"Why do so many Muslims become terrorists?" Because they want people to be afraid of them and to be respected. Nothing is more effective and gets better and faster results than fear. And Muslims are, for obvisous and demonstrated reasons, are really feared by peoples of all other faiths. Everyone, whether they admit it or not, want to be associated with some fearful and fierce group. Muslims for example like having at least some mysterious link to terrorists, e.g., "better do what I say or I'll arrange to have your head." And just about all the American people like to claim they're part Native American, i.e., "I'm fierce, don't mess with me, or I'll kick your arse." And then there's the Italian community -- "don't mess with me, or I'll sic Vinny on you." And of course, it goes without saying that white Americans are automatically afraid of blacks and Hispanics. Have a nice day!
There was nothing accurate to vote for...so I did not. But, the answer is indoctrination backed by poverty.
I watched a documentary--not a mockumentary--about the death camps run by Germans under Hitler. They interviewed an old man who talked about shooting women with babies in a camp. When asked what he thought about as he shot them he said, "Killing both with one bullet to save ammunition." The interviewer, sounded shocked, said, "You didn't think about killing innocent women and children." "They weren't innocent. We were taught in school about the Jews. We were taught in church about the Jews. We were taught at home about the Jews. We knew they were the enemy. They had to be destroyed." It's the same with any other group whether it's Nazis in Germany, the Irish in Belfast, the Muslim in Palestine, or the Bill Ayers in the U.S.
Because Israelis call for genocide of Muslims: Just a day before Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khudair was kidnapped and burned alive (allegedly by six Israeli Jewish youths), Israeli lawmaker Ayelet Shaked took to Facebook to call for genocide of the Palestinians people. It was a bloodthirsty statement of intent, declaring the entire Palestinian people is the enemy and calling for their total destruction, including its elderly and its women, its cities and its villages, its property and its infrastructure. She calls for the slaughter of Palestinian mothers who give birth to little snakes. If Shakeds post does not meet the legal definition of a call for genocide then nothing does. It would have fit perfectly in the pages of Nazi propaganda rag Der Sturmer. Worse Shaked is not some fringe element, a distasteful but impotent shadow. She is a senior figure in the Habeyit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) party that is part of Israels ruling coalition. Her post was shared more than a thousand times and received almost five thousand Likes. This was not a selfie by the sea, but instead the germination of genocidal ideas. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/0...ide-of-palestinians-gets-5000-facebook-likes/ ---------------------------------------------------- Because many far right haters in the USA like Michael Savage call for massive genocide as well: Weiner Savage Calls for Genocide of Muslims Kurt Nimmo Clear Channels KNEW 910 A.M. resident fascist and misanthropic beatnik, Michael Savage Weiner, has called for slaughtering 100 million Muslims, thus winning this years Ann Coulter award for hatemongering. Weiner told listeners that intelligent people, wealthy people are very depressed by the weakness that America is showing to these psychotics in the Muslim world. They say, Oh, theres a billion of them . I said, So, kill 100 million of them, then thered be 900 million of them. I mean would you rather us die than them? . Would you rather we disappear or we die? Or would you rather they disappear and they die? Because youre going to have to make that choice sooner rather than later. In other words, Weiner is calling for an act of genocide that would best Maos Great Leap Forward into mass murder (49,000,000), Stalins various famines and purges (13,000,000), Adolf Hitlers Nazi killing spree (12,000,000), and Pol Pots Year Zero (1,700,000), to list the most infamous. http://www.informationliberation.com/test.php?id=9771 Naturally, not one Republican on this forum condemns these vile words of hate.
It is at times justifiable to use extremism as a last resort to force stubborn people to do what is best for themselves and all the world community. It is not even arguable or debatable that Islam is the most dedicated religion on the planet. Islam knows that infidels cannot go to Heaven, therefore the Koran commands Islamists to save the souls of all people by converting them to the Islamic faith. (Islam is actually doing infidels a favor.) Islam does not want the world to be soiled by persons of other beliefs. Islam resorts to extremism (terrorism) in order to send its message: Convert to Islam or perish!
The Koran says there is no coercion in Islam. In fact, 70% of its new converts both in the USA and in Europe are female.
Islam speaks to knowledge of other religions. How does that jive with the fictitious "saving the world from soiled beliefs"?
Tens of thousands of Muslims have been killed by Bush's invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. So, the question in the Islamic world is, why do so many Christians become terrorists?
Nom de Plume: "It is at times justifiable to use extremism as a last resort to force stubborn people to do what is best for themselves...." There you have the leftists excuse in a nutshell. They know what is best for those damned stubborn Americans and they are justified in using extreme measure to have their way. Nom de Plume is a refreshingly honest leftist.
Considering there's over 1 billion Muslims in the world, how much is "so many" when compared to the total amount? I also notice that in the available choices, there's nothing about regional imperialism, exploitation, or violence in their home countries. Is it easier to just pretend they are all nutjobs than to admit that they may have some legitimate reasons to be angry, even if that doesn't justify the violence they commit?
The option I would choose is not listed there. But it would be along the lines of "Because we keep bombing their countries, taking their oil, and supporting brutal dictatorships"
If they are in a country with no separation of church and state, and no check on militant uprising then any religion can become abusive. The Biblical equivalent of the extreme Jihadists are the extreme Zionists who equally plot to destroy the earth to bring on the Armeggeddon. So both groups worhsip War instead of God. The problem with either Muslims or Christians is when they do NOT follow Constitutional laws respecting "due process" through proper govt channels. In America, both Muslims and Christians and other faiths tend to respect govt and Constitutional restraints because that's used to defend religious freedom. With Jihadists, who neither respect "due process" under natural Constitutional principles, nor respect the Christian teachings in the Bible as the peaceful Muslims do (so that's how you can tell the difference with true Muslim believers who live harmony with other Christians and Jews as Mohammad called all believers to respect "all sent by God") that is what opens the door for political abuses, seizing state power and authority to act as "judge jury and executioner" with no separation or check on power. That is what is causing it, the disrespect for "due process" under Constitutional laws and for "peaceful rebuke and reconciliation" under Christian laws. Since Muslims are called to receive "all sent by God" and it is presumed that natural laws in the Constitution came from God and the Christian teachings and Bible came from God, that is why these Jihadists are not seen as Muslims by the faithful followers of Mohammad. They worship Jihad not God the same way Zionists worship Armageddon not God and are not considered true Christians though they claim to be followers.
Consider, most populations are naturally close to half female and half male. In Muslim cultures men with wealth can have many wives. That means there are your healthy men with no wife. The Imans approve of homosexual activity out of necessity. But, you have thousands of healthy young males with no women. That can be very frustrating.
A combination of indoctrination and ignorance. A significant portion of the Islamic population isn't literate. When you can't even read, you're going to be more vulnerable to fanaticism and manipulation. That being said, the Quran itself has its own militant overtones. When even a religion started by a pacifist (Christianity) can be twisted into a reason to kill people, you can imagine how much easier it is to use a religion started by a warlord for the same purpose.
France invades Morocco Italy invades Libya & Ethiopia England invades Indian subcontinent, Iraq, Iran, & Egypt USA imposes fascist Shah in Iran Russians invade Chechnya MILLIONS of Muslims killed, BILLIONS in resources stolen by "Christians" who claim to worship the Prince of Peace. Those are the real radical terrorists.
Thank you for your replies. Thus far, the majority feel that the Qu'ran is a Terror Handbook, which orders its believers to commit evil acts of terrorism. Should Terror Handbooks be banned?