After witnessing the happenings on the streets of Egypt I felt compelled to write something about what was going on and how we need to look at Islams effect on our society. I started to jot down some thoughts and then remembered that I had already done so in a previous post that sort of summed it all up. So instead of recanting the same comments, I thought that I would dust it off and re-post it. This post was originally written on 11/6/2009 the day after the Ft. Hood shootings and the general theme of that days actions still apply today and possibly on a more intense scale.
Believe me I really try to be understanding and non-stereotypical of all Muslims but the more I read and educate myself about the teachings of the religion it is really scary stuff and so distant from our core principles we enjoy in the United States. Yes the roots of all religions were derived a long long time ago when daily life was significantly different (more uncultured and barbaric), but as times change and civilizations progress the need to progress in our beliefs of how we interpret and carry out our religious beliefs needs to keep in step as well with what is generally normally accepted social behavior.
However in my views Islam has not! The violence, beheadings, stonings & apparent lack of value for life are all practices that were readily accepted in past centuries yet go on today with regularity in the Mideast. I was recently chastised by a friend about some comments I made about this "barbaric society" with them stating that all Muslims are not evil. Granted there is bad in all societies as we know first hand as our prisons burst at the seams. But it just seems that as a mass culture the Mideast population is more easily led by radical and violent elements that embrace violence as a rite of passage! Now I'm sure that the entire population of Egypt is not behind the violence but yet you never hear of them rising up against the radicals or condemning their actions. If the "bad-apples" are a small segment of Islam and not representative of the entire religion then why aren't they put down for their actions since they are a "black mark" on the religion as a whole? Yet the only voice we seem to hear is the one of war and violence against America and the desire for Islam to rule the world. This is where I have trouble with tolerance and acceptance...
Originally posted 11/6/2009
Yesterday’s senseless attack on un-armed US service men & women at Ft Hood is just another grim reminder of how Islam- The Religion of Peace deals with any and all who oppose its whacked-out beliefs. (Now please keep in mind this commentary is coming from an INFIDEL and may be slightly biased!)
Of course the media is already watering this down and running far away from the fact that the shooter is a Muslim and perhaps his actions could have been motivated by his religious beliefs to carry out "Jihad" against all non-Muslim entities. After all he was scheduled to deploy to the Mideast and would have had to make a big decision to support the "oppressors" against his people. Instead they are spinning this with him being the victim who was picked on and unhappy with his stay in the Army. Forget the fact that it was the Army that provided all of the education he received during his 12 year enlistment and at the time he joined was and still is fully volunteer!
They also forget the fact that he has openly voiced his beliefs about his displeasure for US policies in the Mideast to the point he was reprimanded by a Col. for his outbursts and wrote a blog condemning the US and calling for the Muslims to rise-up! He praised suicide bombers for their actions and thought of how good it would be to carry out such an attack in Times Square! But his actions were not pre-meditated…
They also ignored the fact that as he was shooting innocent people from atop a table down into cubicles, he was shouting "Allah Akbar" (God is Great).
“Now where have I heard that before...oh yeah that's what the 9/11 terrorists yelled as they flew planes into buildings and what was said right before Daniel Pearl's head was cut off and what was screamed in Mumbai during the attacks on the hotels! But I guess this is just an isolated incident with no comparison at all!!!”
BS...we have gotten so PC in this country that when there are signs and red flags that might prevent such a tragedy we can't address them head on in fear of being criticized. Now I ask you what would you rather be criticized or DEAD??? Dead because some American hating Mid
east wacko wants to kill people in the name of religion and be rewarded in heaven with Allah for his actions. Actions spelled out in the Koran that stress violence and killing as a personal virtue. Now I have not read the Bible cover to cover; so I may have missed the parts where it tells me it is my duty to behead the infidels. Or maybe I missed it because in Christianity the teachings are of more love and compassion rather than the slaughtering of innocent people.
Of course we are still the "infidels" but they are the ones that are still wiping their asses with their hands and killing women for sport.
Islam is the only religion that can call their hay-day the "dark-ages"!
All this PC crap and cultural-coddling makes me sick. I would like to see the media coverage if a white male had shot up the NAACP or a gay group was attacked. Heck there was more flap over the Dallas cheerleader who dressed like Lil' Wayne for Halloween in "black face" of how much of a racial slur it was than the possibility that this guy at Ft Hood pre-meditated his attack as a result of his Muslim beliefs! How come every time I hear something about Islam the word "radical" is in front of it?
Wake up people...this guy planned this for quite some time. He had 2 weapons where weapons especially loaded ones are banned and got off some 45 rounds. Now I'm no mathematician but the average semi-auto clip holds 10 maybe 12 rounds...this guy had back up ammo and reloaded to create the carnage he inflicted. Oh but it could just be a coincidence?
Face the facts these people hate us and everyone else not like them. They are a barbaric culture steeped in
violence with little or no regard for human life. To them the after-life with Allah is their reward! If they want to get to Allah so much perhaps we can help them along with a little "mushroom cloud"!
