"Civic Duty Slipping" by Steve Kelley

"Civic Duty Slipping" - Steve Kelley, Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, US

American Sniper earning $250M in 2 weeks

Ironic how an islamophobic, war-glorifying, & hate-mongering movie has already earned $250M USD (budget: $60M) in 2 weeks of its opening, whereas, other war-related movies, e.g. Robert Redford's "Lions for Lambs", with its message of how wars are destructive for American youths & future generations, made just $63M at the box office (budget: $35M) or Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah," with its similar message as "Lions for Lambs", made only $30M at box office (budget: $23M).

So, the movie which is glorifying war & fanning the flames of islamophobia & xenophobia is being loved by American audiences. It earning so much in just 2 weeks of its opening in American theatres shows the amount of hatred & prejudice in the general public. Yes, there are non-violent, peace-loving, war-opposing Americans, too, but they obviously are in much fewer numbers than their counterparts in the other camp.

The only barrier which is saving the lives of Muslims, & in general, Arabs, in US, is the fear of arrest & prosecution of the perpetrators by the American justice system. If, however, someone thinks they can get away with an assault against a Muslim, then they have no reason to hold themselves back.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2926333/Clint-Eastwood-scores-biggest-hit-career-American-Sniper-passes-200-million-mark-second-weekend-box-office-domination.html