This was first published by my friend @anomaly100 at Liberaland.
With a lone gunman still holding people hostage in a Lindt cafe in Sydney, Australia, thousands of messages of support have been posted online for Muslims who are in fear of an Islamophobic backlash.
Australians are showing the world how it’s done in the midst of chaos.
BBC reports, ?Australian radio stations took calls from Muslim listeners who said they were too scared to ride on public transport after the siege started in the Lindt cafe during the Monday morning rush hour.?
Thousands of supportive tweets have poured in. But it began with one tweet, from one person with an idea, then it went viral.
Australians aren’t buying into fear peddled by politicians with an agenda.
Love wins again.
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Anomaly recounts her story.
I lived in Manhattan when our city was bombed. The following morning I had no idea what had happened. Our television stations were rendered inoperable after the attack, but I had a terrible feeling in my gut. I went outside with my BFF.
Everyone was in shock. After we found out what happened, we went into our neighborhood store to buy some coffee. The Muslim owner of the store, just like others in the area, shaved his beard and his wife was no longer wearing her scarf.
I asked my friend why he cut his beard off. He said, ?We’re afraid of being judged because maniacs attacked the World Trade Center.? I said, ?Everyone loves you around here. I don’t think you have to worry.? He said, ?Not everyone loves their fellow man, my sister.?
I’ve never forgotten that conversation.
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