There have been several very tolerant Muslim dominated states in history. This kind of ignorant pseudo-genocidal talk is horrifying to me.
As I mentioned it earlier: I will just point out that Al-Qaeda's attacks have nothing to do with anti-americanism, but rather with gaining prestige and triggering civil wars in the middle east.
I will also say that democracy is something that is learned gradually by a society over decades of discussion, it is the belief that everyone has a role in producing and taking responsibility for government, and finally, that one can respect an opponent and give them time to learn and change.
That said, I really appreciate the olive branches poster in this thread and the wisdom of some of its people. But I don't think I can continue without "storming out of the room", due to this last comment (about Islam). There is no society wide enemy that is impossible to negotiate with.
This is the kind of reasoning that advocated the destruction of North America's aboriginal population (on the grounds that they were naturally unable to peacefully co-exist with civilisation) and a first strike against China's population centers (on the grounds that they were athiest/mind-controlled/communists who were out to kill anyone over 15 years of age or 20k a year income).
Think before you write, people do listen and sometimes a few casual attitudes do, in the long run, lead to unspeakable results.
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02-20-2008, 03:15 PM
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