I mean the word "just" as a double entendre: "only and right (by our Bill of Rights)."

A little history: "On Oct. 27, 1838, Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued an official order declaring, "The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the state if necessary for the public peace." On mayoral Election Day Aug. 6, 1855, the Know Nothing Party -- an anti-Catholic political organization -- sparked riots in Louisville, Kentucky against Catholic immigrants, leaving 22 dead. On Dec. 17, 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant issued Order 11, which read, "The Jews, as a class... are hereby expelled from Tennessee within twenty-four hours..." Expelled Jews, murdered Mormons and massacred Catholics -- and lest we think otherwise, the really gruesome stories involve African and Native Americans." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/qasim-rashid/americas-muslim-problem_b_1168709.html

"That is, unless the minority is American Muslims. In that case, the age-old rule applies. It is not bigotry nor discrimination that is being exercised, but American security that is being protected." As in the Patriot Act nearly every American has come to hate but felt necessary in their profound fear and need for safety.

The Declaration of Independence did not give liberty to slaves, native Americans, women, or non-property owning white folks. We steadily grew into a larger idea of equality, with much and costly resistance I might add. But we did--and to me that alone makes America great and unequaled in history. Liberty is a tough and expensive ideal to maintain, and very, very messy. But this was not fear-based when we became a nation but the thinking of the time about class. How we may come to treat the Muslims, in light of our disgrace as to how we treated Japanese Americans in WWII, Native Americans, and the oppression of the McCarthy era, will tell us if a republic such as ours deserves to survive.

Fear has a few disguises, one of those is "practical security." Another is patriotism. There are dozens more that, like the above, hide fear from ourselves and present it as something else more reasonable and respectable. Enough said and onto the solutions.

1) Recognize that the nation of Islam has very real and legitimate grievances against our nation.

2) Look to address those grievances as openly as possible, apologies, just recompense, and fair treaties included.

3) Clearly and freely remember how many countless times in our history that we "righteously" violated the 1st Amendment for "safety" or other rationalized concerns.

4) Become a dedicated peacemaker.

5) Put Constitutional and/or Religious principles before personal gain or desire, looking only for what is the best for the common good (true patriotism).

6) Love not only thy neighbor but thy enemy as yourself.

7) Turn the other cheek, go the extra mile to resolve this growing conflict, taking no thought for yourself.

8) Last but first, "Fear not!" Fear corrupts everything and looks suave doing it: the man to rely on and trust.