Originally posted by Tigeress
I don't have a solution to the Islamic threat to world peace. I wish I did.
The negotiation that is lacking, imo, is negotiating with our allies on determining a viable solution to the problem, imho, instead of blindly following a path which strengthens the (arguably) greatest enemy of world peace since Nazi Germany... the real enemy is the power of thought of blindly following the mandates of Islam itself.
Islam mandates that every person in the world either converts to Islam or is to be killed.
IMHO, the prophet Mohammad, himself, is the greatest Hitler of all time.
The greatest thinkers of the peace loving powers of the world are going to have to determine a solution, not a single person or a single country.
And certainly not Geo. W. Bush & Co.
TIGERESS
I actually did not know that, thank you. I've never really taken the time to look into religions that I don't deal with on a near daily basis (Which is none really, I tend to seperate myself from the more pushy religious people around me), and I surely never thought people would go to such to such extremes as those in this day and age (But as it is, I am wrong it would seem.)
I can understand fighting for what you believe in, I can understand fighting to defend what your ancestors, and family have always believed in.
I can not on the other hand understand an urge to force it upon others, or destroy them just to prove that you are right (Which on paper sounds kinda childish to me...) The idea of a religion such as that puts me off to religion in general even more.
I always thought the main purpose of Religion was beliving in something greater than yourself, something that could give you hope through hard times. And that is most likely horribly wrong. Knowing my luck.
But I do have to say, if you feel the need to kill everyone that disagrees with your way of thinking you need to go sit in the corner for a while and think about what you tried to do.
I am sticking by my personal belief that human life should not be wasted. Last I checked we're the smartest things on this planet (Next to Dolphins and Mice, yo.*) and all we seem to be really good at is killing each other, and everything else with us. Though I do like a good explosion.
I actually think the idea of 'One person to save us all!" sounds a bit too cheesy to be a real posibilty, if anything is going to get done anywhere it would have to be a small (I am unsure what I am classifying as small here, but just pretend I know what I'm talking about.
) group of people, talking out thier problems. Not making each other angry because they feel the need. Or because they feel the masses feel the need.
For what its worth, I think Point of View really is a deciding factor in such situations, and the second someone refuses, down right says "I will not understand what you are saying! Because you are you!," to actually listen. And try to figure out where someone is coming from, what they've had to go through, and what they are going to have to go through to get somewhere better, said person who stops listening should stop talking. Because to me, that is ignorance. And if you don't want to learn what's going on, then be quiet and sit at the back of the class.**
*Kudos to anyone who got that reference.
**This is of course assuming that said talker does not lie. Or try to force sympathy. Or any other underhanded little tricks you can think of.
Also, if my idiocy is blinding, please, I beg of you, point it out to me, I wanna' learn, I swear.
