Originally posted by Dowding
I don't see what your point is. That we should stop seeing Muslims as individuals that might not actually be terrorist fundamentalists and instead view them all as little Satans... because they don't see us as inidviduals and views us all as little Satans?
No, my point is that while you are busy drawing disctintions between fundamentalist and moderate Islamic groups (which is a good thing - cant judge anyone by the group... except France) and defending their actions - have you considered that the average Muslim/Arab on the street in Saudi Arabia/Iraq/Iran/etc etc etc doesnt make that distinction? Those that lack the education to know any better understand the "West" to be the reason they need to toejam in their backyard instead of in a toilet.
Quite simply, the lower class, uneducated individuals in the countries in question there dont like you. Period. They dont care what nice things you have to say about them and they dont care how opposed to an invasion of Iraq you may be. You are a godless, money worshipping Westerner and you are attempting to destroy their way of life and infuse fast food restaraunts, CocaCola, and Malboro cigarettes in the place of Mosques, prayer centers, and sand dunes.
The people we're discussing here arent interested in sitting down with you and discussing your respective differences. They want to cause you and your families harm, and the sooner that the "feel good" crowd wakes up and realizes this, the better off we (you and I, since you'll ask) will be.
