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Originally Posted by Zachstar
I seriously hope the shooter is not of Muslim faith. The last thing we need is another run of racism and hatred in this nation. This could be very very bad for relations.
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hate to nitpick, but islam isn't a race, therefore any criticism of it, even if outright hate-speech, cannot possibly be racism.
the distinction is a big deal down under atm, so I just wanted to point that out.
You're right though, we've all had enough hatred.
problem is, whilst many on "our side" are willing to let things lie, the same can't be said of the extremists that are out there.