Israel threatens to wipe out Europe with nuclear bombs
Why is it that Muslims have to change their way of life? If they believe that women showing modesty is part of their culture, why should westerners try to convince them otherwise? The irony of all of this is that everyone thinks that Muslims are on an all out mission to make the western world the same as theirs, but it's the western world who want to make the Muslim world as their own.
If you want to live in a society where women are seen only as sex objects, don't go to the Middle East then. Stay in America. I promise you devout Muslims don't care one bit about trying to "change" you, by force or otherwise. It's you westerners who want to change the Muslims.
Your way of life is so flawed anyway. How many serial killers are on the loose in the western world? Have you ever seen a Muslim serial killer in the mould of Ted Bundy, The Zodiac Killer or Gary Ridgeway? No.
How many Mulsims are alcoholics who kill innocent people because they just can't say no to drinking and driving?
How many westerners are drug addicts? You can't even compare the number of Muslims who are, because it's so few.
The murder rate in the US is appalling, and is way higher than that of any Muslim country.
And yes the US has it's own form of terrorism, called gangs. Do you think there is a Muslim version of The Gangster Desciples, the Klu KluxKlan and the Mexican Mafia? No there isn't.
So stop telling others how to live. Sort out your own problems, before preaching to everyone.
How many westerners are drug addicts? You can't even compare the number of Muslims who are, because it's so few.
How many Westerners strap on the suicide explosive pack to blew themselves and innocent others to kingdom come? And all for a date with 72 virgins.
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IRA bombers, ETA bombers and don't forget people like timothy McVeigh. Not only Muslims commit Terrorism.
Why don't you answer my questions instead of trying to change the subject. Maybe because you know the way of life of others might just be better than yours.
You know what's your problem ruveyn, you are filled with hate. I am totally opposed to what Israel does to the Palestinians, but I don't hate Jews. I've interacted with some in the past and with not a shred of hatred. I again do not agree with US policy, but I don't hate ordinary US citizens. I can understand you may feel hatred towards certain people, for whatever reason, but your hatred is blinding you into hating good people (who have nothing to do with those you hate) when you shouldn't. I hope and pray we all can live without this hate.
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Why don't you answer my questions instead of trying to change the subject. Maybe because you know the way of life of others might just be better than yours.
99 percent of the suicide bombings lately have been done by Muslims.
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Why is it that Muslims have to change their way of life? If they believe that women showing modesty is part of their culture, why should westerners try to convince them otherwise? The irony of all of this is that everyone thinks that Muslims are on an all out mission to make the western world the same as theirs, but it's the western world who want to make the Muslim world as their own.
If you want to live in a society where women are seen only as sex objects, don't go to the Middle East then. Stay in America. I promise you devout Muslims don't care one bit about trying to "change" you, by force or otherwise. It's you westerners who want to change the Muslims.
Your way of life is so flawed anyway. How many serial killers are on the loose in the western world? Have you ever seen a Muslim serial killer in the mould of Ted Bundy, The Zodiac Killer or Gary Ridgeway? No.
How many Mulsims are alcoholics who kill innocent people because they just can't say no to drinking and driving?
How many westerners are drug addicts? You can't even compare the number of Muslims who are, because it's so few.
The murder rate in the US is appalling, and is way higher than that of any Muslim country.
And yes the US has it's own form of terrorism, called gangs. Do you think there is a Muslim version of The Gangster Desciples, the Klu KluxKlan and the Mexican Mafia? No there isn't.
So stop telling others how to live. Sort out your own problems, before preaching to everyone.
i wasnt saying they were westernized or even wanting them to change i was making contrast to the other guy that says united arab emerites was westernized when the other day they sentenced a british couple to jail time for kissing in public
Is the Islamic Information Centre (.co.uk) accurate?
Then an ugly looking man will come, who will smell disgusting and who will be wearing dirty clothes and say: "Be unhappy this is the day that Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) promised you. You will suffer in agony until the Day of Judgement". The person from the grave, will ask: "Who are you" The man will reply: "I am your bad deeds"
The non-believers will ask the Angel's who are in charge of Hell to ask Allah to forgive them. When the Angel's request Allah, to forgive the non-believers, Allah will say to the Angel, "Tell the non-believers, I sent Messengers to you on earth. Why didn't you believe in what they said? So now you will remain in Hell forever." Then the non-believers will remain in Hell forever.
Still, this speaks of Allah and his angels, not the believers.
