This week’s firing of Juan Williams by NPR solidified my decision of whether to continue supporting public radio with my private donations. (I won’t be sending a check.)
While Williams’ views may not be popular, they are very much a reality for many travelers. Here is what he said during a TV discussion with Bill O’Reilly Monday night when O’Reilly said the US was facing a Muslim dilemma:
“I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous.”
I, too, am guilty of the same. But that’s a reality based on the known facts that Muslim extremists are continuing to target Americans (and have already killed 3000 innocent Americans on American soil in 2001). It’s not because I (or Juan) have an issue with Muslims in general.
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