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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (213601)	12/20/2004 8:51:51 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576853

Al, what I have a problem with is the conclusion that the study jumped to. They never asked the participants straight out whether they considered any of those statements to be infringements on civil liberties. R U serious? Nuance is not a conservative trait, but you are desperately nuancing today. Except of course those in the "red states," but they're just a bunch of backwards Bible-thumpers anyway. That has nothing to do with this matter, other than to conveniently feed your misplaced indignation. Al

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (213601)	12/20/2004 1:51:23 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576853

Instead, they asked those questions with false pretenses, then jumped to the conclusion that anyone who said yes to one of them must be racist. I re-reply to your post on this...read what you wrote and read the article I posted. Where do you read anyone jumping to racist conclusions? Look at the bolded print below... the professor sponsoring the work made some pretty constructive comments, it seems to me. Overall the article is very neutral. Where do you see the inbreeding between press and academia? Is it possible that you are being a bit defensive? Why? Al ======================================== Nearly Half in U.S. Say Restrict Muslims 15 minutes ago U.S. National - AP By WILLIAM KATES, Associated Press Writer ITHACA, N.Y. - Nearly half of all Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim Americans, according to a nationwide poll. The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious. Researchers also found that respondents who paid more attention to television news were more likely to fear terrorist attacks and support limiting the rights of Muslim Americans. "It's sad news. It's disturbing news. But it's not unpredictable," said Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society. "The nation is at war, even if it's not a traditional war. We just have to remain vigilant and continue to interface." The survey found 44 percent favored at least some restrictions on the civil liberties of Muslim Americans. Forty-eight percent said liberties should not be restricted in any way. The survey showed that 27 percent of respondents supported requiring all Muslim Americans to register where they lived with the federal government. Twenty-two percent favored racial profiling to identify potential terrorist threats. And 29 percent thought undercover agents should infiltrate Muslim civic and volunteer organizations to keep tabs on their activities and fund-raising. Cornell student researchers questioned 715 people in the nationwide telephone poll conducted this fall. The margin of error was 3.6 percentage points. James Shanahan, an associate professor of communications who helped organize the survey, said the results indicate "the need for continued dialogue about issues of civil liberties" in a time of war. While researchers said they were not surprised by the overall level of support for curtailing civil liberties, they were startled by the correlation with religion and exposure to television news. "We need to explore why these two very important channels of discourse may nurture fear rather than understanding," Shanahan said. According to the survey, 37 percent believe a terrorist attack in the United States is still likely within the next 12 months. In a similar poll conducted by Cornell in November 2002, that number stood at 90 percent.