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From what i've read in the past years, Al Quaeda and most extremists do not follow the rules, as IIRC, there are a set numbers of pillars in Islam, and the only difference is that they've elevated jihad to become one as well.
That and, i've recently read in the Courrier International that France is turning more pro-Israel, some little girl at a school was reprimanded for wearing a t-shirt saying "Free Palestine". =/
In that same volume i've also heard that M. Netanyahou is planning to allow voting for foreign jews (such as in the U.S.A). And if i recall correctly, again, it said that doing so would lower the power of the Knesset... (I have very little knowledge about jewish terms, so if Ruveyn wants to enlighten us...)
Also, this is my own personnal opinion, but i think that the political instability of Iran and Iraq has pushed the citizenry into action (at least in their cities), as we've noticed that more and more take the democratic process seriously. =/ (Iraq's getting ready for their elections, which again, according to Courrier International is "on everyone's lips", and the past events in Iran shows us that whatever Mr. Amadhinejad is planning, there are people in his own country that do not agree with him. <.<)
There is no parts of the Quran or Hadith that promotes violence. What you have just read is an interpretation of how Hell will most likely be. There is no correlation between it and being devout and becoming violent.. As I said before devout Muslims are not prone to violence.
There is a time and place when war is necessary. But it's only a last resort. It's never a first resort. When an enemy has the desire to oppress and destroy the religion, war is necessary. If a country has the desire to wipe out the US, no one would be wrong in wanting them to fight back. But when Muslims are tortured and oppressed in their own land, and they fight back, they are extremists and their religion is hateful. In Muslim Spain, Muslims looked after the Jews. There was no conflict. Muslims had controlled Palestine for hundreds of years, and no conflict with Jews or Christians. Conflict only started after the formation of Israel. So for hundreds of years no one cared about devout Muslims being extremists and promoting violence. Why? Because no one showed any animosity to them. Israel is a Terrorist state and when Muslim fight back, they are extremists. It's simple, if you don't want Muslims on your back, don't jump on theirs in the first place. What do you expect. There is no nation in the world that would just sit back and let an opposing force destroy them without a fight.
Again realise that the Middle east only became a problem since the formation of Israel. For hundreds of years before that nothing went on.
(If you want to read about Islam, I would suggest one reads an English version of the Quraan and some simple texts to begin with. Don't read things like the above, because if you don't have sufficient understanding of the meanings behind things most people will jump to harsh conclusions too quickly.)
I guess I'll make this my last post on this subject, since it seems to only brew more division and hatred. Basically here's what is really going on in the world. You have superpowers who bully other nations, and expect them to do as they say, and if they don't, they are labeled with many bad labels.
Muslims who are being oppressed and whose countries are being invaded for no reason, basically don't have the right to fight back. If they do, they are extremists and follow a violent religion. Some people go to extreme measures to fight back and others sit and take the oppression. Basically it's a lose lose situation for them. These superpowers make sure that any rebellion towards their oppression is deemed wrong. They are in only for peace. Just as Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan prove.
If any Middle Eastern or Muslim dislikes America, it's because America nosing about in their region has caused them untold suffering. I hope at least one person can see this.
As long as there are bullies, you are going to have victims who either fight back, or just take the harassment. The number who fight back is marginal compared to those who don't. Those who fight back, do so because of the position they are in, not because their religion is violent. If you were to oppress North Koreans and they decide to nuke you, it's not because North Koreans follow a violent religion, it's because you started a fight and it takes two to tango, as they say. If one person understands this, then I hope I have played some role in making the world a better place.
Thank you if you pay attention to my posts. ![]()
There is a time and place when war is necessary. But it's only a last resort. It's never a first resort. When an enemy has the desire to oppress and destroy the religion, war is necessary. If a country has the desire to wipe out the US, no one would be wrong in wanting them to fight back. But when Muslims are tortured and oppressed in their own land, and they fight back, they are extremists and their religion is hateful. In Muslim Spain, Muslims looked after the Jews. There was no conflict. Muslims had controlled Palestine for hundreds of years, and no conflict with Jews or Christians. Conflict only started after the formation of Israel. So for hundreds of years no one cared about devout Muslims being extremists and promoting violence. Why? Because no one showed any animosity to them. Israel is a Terrorist state and when Muslim fight back, they are extremists. It's simple, if you don't want Muslims on your back, don't jump on theirs in the first place. What do you expect. There is no nation in the world that would just sit back and let an opposing force destroy them without a fight.
