Muslims have gone too far

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Yeah, sometimes people who give orders that directly result in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians somehow manage to retain high approval ratings in their home areas. It is really unfortunate that it happens, but it continues to happen all over the world. The numbers Rupert cites indicating that millions of people supported a truly despicable and murderous thug like Bin Laden earlier this decade are certainly evidence of that....as was the 2004 presidential election in the U.S.

I guess you could expect many Americans to support their President. The President has to make tough decisions sometimes and people recognize that. People will often times rally around their leader. But what do Americans supporting their President have to do with Muslims supporting a terrorist? Bin Laden is not the President of anything. He's not the head of a country. He's just a guy that likes to kill people and blow things up. That's all he is. And yet tens of millions of Muslims all around the world admire and support him.

In the one case, you have the President of the United Sates making a tough decisions and the citizens of the country supporting him. In the other case, you have a guy (Bin Laden) that likes to kill people and blow things, who is not the leader of a country, blowing up the World Trade Center and killing thousands of people. You wouldn't think anybody would support or admire Bin Laden. It's not like he's the leader of anything. He's just a terrorist. Yet tens of millions of Muslims (all around the world from Indonesia to Afghanistan) support and admire him. If his philosophy was not at least somewhat representative of his religion, then you wouldn't have tens of millions of people from that religion supporting him.

[Danzig]

can't help but wonder how much of the terrorists' attitude comes from their religion, and how much comes from them wanting to be a terrorist. hell, a criminal always finds a way to justify his acts-in this case, they portray themselves as doing the work of allah. how do you argue with someone who says god, allah, jehovah, told me to? after all, if you dispute their act, you're disputing god.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

can't help but wonder how much of the terrorists' attitude comes from their religion, and how much comes from them wanting to be a terrorist. hell, a criminal always finds a way to justify his acts-in this case, they portray themselves as doing the work of allah. how do you argue with someone who says god, allah, jehovah, told me to? after all, if you dispute their act, you're disputing god.

Sharia law is pervasive...it's the "big hammer" of Islam. There's no way in hell America would allow it....but Europe is under siege because of it.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

can't help but wonder how much of the terrorists' attitude comes from their religion, and how much comes from them wanting to be a terrorist. hell, a criminal always finds a way to justify his acts-in this case, they portray themselves as doing the work of allah. how do you argue with someone who says god, allah, jehovah, told me to? after all, if you dispute their act, you're disputing god.

Precisely and simply How different is that from David Berkowitz taking his killing instructions from a dog?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

can't help but wonder how much of the terrorists' attitude comes from their religion, and how much comes from them wanting to be a terrorist. hell, a criminal always finds a way to justify his acts-in this case, they portray themselves as doing the work of allah. how do you argue with someone who says god, allah, jehovah, told me to? after all, if you dispute their act, you're disputing god.

That is a good point and groups like Al Qaeda will use this to their advantage. They will often recruit violent, angry, young men that are looking for an excuse to act out.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

That is a good point and groups like Al Qaeda will use this to their advantage. They will often recruit violent, angry, young men that are looking for an excuse to act out.

I agree completely.