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And it`s certainly refreshing to hear from someone in Iraq whose life hasn`t been wrecked.
Of course, such testimony is anecdotal and doesn`t establish any principle but it still good to read such sentiments from time to time.
But the main thing that struck me about this story was this line:
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...in my neighborhood, there are 2 or 3 Muslim families. Recently one of my other neighbors sent around a bunch of pictures of U.S. soldiers and Iraqi's and Iraqi children playing with our soldiers........
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IOW, one of your neighbours has circulated a political message around his nieghbourhood, is that right? |
Political??? She sent around some good and positive pictures of our U.S. soldiers at work. Something we don't nromally get in the press.
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Perhaps it is our famous English reserve but I can`t imagine this ever happening in my neighbourhood. Even discussing politics with neighbours is uncommon and somewhat frowned upon here. Anyone who did this would almost certainly be considered odd or cranky.
Is this sort of thing common in your neighbourhood?
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We are FREE to send around whatever we want to here. And occassionally do so. We are a pretty close-knit neighborhood.
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Can you confirm the the photos were circulated generally and not specifically to the muslim households?
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Yes, the pictures were circulated to everyone in the neighborhood.
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If the man called `Mohamed` had expressed a contrary view, do you think it would have impacted negatively on his relationships with his neighbours?
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I can't speak for the rest of the neighborhood....but it certainly would have with me! Especially if he had blasted our soldiers in any way.
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His reply, that you have quoted, was this what he said to you? Or was it circulated, in letter form, like the photos?
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He sent it around to the entire neighborhood for all to read.
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Sorry for the list of questions but I find this quite fascinating. I have long felt that politics should be more widely discussed in England.
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It definitely is here. I have a Book Club that meets once a month.....also of my neighbors. We often get into discussions of politics that might pertain to the particular book we're reading. It's great to see how others feel about things and discuss different points of view.