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Cognitive Dissonance, Racial Profiling, and Right-Wing Extremists

Shouldn't all of these statements be true (or false)? Black people commit more crimes than whites.  Therefore, racially profiling should be allowed. Muslim males were responsible for the first World Trade Center bombing.  They were also responsible for 9/11.  Therefore, religion-based profiling should be allowed; as should racial profiling. Tim McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City.  McVeigh was white, and was a right-wing radical.  Therefore, racial and viewpoint profiling should be allowed. It all seems very simple to me.  Yet right wingers are outraged over a recent report involving profiling.In fairness to the Right: Who wants to bet that the Department of Homeland Security will publish a report stating that mosques should be monitored?  Yet another reason I hate everyone...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).