Nonesense. There is nothing fundamentalist about this. Itâs just another popular movement competing for global dominance. Letâs not try to separate the guys in the caves from the Muslim street which morally supports their cause. To put it in another way, suppose you and I agree that some guy is evil. I kill him, but you didnât want me to because itâs murder. Nevertheless, my actions you condemn caused a place in your heart to ring with satisfaction because this man you despise is now gone.
There are still plenty of practicing Muslims in the West who still want to believe itâs the West and its policies that make Muslims do nasty things. Having said that, there is a growing chorus of Muslim leaders condemning violent Jihad, but itâs still a minority. And many who do, do so grudgingly because they would look stupid apologizing for it, or remaining silent, as the Muslim World continues to make an ass of itself. At least this is a long way from the days when every time one Muslim commits violence, another would quickly change the subject to another diatribe about Israel and Palestine.
False. Anyone has access to al-jazeera here in the states. All they have to do is subscribe to a satellite service that offers it. We also have access to it on the web.
If youâre wondering why our major cable/satellite providers do not offer al-jazerra, it has to do with the lack of interest, more than government intervention. Unlike our European and East-Canadian friends, as well as the Muslim World, There arenât enough Americans who wallow in paranoid conspiracy theories to make it profitable. Even the Americans who love Michael Moore would be turned off by al-Jazeera. And our Muslims are much more assimilated than Muslims in Canada and Europe, who canât let a day go by without watching the program.
Everyone knows that countries and cultures have different belief systems. But if you want to talk about who is thick-headed, how about all those cultural relativists in Europe who rolled over and played dead as their own society and culture got run over? Americans would never let non-assimilating Muslims, and their political Islamist infrastructure take root in the states as it has (irreversibly Iâm afraid) in parts of Europe. We have a Mexican immigration problem, sure, but at least Mexicans and Americans share many Western and Christian values.
Youâre the one bringing it up. By the way, Israel has been pacified by itâs own majority of Leftists. 18% of Israelis are Muslim already. Israel canât even help itself. And itâs a waste of time and debate to bring up the Jews when we talk about the growing conflict between major civilizations. Using the Jews to support tit-for-tat arguments is useless today. As Iâve said before, we are now on our 5th year since 9/11, and most people in the West realize that the Palestine and Israel conflict has much to do about nothing.