Again realise that the Middle east only became a problem since the formation of Israel. For hundreds of years before that nothing went on.
(If you want to read about Islam, I would suggest one reads an English version of the Quraan and some simple texts to begin with. Don't read things like the above, because if you don't have sufficient understanding of the meanings behind things most people will jump to harsh conclusions too quickly.)
I guess I'll make this my last post on this subject, since it seems to only brew more division and hatred. Basically here's what is really going on in the world. You have superpowers who bully other nations, and expect them to do as they say, and if they don't, they are labeled with many bad labels.
Muslims who are being oppressed and whose countries are being invaded for no reason, basically don't have the right to fight back. If they do, they are extremists and follow a violent religion. Some people go to extreme measures to fight back and others sit and take the oppression. Basically it's a lose lose situation for them. These superpowers make sure that any rebellion towards their oppression is deemed wrong. They are in only for peace. Just as Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan prove.
If any Middle Eastern or Muslim dislikes America, it's because America nosing about in their region has caused them untold suffering. I hope at least one person can see this.
As long as there are bullies, you are going to have victims who either fight back, or just take the harassment. The number who fight back is marginal compared to those who don't. Those who fight back, do so because of the position they are in, not because their religion is violent. If you were to oppress North Koreans and they decide to nuke you, it's not because North Koreans follow a violent religion, it's because you started a fight and it takes two to tango, as they say. If one person understands this, then I hope I have played some role in making the world a better place.
Thank you if you pay attention to my posts.
Well, I understand it, at the least. Good points.
None of those are suicide bombers, the IRA was Catholic and suicide is a mortal sin. Though terrorism may not be a strictly Muslim innovation, the suicide bomb does seem to be their unique contribution. I've heard that suicide bombings became the weapon of choice because attacking Israelis with guns didn't work out so well, but I don't have any supporting information about that.
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None of those are suicide bombers, the IRA was Catholic and suicide is a mortal sin. Though terrorism may not be a strictly Muslim innovation, the suicide bomb does seem to be their unique contribution. I've heard that suicide bombings became the weapon of choice because attacking Israelis with guns didn't work out so well, but I don't have any supporting information about that.
Once the Palestinians acquire the type of military hardware Israel has at its disposal it seems unlikely that suicide bombing will remain a useful instrument. The Japanese, who are not at all primitive, used it in WWII and the Doolittle attack on Tokyo is about as close to a suicide bombing as the Americans got.
Once the Palestinians acquire the type of military hardware Israel has at its disposal it seems unlikely that suicide bombing will remain a useful instrument. The Japanese, who are not at all primitive, used it in WWII and the Doolittle attack on Tokyo is about as close to a suicide bombing as the Americans got.
Suicide was never intended to carry out the attack. Crash landing in China was required, with possible fatal consequences in the attempt. Dolittle's people never saw the matter as sacrificing their lives, rather it was taking a chance and risking death. For a Kamikaze pilot there was no risk of death, there was certainty of death and the intention was to die in making a blow against the enemy. That is a very, very big difference.
By the way, most of the Doolittle raiders came back home and celebrated their mission and their fellowship with toasts and mutual affection for many years following.
I forget the casualties. Three of the raiders who were caught by the Japanese were executed. Some died upon crash landing in China. One crew made it to Russia and was interned for the rest of the war. The rest came home. The people who suffered the most were Chinese. The Japanese took a horrendous revenge on tens of thousands of Chinese because most of the Americans escaped.
The raid was a success. It raised morale at home and it chilled the Japanese to the bone. Their smug assurance that they were unassailable at home vanished in a thrice. Later on they suffered many more, and more substantial raids. To put the matter bluntly, we burned Japan to the ground, even not counting the two nuclear attacks. We set their houses on fire and burned many alive. The raid on Tokyo leveled sixteen square miles of Tokyo and killed many more people than perished in the nuclear attacks. It was get-even for Pearl Harbor. American was at her leanest, meanest best in those days.
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I think Brazil could nuke the entire world, sometime in the future. They could aquire loads of intercontinental ballistic missiles, and just begin nuking away. These missiles could reach every major city on the planet, and its just a matter of time before Brazil launches them all. after aquiring them of course.
also...
i'd like to see israel try to "wipe out europe", as if europe would just sit there and let itself wipe out.
germans vs jews, anyone? :]
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