Bad Apples Aren’t the Whole Tree
This isn’t just true for apples and trees
Not everyone on this platform is old enough to remember September 11, 2001. But I remember it vividly — like it was yesterday.
I wasn’t feeling well that day and was sleeping in late. My wife woke me with the news that a plane had crashed into one of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. I was watching the news live when the second plane hit. And then we got word that the Pentagon was hit. And then…
Well, it was the most tragic day in recent American history. One of the most tragic in all of American history.
I also remember the aftermath. I remember the anger and hatred that many Americans felt toward Muslims because of these terrible attacks.
To these angry Americans, all Muslims carried some blame and responsibility for the actions of a few.
Thankfully, there were cooler and more mature voices to remind the American people (and the world) that adherents of Islam should not all be lumped together with the perpetrators of violent terrorism such as what we witnessed on September 11, 2001.
It’s easy to judge an entire group by its worst representatives.
