Jorje Ramos is being a complete idiot there. But I also think Maher is out to lunch. No, the fact that people who look like you and practice the same general set of beliefs (interpreted very differently) have "blown a lot of stuff up" over the past X years does not give license to treat you differently. That is a pretty tough position to defend, morally, on racial profiling. Especially when we're just in everyday life here; it's not like this is a heightened security situation (e.g. airport or border).
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