and i'm sure both of the storeowners never met anything more than passive aggression, except for maybe some unkind words that may have slipped. but can you imagine what would happen to an american civilian working in saudi, if he were to have the audacity to openly cheer at some terrorist attack on mecca or riyadh? the kindest thing that could happen would be a crazy raving mob tearing him to pieces.
really, doesnt take einstein to figure who has the moral high ground here. all humans are flawed, but we're better people than that.
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