Question about Muslims (Keep Civil Or Will Be Deleted)

[Dragonfly5338]

My take on it is, I'm sure there are hundreds of thousands of muslims in the middle east who don't agree with the extremists. However, if the situation was reversed and you were put in the position that if you publicly stated you didn't agree with what was happening, you'd be putting your children's or family's lives in danger?

If they don't care about beheading innocent american civilians, why would they care about beheading an innocent muslim who spoke his mind about what they were doing?

The key word is TERRORIST here, not muslim. These people are NOT following the muslim faith, but they have power over people who are true muslims. How do they get this power? Fear, oppression and threats. I sure as heck wouldn't stand up (key word here is publicly) and say our government is wrong if two days later my child or myself could end up dead.

We've grown up in a world where we've been taught to question authority, and to not take things at face value. Our philosophy would be MUCH different if we weren't taught that, hence the many muslims brought up in America who actively voice opposition to the acts the extremists are commiting in the name of their religion. You notice most of the people doing this are Muslim-americans? Because they're not scared.

Y'all can talk all you like about how us as Americans would look at muslims in a better light if they would stand up and protest what's happening, but until you're in that situation you have no room to talk, especially from your comfy chair in your nice office, knowing your wife and children are safe at home.

[LiL PaKi]

The key word is TERRORIST here, not muslim. These people are NOT following the muslim faith, but they have power over people who are true muslims. .

[4dmin]

My take on it is, I'm sure there are hundreds of thousands of muslims in the middle east who don't agree with the extremists. However, if the situation was reversed and you were put in the position that if you publicly stated you didn't agree with what was happening, you'd be putting your children's or family's lives in danger?

If they don't care about beheading innocent american civilians, why would they care about beheading an innocent muslim who spoke his mind about what they were doing?

The key word is TERRORIST here, not muslim. These people are NOT following the muslim faith, but they have power over people who are true muslims. How do they get this power? Fear, oppression and threats. I sure as heck wouldn't stand up (key word here is publicly) and say our government is wrong if two days later my child or myself could end up dead.

We've grown up in a world where we've been taught to question authority, and to not take things at face value. Our philosophy would be MUCH different if we weren't taught that, hence the many muslims brought up in America who actively voice opposition to the acts the extremists are commiting in the name of their religion. You notice most of the people doing this are Muslim-americans? Because they're not scared.

Y'all can talk all you like about how us as Americans would look at muslims in a better light if they would stand up and protest what's happening, but until you're in that situation you have no room to talk, especially from your comfy chair in your nice office, knowing your wife and children are safe at home.

dayum straight FUCK OPRAH val for president

[LiL PaKi]

dayum straight FUCK OPRAH val for president

i second that.. hehe

[{X}Echo419]

The key word is TERRORIST here, not muslim. These people are NOT following the muslim faith, but they have power over people who are true muslims. How do they get this power? Fear, oppression and threats. I sure as heck wouldn't stand up (key word here is publicly) and say our government is wrong if two days later my child or myself could end up dead.

dayum straight FUCK OPRAH val for president

why don't you(or anyone else for that matter) accept the so called "Christians" bombing abortion clinic the same way?

side: you can't excuse someone's bad behavior with someone elses bad behavior?

[4dmin]

why don't you(or anyone else for that matter) accept the so called "Christians" bombing abortion clinic the same way?

side: you can't excuse someone's bad behavior with someone elses bad behavior?

oh i have accepted it i've known for a very long time RELIGION is the devil.

[RandomGuy]

The key word is TERRORIST here, not Muslim.

hrm i thought that was synonymous

[Dragonfly5338]

hrm i thought that was synonymous

That's the mindset of our country, and the problem.

People are more than willing to split the two when it applies to THEIR religion (aka, David Coresh - "Oh he's a whacko, not a true christian" or the abortion bombers - "They're Christian EXTREMISTS, not what the true Christian religion teaches"). But when it comes down to us as a country taking a moment to try and understand what's really going on out there, all our feeble collective minds can register is:

Muslim = Terrorist, hell we can even narrow that down to "brown = terrorist".

Pretty sad when random people driving on the road feel the need to roll down their window and scream "GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY, TERRORIST" at me - LOL, me, who is not even close to being middle eastern, but have enough pigment in my skin to be classified as a terrorist. These aren't rednecks either, but middle class people in Alpharetta, driving Navigators, Excursions, etc.

[Jaimecbr900]

That's the mindset of our country, and the problem.

People are more than willing to split the two when it applies to THEIR religion (aka, David Coresh - "Oh he's a whacko, not a true christian" or the abortion bombers - "They're Christian EXTREMISTS, not what the true Christian religion teaches"). But when it comes down to us as a country taking a moment to try and understand what's really going on out there, all our feeble collective minds can register is:

The difference is LOTS of "Christians" spoke out AGAINST extremists proclaiming to be doing "God's work".

That is exactly what I'm referring to.

Pretty sad when random people driving on the road feel the need to roll down their window and scream "GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY, TERRORIST" at me - LOL, me, who is not even close to being middle eastern, but have enough pigment in my skin to be classified as a terrorist. These aren't rednecks either, but middle class people in Alpharetta, driving Navigators, Excursions, etc.

It is pretty sad how people are ignorant like that. What the hell would yelling at someone out the window do anyway? Is not like you're gonna suddenly have an epiphany and say "damn, I think I'm gonna go "home" now" and turn around and drive straight to the nearest airport......

They're gay as hell and I know you didn't pay those idiots any attention, right?

[Dragonfly5338]

The difference is LOTS of "Christians" spoke out AGAINST extremists proclaiming to be doing "God's work".

That is exactly what I'm referring to.






It is pretty sad how people are ignorant like that. What the hell would yelling at someone out the window do anyway? Is not like you're gonna suddenly have an epiphany and say "damn, I think I'm gonna go "home" now" and turn around and drive straight to the nearest airport......

They're gay as hell and I know you didn't pay those idiots any attention, right?

No, I yelled "GUESS WHAT NIGGA YOU'VE JUST BEEN JIHAD'ED!!!!!" then turbo tagged them. In my southern accent. LOL. Bad yes, but the face on one lady was absolutely priceless.