If Ignorance is Bliss...

...then there are a lot of happy people in the world today.

In a country as diverse as the USA, one might think that 40+ years of civil rights might teach people a valuable history lesson about the perils and dangers of racism, prejudice, and generalizations.

And then 9/11 happened, and it gave hate groups and other ignorant people a new race to focus their hatred on - Arabs.

Of course, many of these hate group members cannot tell the difference between someone from Mexico and someone from Saudi Arabia. In fact, the only reason they can differentiate between Spanish and Aramaic is because they went to a Mexican restaurant after seeing "The Passion of the Christ."

And I know you're thinking, "Well, that's only in places like Alabama and Mississippi, and maybe in some rural areas."

The scary part is that it's everywhere. 50 States that are supposed to be "united".

Tolerance.org, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, has documented violence against Arabs and Muslims, and they have arranged it by State. They also have many ideas and programs to help fight hate and promote tolerance. Check out the link here: Tolerance.org.

Visit the Tolerance site, the Southern Poverty Law Center site, and the Montgomery Peace Project* site to get information on how you can get involved to promote Peace and Tolerance.

*(Montgomery Peace Project is not affiliated with the Southern Poverty Law Center or Tolerance.org).

More info:
Tolerance.org
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery Peace Project