Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> Kevin Gowen wrote:
>
>> Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
>>> John Yamamoto-Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>>> KGII:
>>>>> 83-year-old Belgian grandmothers and 8-year-old Chinese kids are
>>>>> not the ones trying to blow us up.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That kind of thinking worries me. By all means, the authorities
>>>> should be targetting very specifically the people behind the
>>>> attacks. But they have to be *very* careful not to attack whole
>>>> communities or ethnic groups. That path leads to large scale
>>>> alienation and escalation of the problem.
>>>
>>> It should worry you for the opposite reason. The logical reaction of
>>> terrorists is to brainwash 83 year-old Belgian grandmothers and 8
>>> year-old Chinese kids into carrying bombs.
>>
>> Huh?
>
> More accurate than saying terrorism is the act of Muslims,

Whoever has said "terrorism is the act of Muslims"?

> is to say
> that such acts including those which have occurred in the US, is to
> say they are mainly the acts of men.

That's not more accurate because it casts far too wide a net. For example,
you could say that serial killers are mainly men. That is true, but it is
more accurate to say that serial killers are mainly white men in their late
20s to early 40s with a high degree of intelligence and some degree of
sexual dysfunction. This means that the folks in Brett's neighborhood better
lock their doors.

> It could be caucasian members or
> former members of militias or those sometimes referred to as gun
> nuts.

Yes. For example those who bombs facilities where abortions are performed
such as Eric Rudolph.

> It could be intellectual loners or serial killers also of the
> caucasian male persuasion.

Yes, like the Unabomber.

> It is not 83 year old or eight year old
> Muslims planning or carrying out such crimes either.

I would agree with that. That is why the profile is not simply "Middle
Eastern/Muslim". Age, gender, and other factors are also considered. Do a
bit of reading on El Al's security policies.

-- 
Kevin Gowen