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Originally Posted by JavaBlack
Religions and political philosophies are common scapegoats for ethnic conflict, used by people more interested in glorifying their own blind adherence to some other religion or ideology.
Religions and ideologies are mutable. They fill vaccuums and do so in a shape that fits best. Any religion or ideology can become a reason to kill if there is a real political or material imbalance. And any religion or ideology can be twisted just as easily into a peaceful movement if that is what works best.
To believe that Islam is at the root of the problems in the Middle East is ignorance of the real economic and political issues and conflicts in the area... which could just as easily be served by another religion or ideology.
And the belief that an outside group can somehow destroy a religion is either apology for a future genocide or just plain ignorance of human nature. I can only imagine people believing in a new crusade are just so caught up in their own zealousness for the "Western" ideology or Christian faith. This is how holy wars are perpetuated.
The foolishness that leads to such perpetuation was emboldened by the Cold War. Of course the Cold War did not actually destory an ideology... It simply led to the fall of an empire. In this case we are not talking about any coherent empire... or anything that can even be imagined as such.
Also the fact that most Muslims on the planet are peaceful really puts a dent in the insane notion that religion is the root cause.
More Reaganite BS to preserve the legacy and goals of their own god.
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This is the very politically correct answer to my question I was expecting. I'm not saying that Islam is at the root of the problem in the Middle East by the way. I'm saying Islam is at the root of the problem worldwide, when it comes to Islamic terrorism. The Middle East has many indemic systemic problems. Letting their religious zealousy run amuck is just one of them. I know most people say that most Muslims around the planet are peaceful. But Muslims are also the ones involved in almost every war, conflict or disputes going on around the world today. Muslims are also the ones who have the worst human rights records currently; where Sharia laws are in place, there is no freedom of speech, freedom of religion; Human rights of women and gays are non-exisitant.
So again I have to ask, why do we even need a religion called Islam? It really isn't a religion, but a political cult more like NAZIism or communism. It can be and should be rooted out like a bad tooth.