Buddhists killing Muslims in Myanmar

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I couldn't help reading this article from start to finish, the whole 969 concept is a bit tricky to get my head around. The way they're handling this you'd think they've never heard of Sun Tsu...

http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-bu ... 02811.html

What a load of crap!
Fundamentalistic, crazed muslims seem to be doing most of the killing these days!
I used to be very tolerant and open to all kinds of different cultures but that is slowly beginning to change.

I think fundamentalistic Islamists are an ever increasing treat to the world.
Since fundamentilism seems to be very"hot and happening" nowadays they are rapidly increasing in number. I am aware of the fact that this is not a political correct response but it's very true. Not every muslim is a fundamentlist, I know that, but unfortanetely there are just too many muslims who are.

With the help of Anonymous, a bunch of naive dorks who are still wet behind the ears, Islamists manage to do damage to societies all around the world.

Just a few simple examples of Islamist violence:

- The violence of Islamic fundamentalists against christians in Nigeria. My father was a Nigerian Christian and I can assure you that he didn't appreciate the Islamic fundamentalistic violence in his country! He lost all the tolerance he had in him because of the insanity of it all. Thousands of lives where lost because of it, Something we don't see in the news very often. Unfortanetely it isn't over yet, it is still going on to the present day.

- Terrorist attacks in Holland, the UK, the USA, Indonesia, India, Kenia, Nigeria and so forth.

- The horrifying violence that is going on in Mali at the moment.


I still believe in tolerance and I think societies will go down the drain if all political correctness is lost, but sometimes you just have to tell it like it is.

I don't think anyone here is arguing that Islamic extremists are the psychopathic basketcases of the earth, or at least if anyone is I'm not one of them. I'm just taken back because I'm used to being completely on the other side of the conversation - ie. the one who has to explain that 'Islamophobia' is a joke.

I suppose I'm just a bit surprised that the Buddhists of all people are handling things quite in this manner.

Members of the "Peaceful Religion" slaughtering members of the "Religion of Peace", while people who follow the "Prince of Peace" look on.

Is there a facepalm big enough to cover all of this?

I have read some books about buddhism and I try to meditatie on a regular basis but that doesn't make me a buddhist nor an expert of buddhism. I'm too temperamental and screwed to become a proper buddhist, I just haven't got what it takes.

I do know that non violence is an important part of buddhism but what if buddhists are approached in a violent way. Do they have the right do defend themselves if something like that happens?

Buddhists are also human,and therefore can do stupid things.

Burmese Buddhist extremists have used attacks on Buddhists by Islamists in Indonesia as a pretext for attacking Muslims in Burma.

I'm not sure, but I think that most of Burma's moslems are descended from Indians who move there during the British Empire days.