Life in the Banana Patch

A collection of thoughts and asides about life. And if I think of anything that needs to be mocked, it will show up here.

"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
--Bertrand Russell

Friday, September 07, 2007

Fortress AmeriKKKa - Day 479!

Khalil Gibran International Academy opened in New York. It is an all-Arabic school, and is a part of the New York City Public School System. Once again, AmeriKKKans are protesting.

The school will follow the same curriculum as other schools in the New York school system, except the classes will be taught in Arabic. (That oughtta make the "God Dun It" ID classes interesting when Jebus comes up in the lesson plan.)

Oddly, no one is using the "They're in AmeriKKKa, learn English" chant. The New York school system already has other dual language schools and nary a word has been said about them. Instead, critics point out that the foe we fight in the Middle East speaks Arabic, and that the school might become a breeding ground for terror, even though the majority of students are neither Arab nor Islamic.

Arabic doesn't equal terrorism any more that AmeriKKKa equals intolerance. Wait. Maybe I need another analogy.

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