Have you been as depressed as I am about some of the reactions here on DU to the recent unrest in

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1. Yr not alone, Douglas....

The sad thing is that these anti-Muslim outbursts are predictable, imo. Some of the same people are doing it as were right in the thick of it opposing the 'ground zero mosque', and the Swiss minaret. I don't expect anything else from them...

How this should be addressed is for admin to take a leaf out of MIRT's book and nuke the bigots. MIRT can only get the newbies (and this team is a great one where they don't put up with Islamophobia or any other bigotry), and it's up to admin to show DU that they won't tolerate bigotry and hatred against Muslims. If they don't, they're letting down those DUers I've seen who've taken a stand against the bigots...