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Originally Posted by Bobcat1
Agreed. Not all Muslims are bad people. But that in no way mitigates the fact that Islam, as it is practiced in certain areas of the Middle East, is a violent and repressive political and religious ideology. This is what Eleanor is trying to say, even though she does so in a very offensive way. The fundemental tenets of Islam place it in a position of bold confrontation with the democratic and multicultural ideals we have learned from youth. I realize that the Muslim living next door to me may be a nice fellow, but that doesn't change what Islam is. It is an ideology hell-bent on imposing its narrow view of the world on the rest of humanity.
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I've yet to see anything offensive. Blunt, yes. Offensive, no. I do think that she may see an imminent threat that is, in actuality, a very minute portion of the Muslim world. I've traveled extensively, and spent time in Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, etc. and cannot recall meeting anyone who prayed 5 times daily, stopping whatever they were doing. In other words, the vast majority are not fanatically devout, to the extent where we have to worry about being slaughtered by the Islamic hordes.
I suggest less FOXNEWS, or any of Murdoch's media, and less Bushie Kool-Aid. This
War On Terror™ is just a trumped up avenue for corporations to get huge government contracts.
Say...what ever happened to all those color-coded terrorist threats we saw when Bush was in trouble against Kerry? They've disappeared since December, 2004, haven't they?
