It also fed campaigns against Catholics, Germans, and Jews
(NEWSER) - The Islamophobic sentiment shaking America is rooted in fear, not bigotry, writes Nick Kristof for the New York Times . The "well-meaning worriers" of the " Not-at-Ground-Zero Mosque " movement genuinely believe Muslims "don’t share their values, don’t believe in democracy, and may harm innocent Americans." Of course, some Americans once felt the same way about the Irish, Germans, Catholics, Jews, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, and Mormons. More»
