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I have to agree with Soror sequel on this issue.
People are just too afraid. Airlines do have the right to refuse service if they please and from what I know, the majority of the people wanted those people removed so...what were they supposed to do.
I think that eventually we will be able to be more tolerable, but right now, it is TOO SOON!
Airlines are losing millions per day. So if they have to hurt the feeling of a few to make happy the majority, they are going to do just that. Especially in light of the fact that those in question JUST MAY be involved in something.
No one knows, but I think not many are willing to find out the hard way.
Especially considering the fact that there are a gang of Arab people still roaming around with hidden agendas. That mess is scary, I'm sorry. Crop dusters have been grounded, trucks carrying hazardous materials are being stopped and drivers asked for identification, etc. for fear of a bioterrorist attack. Sept. 11 was scary but you don't want to see what can happen if fools just start spraying anthrax randomly in the air.
It would be different if it were like Oklahoma (sad as that was) where there was a sense that that was the ONLY act that was planned to be committed. From what I can see, the agenda is set and it is to take out as many Americans as possible...point...blank.
I am scheduled to fly to Atlanta from Los Angeles in three weeks. What's more is I am going for the APHA (American Public Health Association)Annual meeting, discussing public health, including bioterrorism, etc. The Surgeon General, CDC, NIH, etc. will be there. There is a HUGE threat of some sort of "plan" to thwart the conference, take out as many health officials as possible. Guess what folks, I ain't havin' it. I don't care how it makes me look and I'll be damned if I am made to feel like I should be empathetic based on the fact that I am Black. I wanted to cry when I saw an Arab man on TV saying he was removed from a plane because people were not comfortable. The other side of me was like "Sorry holmes, call the homies and tell 'em you ain't comin."
The fact is that I promised my son that, barring an accidental crash, mommy will be back...and I plan to do that by any means necessary. I am indeed looking at folks sideways if I feel even the slightest threat. Unfortunately after Sept. 11, the slightest threat means just being on the damn plane. So I am sorry but Hassan, Sayed and Abdul CANNOT get on the plane with me next month.
Piggy-backing Soror sequel, I will leave if need be.
It makes me mad because I am very afraid and I have debated whether or not to go. Should I ride a train and potentially take an entire day to get there. Who's to say trains ain't next on the list. I have to have my own back because I am ONE person and President Bush ain't thinkin' about my a$$.
Sorry so long.
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