People Make Me Sick

A dear friend of mine sent this to me.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/08/muslim_cab_driv.php
I'm not angry at what the author of this particular article said, but what the article was talking about.  People are such insensitive, inconsiderate, immature, and stupid assholes.  Just because the media is making out one particular group of people look like horrible, suicidal killers, does NOT mean they actually are.  Seriously, before you go and stab a complete stranger, sit down with one of them - get to know them, OPEN YOUR EYES, don't listen to the media for once - form your own opinion, you'd be surprised to see how different they are than what "everyone else" wants you to think.
I actually really like what the author said.
"Note to racist assholes: You are also idiots."
Not only are you idiots, but your IGNORANT idiots, and trust me you can't get much lower than an ignorant idiot.
Idiots just don't know. Ignorant idiots have ways of knowing, and choose not to, choose to take the easy way out and go with whatever is the general population's idea. LIVE YOUR OWN DAMN LIFE.
Okay - I get it. Everyone's angry about the mosque being built, but really, its not AT Ground Zero, and was it not there from wayyy before?
So what, no one would be mad if it were a church? or a temple?
What if it was an Orthodox Jew who blew up the World Trade Center towers?
What if it was someone like YOU? Someone who shared your religion, someone who shared your point of view, someone who came from wherever your family came from?
Would you like to be the target of such awful hate crimes? I bet not.
So, really. Grow up, get away from the television and radio, and just go out and meet them.  They really are just like you and me.  They are not all like the people who the media is making them out to be.