A wounded soldier's powerful response to those who expected him to be Anti-Muslim

"Yes. A Muslim man blew me up, and I lost my leg." ~ Chris Herbert

This is the opening line of  Chris Herbert's Facebook rant. Chris is a British veteran from Portsmouth who served with the Yorkshire Regiment in Iraq. He lost his leg in 2007 in a roadside bombing in Basra. Many expected him and assumed him to be  racist and anti-Muslim. He says in one of his Facebook post that an Islamophobic group tried to recruit him as a poster boy. 

Chris Herbert has a powerful message to anyone who thinks he's a racist and anti-Muslim
Photo Credit | Chris Herbert Profile Photo (Facebook)

Frustrated with the false assumptions, he shared a powerful anti-Islamophobic message in his Facebook status last Tuesday, December 8th 2015. Instead of sowing hatred against Islam and Muslims, he goes on to praise many of them.

Here's the full text of Chris Herbert's Facebook post:

Getting frustrated by some people expecting racism from me, because I got blown up. Here it is: 

Yes. A Muslim man blew me up, and I lost my leg.
A Muslim man also lost his arm that day wearing a British Uniform.
A Muslim medic was in the helicopter that took me from the field
A Muslim surgeon performed the surgery that saved my life
A Muslim Nurse was part of the team that helped me when I returned to the UK
A Muslim Healthcare Assistant was part of the team that sorted out my day to day needs in rehabilitation when I was learning to walk
A Muslim taxi driver gave me a free ride the first time I went for a beer with my Dad after I came home.
A Muslim doctor offered my Dad comfort and advice in a pub, when he didnt know how to deal with my medicines and side effects. 

Contrary to that,
A white Brit spat in my girlfriends face for 'fucking a cripple when you could have me [him]'
A white Brit pushed my wheelchair away from a lift so he could use it first.
A white Brit screamed at my Dad for parking in a disabled bay when I was in the services coming home
(Although, alot of people helped in my recovery! I don't hate white Brits either! Hahaha) 

Point is, fuck off. I know who I dislike, and I know who I don't. I know who I appreciate, and I know who I don't. If you want to hate an entire race of men and women for the actions of a few dickheads feel free, but don't push your views on me, thinking I am an easy target because one douche bag decided it was my day to die. 

Blaming all Muslims for the actions of groups like Daeshe and the Taliban, is like blaming all Christians for the actions of the KKK or Westboro Baptist Church.
Get a grip of your lives, hug your family and get back to work

In less than two days, at the time of this writing, the post has been  shared over 117,000+ times.

What are your thoughts about the message of Chris Herbert?