tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post1316038459325648268..comments2023-11-05T04:09:26.194-05:00Comments on e g r e g o r e s: Who Supports Al Qaeda? Over 100 Million Muslims. That's Who.Apuleius Platonicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-29820845837654766812010-12-04T10:12:14.389-05:002010-12-04T10:12:14.389-05:00I think the biggest problem isn't just that 1/...I think the biggest problem isn't just that 1/3 of Muslim populations support Jihadist groups, it's that 99 % of the remaining 2/3 don't have a problem with it. <br /><br />Anyway, if someone is planning to attend Qatar's World cup in 2022, well, umm don't. The state of Qatar may not exist by this time and Al-Qaeda already announced they'll do their best to blow up the stadiums, but i guess this kind of news doesn't get reported by Western media anymore.Adonhttp://www.ninars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-445808775923547912010-12-04T07:21:55.899-05:002010-12-04T07:21:55.899-05:00Hi RetroKali,
I understand your point about avoid...Hi RetroKali,<br /><br />I understand your point about avoiding an us/them attitude, but to call Islamic Jihadists a "a possibly threatening movement" does completely ignore what is actually happening in the world.<br /><br />Take a look at the news headlines any day you like. Which ever day you choose, you will find that people have been murdered that day in the name of Islam by people acting in the name of Islam.<br /><br />It might be the usual everyday bloodshed carried out in Iraq or southern Thailand. Or it might be a murder of Coptic Christians by Jihadists in Egypt.<br /><br />It could be a stoning of a woman, the hanging of a young gay man, the botched 'circumcism' of a baby girl. An 'honor' killing, or, perhaps, something more high-profile like another attempt on an airplane.<br /><br />Whatever it is, whatever today's Jihadist atocity is, it's more than just a possibility and more than just a threat. It's actually happening. And the world is basically ignoring it.<br /><br />Until the truth is told, and thank goodness for websites such as this one, how can these problems be properly addressed - by both Muslims and non-Muslims.<br /><br />Yes, I agree that we don't want an attitude that pits Muslims against non-Muslims. That's why the best people to counter the Jihadists are Muslims and ex-Muslims themselves. <br /><br />But pretending that all Muslims are 'moderate' does not help all of those that really are in the very vital work they have to do.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />MarcusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-3752095642722529812010-12-03T17:21:40.655-05:002010-12-03T17:21:40.655-05:00Geez. I have so many feelings on this. On the one ...Geez. I have so many feelings on this. On the one hand this is scary just as any militant group of organized religion is. On the other hand when I lived in Germany where a large population of the country is Turkish and Muslim, if you would have asked most of my Muslim friends this question they would have responded as any person would who had been "raised" Christian and asked if they believed in Armageddon. "yeah sure".I am sure somewhere Hakim is showing little Azim a video of VeggieTales and saying "look, look how they are indoctrinating their children.". The only difference is that most Christians are too comfortable to disrupt their lives for their beliefs, and in the Middle East, they have a lot less to lose. <br /> It is my belief ( maybe mistakenly) that the human spirit cannot be contained and that most opressive regimes will grow but eventually die.( to be replaced by something better or worse). An lot of Muslims support Al Quada out of fear but given the chance would like to have free speech, etc. As the law of balance goes the pendulum has to swing the other way. Underneath it all there has to be a (silent) movement for change. I think it really could go either way. <br /> With a culture that is so different from ours in manner, speech and belief it is important to remember that we are all people. We all think about things. It is human nature. <br /> These are all just thoughts and I am not making any really strong statements one way or the other, just throwing thoughts out there.It is not that I am afraid to commit, it is just that I think that sometimes the us versus them mentality is dangerous, as turning a blind eye to a possibly threatening movement is also. We have to keep a balance.RetroKalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247588480248054205noreply@blogger.com