But no we just keep trying to make friends with them and give them rights after they attacked us or send them to live in beach-front houses in Bermuda.
Heck if we keep going down this path we'll soon all be wearing long beards and robes and kneeling twice a day on our little mats!!!
Now from Alpharetta which way is Mecca???
Believe me I really try to be understanding and non-stereotypical of all Muslims but the more I read and educate myself about the teachings of the religion it is really scary stuff and so distant from our core principles we enjoy in the United States. Yes the roots of all religions were derived a long long time ago when daily life was significantly different (more uncultured and barbaric), but as times change and civilizations progress the need to progress in our beliefs of how we interpret and carry out our religious beliefs needs to keep in step as well with what is generally normally accepted social behavior.
However in my views Islam has not! The violence, beheadings, stonings & apparent lack of value for life are all practices that were readily accepted in past centuries yet go on today with regularity in the Mideast. I was recently chastised by a friend about some comments I made about this "barbaric society" with them stating that all Muslims are not evil. Granted there is bad in all societies as we know first hand as our prisons burst at the seams. But it just seems that as a mass culture the Mideast population is more easily led by radical and violent elements that embrace violence as a rite of passage! Now I'm sure that the entire population of Egypt is not behind the violence but yet you never hear of them rising up against the radicals or condemning their actions. If the "bad-apples" are a small segment of Islam and not representative of the entire religion then why aren't they put down for their actions since they are a "black mark" on the religion as a whole? Yet the only voice we seem to hear is the one of war and violence against America and the desire for Islam to rule the world. This is where I have trouble with tolerance and acceptance...
Originally posted 11/6/2009
Yesterday’s senseless attack on un-armed US service men & women at Ft Hood is just another grim reminder of how Islam- The Religion of Peace deals with any and all who oppose its whacked-out beliefs. (Now please keep in mind this commentary is coming from an INFIDEL and may be slightly biased!)
Of course the media is already watering this down and running far away from the fact that the shooter is a Muslim and perhaps his actions could have been motivated by his religious beliefs to carry out "Jihad" against all non-Muslim entities. After all he was scheduled to deploy to the Mideast and would have had to make a big decision to support the "oppressors" against his people. Instead they are spinning this with him being the victim who was picked on and unhappy with his stay in the Army. Forget the fact that it was the Army that provided all of the education he received during his 12 year enlistment and at the time he joined was and still is fully volunteer!
They also forget the fact that he has openly voiced his beliefs about his displeasure for US policies in the Mideast to the point he was reprimanded by a Col. for his outbursts and wrote a blog condemning the US and calling for the Muslims to rise-up! He praised suicide bombers for their actions and thought of how good it would be to carry out such an attack in Times Square! But his actions were not pre-meditated…
They also ignored the fact that as he was shooting innocent people from atop a table down into cubicles, he was shouting "Allah Akbar" (God is Great).
“Now where have I heard that before...oh yeah that's what the 9/11 terrorists yelled as they flew planes into buildings and what was said right before Daniel Pearl's head was cut off and what was screamed in Mumbai during the attacks on the hotels! But I guess this is just an isolated incident with no comparison at all!!!”
BS...we have gotten so PC in this country that when there are signs and red flags that might prevent such a tragedy we can't address them head on in fear of being criticized. Now I ask you what would you rather be criticized or DEAD??? Dead because some American hating Mid
east wacko wants to kill people in the name of religion and be rewarded in heaven with Allah for his actions. Actions spelled out in the Koran that stress violence and killing as a personal virtue. Now I have not read the Bible cover to cover; so I may have missed the parts where it tells me it is my duty to behead the infidels. Or maybe I missed it because in Christianity the teachings are of more love and compassion rather than the slaughtering of innocent people.Of course we are still the "infidels" but they are the ones that are still wiping their asses with their hands and killing women for sport.
Islam is the only religion that can call their hay-day the "dark-ages"!
All this PC crap and cultural-coddling makes me sick. I would like to see the media coverage if a white male had shot up the NAACP or a gay group was attacked. Heck there was more flap over the Dallas cheerleader who dressed like Lil' Wayne for Halloween in "black face" of how much of a racial slur it was than the possibility that this guy at Ft Hood pre-meditated his attack as a result of his Muslim beliefs! How come every time I hear something about Islam the word "radical" is in front of it?
Wake up people...this guy planned this for quite some time. He had 2 weapons where weapons especially loaded ones are banned and got off some 45 rounds. Now I'm no mathematician but the average semi-auto clip holds 10 maybe 12 rounds...this guy had back up ammo and reloaded to create the carnage he inflicted. Oh but it could just be a coincidence?
Face the facts these people hate us and everyone else not like them. They are a barbaric culture steeped in
violence with little or no regard for human life. To them the after-life with Allah is their reward! If they want to get to Allah so much perhaps we can help them along with a little "mushroom cloud"!But no we just keep trying to make friends with them and give them rights after they attacked us or send them to live in beach-front houses in Bermuda.
Heck if we keep going down this path we'll soon all be wearing long beards and robes and kneeling twice a day on our little mats!!!
Now from Alpharetta which way is Mecca???
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