an oath to destroy the United States. These extreme views within the Muslim religion are no longer the isolated ideology of a small cult-like faction of Muslims living in tents in the desert in the Middle East. It is an organized extremist faction of Muslims with an agenda who have gained traction throughout all socioeconomic levels of Muslim society in the Middle East AND the West. The extremist Muslim ideology that the United States is an enemy of the Muslim religion that should be attacked has now permeated Muslim society on American college campuses, and even in the United States military.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS, that a Million Muslim March in Washington D.C. on 9/11 does little to enhance the standing of the Muslim religion in the United States or create tolerance for Muslims around the world here in the United States. Muslims would be well-served to be more respectful. But then maybe that is the point - to use 9/11 to further create a divide that drives the average Muslim to a more extremist viewpoint regarding the United States.

Rest assured organized events by Muslims on 9/11 will only steel the resolve of average Americans to remain vigilant in the face of those who would seek to destroy us.

CaptPatrick wrote:Never, Ever, Forget!

JohnV8r wrote:The thing that bothered me the most is that a Million Muslim March in D.C. on 9/11 reeks of a very adept strategy by Muslim extremists to enflame and exacerbate the hatred and divide between Muslims and non-Muslims in American.

Josh Johnson wrote:If you have NetFlix, watch the documentary called "In Plane Site". I'd like to know what others think.

Navatech wrote: Unfortunately, I'm not holding my breath for Obamby to do anything... I believe he has his eyes set on "containment"... I.e. living with a nuclear Iran... The problem there is that though MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) worked with the Ruskies during the Cold War the problem with Iran is that their Mullahs see MAD as an incentive rather then as deterrent...