uuuhh,.... a little depth of perception; a little nuance in understanding,...... ...........................reveals:
It is no "insight" to point out that a big deal is being made in the mentioning of, and because of the fact that the good man is a Muslim and the people he came to the aid of are Jews. I sense the skeptical view here is that it is patronizing to Mr.Askari, and maybe to good Muslims in general, that this is the feature element of the story. Hopefully he doesn't feel that way. Also, let good Muslims speak their feelings on it if they feel that way. This is reasonable.
In the current climate, don't you think it is valuable to highlite stories that can restore the image of M...

uuuhh,.... a little depth of perception; a little nuance in understanding,...... ...........................reveals:
It is no "insight" to point out that a big deal is being made in the mentioning of, and because of the fact that the good man is a Muslim and the people he came to the aid of are Jews. I sense the skeptical view here is that it is patronizing to Mr.Askari, and maybe to good Muslims in general, that this is the feature element of the story. Hopefully he doesn't feel that way. Also, let good Muslims speak their feelings on it if they feel that way. This is reasonable.
In the current climate, don't you think it is valuable to highlite stories that can restore the image of Muslims to those of ANY other faith or culture that have too negative an image of Muslim people? Just as there are too many who are in rigid denial of the history and the presence of radical Islamism, there are those who, just as blindly,out of ignorance have not researched and have pigeonholed any Muslim as bad.
Those people, by definition, will miss it if it's not crystal clear and made the focus.
I think it's more likely to be positive to anyone who has any sense of resentment or backlash resentment resulting from, or as relates to peoples' personal interactions or experiences. I.O.W., I think it serves a good example at a time when one can be useful.
The things you raise are why the thing is put forth in the first place.
I, too, see what you're saying, and wonder why so stunted a view? Look OUTWARD more rather than nurturing your own resentments.
Kneejerk reactions are our pre-conceived notions, feelings, and resentments giving voice rather than any real assessment of the subject, I think.

Righthand, I see your point. But I am hoping to look beyond the cynicism of this current climate we live in... hard to do... I too, have swallowed cynic pills from time to time and have blurted them here (not that your comment was a blurt...mine often are...).

I hope that clipping this enables many people to stop judging people by any -isms they may hold to their heart, and see that this is the real spirit of holiday...the real spirit of humanity....peace transcending ideology.

I don't care if the media had ulterior motives when they highlighted the story. I care that the guy did a good deed and responded when someone was being abused for their racial/cultural/religious heritage and more t...

Righthand, I see your point. But I am hoping to look beyond the cynicism of this current climate we live in... hard to do... I too, have swallowed cynic pills from time to time and have blurted them here (not that your comment was a blurt...mine often are...).

I hope that clipping this enables many people to stop judging people by any -isms they may hold to their heart, and see that this is the real spirit of holiday...the real spirit of humanity....peace transcending ideology.

I don't care if the media had ulterior motives when they highlighted the story. I care that the guy did a good deed and responded when someone was being abused for their racial/cultural/religious heritage and more to the point, those he defended were different from him.

Not to mention taking a beating for getting involved in the first place ... notwithstanding the above, is a very, very wonderful thing to do.

Thank you to those who understood my reservations about this story. Did Hassan Askari inquire as to their faith before aiding the attacked? Of course not. So he was a good Samaritan.

Everything was good about this story until the twin evils of America - the media and the politicians - got their hands on it. Now it attempted to show the oddity of a Muslim aiding Jews. His bravery - some might say foolhardiness - of ONE adding THREE is far more noteworthy than a Muslim aiding Jews.

You are so used to being manipulated by your media like this that it's very difficult to see what you might call my cynicism.

This highlighting of a Gentile aiding a Jew(s) highlights a much bigger problem than...

Thank you to those who understood my reservations about this story. Did Hassan Askari inquire as to their faith before aiding the attacked? Of course not. So he was a good Samaritan.

Everything was good about this story until the twin evils of America - the media and the politicians - got their hands on it. Now it attempted to show the oddity of a Muslim aiding Jews. His bravery - some might say foolhardiness - of ONE adding THREE is far more noteworthy than a Muslim aiding Jews.

You are so used to being manipulated by your media like this that it's very difficult to see what you might call my cynicism.

This highlighting of a Gentile aiding a Jew(s) highlights a much bigger problem than this simple incident.

So, is he a HERO or a Muslim hero?