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Did this movie cause Sept 11?


Ok, I know my subject line is absured BUT prior to 911 there were tons of movies which seemed to have always portrayed the Arabs as the bad dudes including women and children.... yes I can defintiely see racism in this movie especially pre-911 (movie made in 2000) where Arabs weren't "as bad" as they are perceived today.......

Anyway my point was I wonder if part of the motivation of 911 and other terrorist events was motivated somewhat of our potrayal of them always benig the evil group of people.... I mean it's almost like ok Americans are always making us out as suicide bombing barbarians I might as well just make it a self fulfiling prophecy.....

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Absurd is an understatement. You think Middle Eastern terrorists spend their time watching Hollywood movies? 9/11 came about due to the United States' constant support of Isreal. The Arab countries hate Isreal, but they can't defeat them as long as Isreal is receiving weapons and money from the U.S. They resent the U.S. for empowering their enemy, so they made the U.S. their enemy. Thus, 9/11 was the result.

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If so, what was the excuse prior to this movie being released? Sorry, but your question is absurd.

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Please don't comment anymore

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No, George W. Bush caused 9/11!

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Nope

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The reason Arabs (Muslims) are often portrayed as bad people "terrorists" isn't racism, it is because Arabs (Muslims) often ARE bad people "terrorists."

And movies don't cause terrorism, terrorists (mostly Muslims) cause terrorism. Trying to suggest otherwise is like suggesting the 1972 Olympics was the root cause of the Muslim terrorism committed there.

If Arabs (Muslim) weren't the leading cause of Global terrorism we'd be making movies like Sinbad about them. Movies simply reflect the reality that Arab (Muslims) are the number one perpetrators of terrorism throughout the world and nobody is a close second.

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What i find odd...

Anyway my point was I wonder if part of the motivation of 911 and other terrorist events was motivated somewhat of our potrayal of them always benig the evil group of people.... I mean it's almost like ok Americans are always making us out as suicide bombing barbarians I might as well just make it a self fulfiling prophecy.....


You say *our* portrayal of *them*... making *us* out to be barbarians.

Are you trying to have one half in both camps? From which perspective are you speaking?



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Iraq=Oil, Afghanistan=Drugs. Altogether go into these Countries and set up puppet governments that abide under the US.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX_UKdqoa_o&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssuAMNas1us&feature=related

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