Intolerance In The Twin Cities
By Linda Chavez
March 30, 2007
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Of course the Somali drivers could have sought a reasonable accommodation for their scruples. They could have courteously explained to passengers that they can't touch alcohol and asked if the passengers would carry the bags containing alcohol themselves. If they did so with genuine civility, I expect most passengers would oblige without resentment.
Instead, they've tried to force the issue and caused a confrontation that can only make adjustment to their adopted country more difficult.
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Linda Chavez is the author of "An Unlikely Conservative: The Transformation of an Ex-Liberal."
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