‘Homeland’ Actor: White Males in Military ‘are the Bad Guys’, Muslims are “Fabric of What Makes America Great”

Patinkin followed up his comments on vilified groups by touting the contributions Muslims have made to the world.

Now, they’ve chosen the Muslim community – a community who’s made contributions to the world of a monumental nature.”

From there, he moved on to the plotline shift for Homeland and his controversial comments about “white men” in government.

… it is white men in the government and the military establishment that are the bad guys, not the Muslim community.”

He went on to call the Muslim community a “gift,” and the “fabric of what makes America great.” He noted that 900,000 Muslims have come into the United States since the terrorist attack of September 11. From there, he ventured totally into his own alternate reality.

Not a single terrorist incident has taken place by a refugee who’s been resettled in the United States. These are the safest citizens we have.”

Apparently, Patinkin is so deeply ensconced in his Hollywood bubble that he completely overlooked the horrific acts of the Tsarnaev brothers at the Boston Marathon just four years ago to the day. He must not have heard about the terrible shootings in San Bernardino as well.

It’s all well and good to reach out to the Muslim community and try to make it a more integrated part of society. But it’s just irresponsible to make inflammatory statements about “white men” being the “bad guys” and ignore the facts about terror committed by Muslim refugees in America, as well as in Europe.

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