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Are Muslims the Biggest threat to the modern world?
Yes 24%  24%  [ 12 ]
No 76%  76%  [ 38 ]
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04 Sep 2012, 6:11 pm

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In the last few decades, the majority of terrorist attacks have been committed in the name of Islam.


If we define terrorism as the use of violence to acheive political ends, then the vast majority of terrorist attacks have been committed in the name of capitalism. Which, to answer the OP really is the biggest threat to mankind.

The only difference is, these attacks were sanctioned and carried out by powerful nations rather than by outlawed groups. To put it into context, the 9/11 hijackings cost around 3000 lives. The occupation of Iraq, the blitz on Baghdad and associated activities cost around 250 000 lives. All this was on the back of a fabricated story and lies about WMD as a precursor to hijack the oil supplies.

It seems that political violence becomes acceptable once the size of the perpetrating body is large enough and/or carries enough political currency.
Um yeah way to go off-topic. I was clearly comparing Christian terrorism to Islamic terrorism and you took it as an opportunity to play with semantics and soapbox about the evils of capitalism. Just because I used the definition of terrorist as most of us know it, doesn't mean it's an invitation to go lecture me on how politicians use propaganda to gain popular support for their agendas (Noooo really? Who would've ever thought?). If you really wanna know though, I don't have strong feelings about Afghanistan but I'm against Iraq.



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04 Sep 2012, 6:11 pm

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He just admitted he said that now. What more do you want?


Again, culture not race. Indian culture = Ok, Pakistani culture = Questionable etc. Nothing to do with skin color and all to do with heritage and values.


Indeed. It's not that I am against Islam entirely. Just the violent, intolerant, backward interpretation. I was reading Ataturk the other day and thought to myself: "What a fine place the world would be if the whole of the Muslim world thought like he did."


Even if we're talking in terms of violent islam, it still gets disproportionately unfair amounts of debate.

More innocent people are dying as a result of America and Britains prolonged occupation of other countries, than in the history of islamic terrorism put together.

Why is ideologically grounded violence in the interests of the status quo so acceptable?


It's not all about terrorism. It's about feminism and gay rights, as well as other forms of human rights.

Islamic terrorism concerns me very little. The deeply patriarchal culture my neighbours live under does (as do all forms of patriarchy, but I believe they have it worse).


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04 Sep 2012, 6:13 pm

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Um yeah way to go off-topic. I was clearly comparing Christian terrorism to Islamic terrorism and you took it as an opportunity to play with semantics and soapbox about the evils of capitalism. Just because I used the definition of terrorist as most of us know it, doesn't mean it's an invitation to go lecture me on how politicians use propaganda to gain popular support for their agendas (Noooo really? Who would've ever thought?). If you really wanna know though, I don't have strong feelings about Afghanistan but I'm against Iraq.

Those semantics and popular interpretations of what terrorism means have already been skewed by the establishment and the gutter media, that was my point in the first place.



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04 Sep 2012, 6:13 pm

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The man who runs the newsagent where my mum buys her newspaper from has far better smelling curry than the local curry houses. :)


Was that statement deliberately lame-sounding? :P


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04 Sep 2012, 6:15 pm

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Those semantics and popular interpretations of what terrorism means have already been skewed by the establishment and the gutter media, that was my point in the first place.
Sigh...

No, your point was irrelevant. I was comparing Christian terrorism to Islamic terrorism. I didn't mention the US Army or capitalism to begin with, PERIOD. I'm well aware of the media being used as a means to propaganda thank you very much, but that's not what I wanted to discuss so I didn't want to go there in the first place.



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04 Sep 2012, 6:16 pm

puddingmouse wrote:
Was that statement deliberately lame-sounding? :P


Make up your own mind.



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04 Sep 2012, 6:37 pm

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Was that statement deliberately lame-sounding? :P


Make up your own mind.


My mind is simple and mousy.


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04 Sep 2012, 6:54 pm

I ain't Professor Yaffle, that's for sure.



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04 Sep 2012, 10:16 pm

Our biggest threat right now is ourselves.



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05 Sep 2012, 3:57 am

I don't think so, Islam is just another religion. It is the ones who are brainwashed by the radicals that pose a threat and should be dealt with because terrorists cannot be reasoned with. That does not only apply to Islam extremists, but all extremists. To use a religion to kill thousands if not millions of innocent people who do not go by those beliefs is disgusting in my opinion. It is like the puritans of colonial America forcing native Americans to either convert or perish, same analogy only on a global scale.


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05 Sep 2012, 4:40 am

And Islam is more bigoted and intolerant than any religion I know.


