Bill Murray defends Muslims against bigotry: ‘There is a phobia about what Muslims are like"
Reflecting on the U.S., Murray admitted that it is a complicated situation.
“It is not difficult to be proud to be American,” he says. “Do I have self-respect as an American? Yes. Do I respect everything I do? No. Do I respect my country? Yes, I do. Do I respect my people? I do. Do I respect everything my country does? No. Not every country is perfect. We are an economic engine. There are people with money that just want to make more money. You have got them here. You have them there. The pursuit of money is complicated.”
Murray then turned to attitudes against Muslims in the U.S. that have taken an ugly turn as GOP candidates have demagogued them while maneuvering for the the 2016 presidential nomination.
“There is a phobia about what Muslims are like,” he continues. “I have known about two-dozen. I went to school in Paris with Muslims. Most were from Iran. I found them much to be like friends back home. I was raised as a Catholic. It was always Catholics against Jews. I’m in Hollywood. There are lots of nutty Jews and lots of nutty Catholics. Muslims are just as goofy, too. It is what makes the garden beautiful: Not every flower is the same.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/bill-murray-defends-muslims-against-rising-tide-of-bigotry-in-us-there-is-a-phobia-about-what-muslims-are-like/
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