To the Editor:

Deb Palmieri's fatuous comments regarding the Boston bombings [Editorial, May 1 issue] reveal a dearth of historical insight. They're also racist.

For her, all Muslims are "them" – the ones who want to destroy "our" way of life. Her bizarre link between the construction of a mosque and a piece of 9-11 airplane wreckage indicates she feels all Muslims bear responsibility for the work of a couple dozen terrorists.

Are all Americans responsible because innocents were killed in Newtown by an American? There's no logic here, just a healthy dose of fear, masked by hate.

Ms. Palmieri's patriotic rhetoric sounds less American than it does German – circa 1936.

Mark Graham, Ph.D.

Emmaus