NPR reported that much of the Muslim population in Nigeria refuses to get vaccinated for polio. Why would they do this you might ask? Well apparently these people believe that the "polio vaccine is a western plot to sterilize Muslim women or spread the AIDS virus." Crazy right? What proof do they have?
In a related story, I recently offended a co-worker of mine when I mocked his concern that the Chinese would soon own America. In his words "we will all be working for Chow Chi Chung for 26 cents an hour." Crazy right? What proof does he have?
Crazy is all about perspective. The ability to understand how someone else thinks. Unfortunately I find that many conservative positions show a severe lack of understanding of the other sides position. Muslims think Americans are evil and so they don't trust us. Americans burn the construction equipment that is being used to build a mosque and are then surprised that Muslims in the rest of the world are skeptical when we suggest we have their best interests in mind. Crazy?
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