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05 Sep 2012, 4:52 am

AspieOtaku wrote:
I don't think so, Islam is just another religion. It is the ones who are brainwashed by the radicals that pose a threat and should be dealt with because terrorists cannot be reasoned with. That does not only apply to Islam extremists, but all extremists. To use a religion to kill thousands if not millions of innocent people who do not go by those beliefs is disgusting in my opinion. It is like the puritans of colonial America forcing native Americans to either convert or perish, same analogy only on a global scale.


Right there! You have nailed the basic problem with some religions. No religion or church should be allowed to get a hold of the powers of State. Ever.

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05 Sep 2012, 5:05 am

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Islam would be fairly easy and painless to deal with if the politicians weren't so gutless. It certainly wouldn't require atrocities or entire ethnic groups being deported or murdered - well, not on the part of the West anyway. If the people were allowed to decide their own destiny in Europe Islam would immediately lose.

It's the political class and the media that are feeding Islam, not the people. Islam is about as welcome to many in the West as any other invasion.



I agree with every word.
In the UK our spineless politicians are turning our country into an islamic cess pit.

NOBODY wants muslims in the UK except the traitor politicians and a few bleeding heart do gooders.
99% of the population is sick of none stop muslim immigration.

I would put every single one of them on a leaky boat first thing in the morning and good riddance.

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05 Sep 2012, 5:13 am

piroflip wrote:
Tequila wrote:
Islam would be fairly easy and painless to deal with if the politicians weren't so gutless. It certainly wouldn't require atrocities or entire ethnic groups being deported or murdered - well, not on the part of the West anyway. If the people were allowed to decide their own destiny in Europe Islam would immediately lose.

It's the political class and the media that are feeding Islam, not the people. Islam is about as welcome to many in the West as any other invasion.



I agree with every word.
In the UK our spineless politicians are turning our country into an islamic cess pit.

NOBODY wants muslims in the UK except the traitor politicians and a few bleeding heart do gooders.
99% of the population is sick of none stop muslim immigration.

I would put every single one of them on a leaky boat first thing in the morning and good riddance.

.


Should a person who meets all the legal requirements to immigrate to Britain be denied that privilege simply because he is a Muslim? Are all Muslims enemies or likely enemies of the State? Do you think there is any way the a Muslim could be certified as a good and peaceful citizen of the realm? Just asking.

If Islam is potentially hostile to peace in the land (and I believe it is) I have no problem with requiring practicing Muslims to take an oath that they will obey the general laws, not partake in acts of violence or acts threatening violence and not practice any religious principle in a way that is against the general laws of the community (such as abusing women, for example) If that oath is violated than that person should be deported (if foreign born) or put in prison (if home born).. I can put up with Muslims as long as they behave themselves. It amy be necessary to place a Muslim under observation of probation for some period of time until he proves himself to be a quiet law abiding citizen.

If a Muslim is willing to be a quiet and well behaved person, then he should enjoy the same rights as everyone else.

In the days before the Enlightenment, Jews in Europe solved this problem The Rabbis decided that the laws of the domain were imposed on Jews by God and Jews were obliged to obey the laws of the domain as long as they did not require bloodshed, sexual immorality or idol worship. Hence a Jew who was drafted into the army was required to go, because that was the general laws prevailing in the domain. The principle is: Dinat malachuta, din. The Law of the realm is the Law. The Rabbinical courts did not permit a Jew to transgress the laws of realm (except for the above exceptions noted) simply because they were at odds with the Torah. Jews were required to pay their taxes just like everyone else and obey the speed laws etc etc etc. Nor were Jews permitted to block a road on the Sabbath in such a way that a non-Jew would not be able to go on a public way. This was exactly what Jesus meant by rendering unto Caesar what was his and unto God what was His.

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05 Sep 2012, 5:21 am

piroflip wrote:
Tequila wrote:
Islam would be fairly easy and painless to deal with if the politicians weren't so gutless. It certainly wouldn't require atrocities or entire ethnic groups being deported or murdered - well, not on the part of the West anyway. If the people were allowed to decide their own destiny in Europe Islam would immediately lose.

It's the political class and the media that are feeding Islam, not the people. Islam is about as welcome to many in the West as any other invasion.



I agree with every word.
In the UK our spineless politicians are turning our country into an islamic cess pit.

NOBODY wants muslims in the UK except the traitor politicians and a few bleeding heart do gooders.
99% of the population is sick of none stop muslim immigration.

I would put every single one of them on a leaky boat first thing in the morning and good riddance.

.


You're right. I can't walk down the road without being ushered into a mosque. I have to pray to Allah five times a day or they rescind my bin collection. They're shutting down vital services at the local hospital to appease the Islamists. It's awful.

Good grief. I presume in your terrifying vision, it would be illegal to convert to Islam, on pain of deportation (to where?).

Find: 'islamic'; 'muslim'. Replace: Jew; black; gypsy. It gets a bit dodgy, no?