Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
[The guy on the train] argued that my reactions were not entirely my own fault, but had been engendered by the actions of some of his co-religionists. I'm not so sure.
What's not to be sure about? You wouldn't flip your pancake if a Hindu were reading Vedas, or if a Buddhist were reading the Abhidharma Pitaka, or if a Jew were reading the Torah.

Let's put it another way: If albino men had been responsible for major atrocities worldwide, would you be a racist for reacting with caution when you ran into an albino male? Even knowing that only a small percentage of them were fanatical killers?