Scare yourself

[Skunks]

Quoth (sayeth?) the Toad:

To my mind, militant Islamism is more of an offense to humanity than racism; and to offend people from other societies in the name of safety less of an offense than having thousands of people rudely killed in the name of a religious power grab.

Let's agree to disagree, then; I don't think that terrorism is a valid justification for broad stereotypes and bigotry. To my mind, it doesn't count as a "win" if, by fighting, you lower yourself to the level of the other side. Offending people in the name of safety can be justified only if you offend people equally, disregarding race/age/gender/etc.

Indiscriminate or unsatisfactorily specific killing (guilt by association, broad and subjective guidelines, etc) is the hallmark of terrorists. Indiscriminate or unsatisfactorily specific interrogation & incarceration is the hallmark of fascists and tyrants.

Both suck. One might suck less, but I don't think it sucks less enough.