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Sam Harris’ dangerous new idiocy: Incoherent, Islamophobic...
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Sam Harris’ dangerous new idiocy: Incoherent, Islamophobic and simply immoral
SATURDAY, OCT 10, 2015
Harris' latest airport profiling proposal isn't just anti-Muslim, it makes no sense and would not keep anyone safe
OMAR BADDAR


Sam Harris has been making headlines and engaging in Twitter debates recently over his views on profiling at airports. It’s a bit difficult to respond to his views because he holds different ones simultaneously: In one instance, he explicitly says “We should profile Muslims, or anyone who looks like he or she could conceivably be Muslim, and we should be honest about it.” Anyone with an elementary understanding of the English language understands this as an unequivocal call for religious profiling targeting a specific religious community. In another instance, however, Harris suggests another kind of profiling: “Anti-profiling,” which simply excludes people “who obviously pose no threat,” or people whom “at a glance, you can rule out as non-Jihadists.” Which of these two different proposals does Harris actually advocate? For someone who frequently accuses his critics of misrepresenting his views, it surely seems convenient to hold multiple positions.

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