Why do most Americans think all Muslims are terrorists? Are all Christians Kool-aid drinking cult freaks?

Question

Because you'd have to use the same logic to come to both conclusions, you know.

Answer 1

The media and our current moronic administration are using the stereotype of Muslims as terrorists to frighten the masses (for ratings and midterm elections respectively) into not thinking clearly and creating mass hysteria. What anyone with half brain would realize is that fundamentalism in ANY religion is dangerous and when that fundamentalist zealotry merge with politics as it has in this country over the last 20 years and in most Muslim countries for some time it's downright murderous.

Answer 2

Hmm ... I only know Kool-Aid drinking Americans (giggle).

I recognize both Christianity and Islam have had violent pasts; yet Muslims refuse to do so. Pride and righteousness will ruin all who partake.

However, my disturbance with the Muslim culture is their "No-tolerance" to other cultures inalienable rights. Do not the Muslim community come to an violent up-roar when a culture practices their "Freedom of Speech"/ "Freedom of Press" by drawing a silly cartoon? Does not the Muslim community accept new members, but put death threats onto those who wish to leave the Islamic teachings thereby violating "Freedom of Religion"?

In my observations it is like watching an abusive husband wrongfully dominate his surroundings. Sure he's charming, and has a smooth tongue at first, but into the relationship he is dominating, abusive, and will not let go of his rage within.

Answer 3

The moderate voices within the Muslim community need to be much louder in condemning the acts of these terrorists... we have the same thing here... some nut will bomb an abortion clinic and you will get one or two 'clergy' who will refuse to condemn or worse actually agree with what the nut did, but here you will find that these extremists are widely and loudly condemned and taken to task by the more moderate majority from both sides of the issue... this does not happen to nearly the same extent in the Muslim world

Answer 4

Yes, you have to use the same logic to come to both conclusions.

Maybe lack of logic is more accurate, because it's lack of logic that perpetuates religious divisions in the first place - and not just between Islam and Christianity.

It is so, so much easier to prepare adhesive labels that read 'Terrorist', 'Infidel' (or 'Redneck', 'Liberal', 'Neocon', etc, etc - the fun never ends, kids!) and slap them into place than it is to realise we that we're oversimplifying matters to the point of shallowness.

And people who are unwilling to think deeply or rationally become easy targets for political expediency and media manipulation. Hit someone in the zone of their 'self-interest', persuade them (rationally or otherwise), that a definable group is detrimental to that interest, then spread that message so it self-replicates.

That's how messages of hate become transmissible sound-bites, and mobilise mobs (either figurative or real). When the leaders of Gujarat needed to mobilise Hindus to slaughter Muslims by the thousands in that Indian state, it took them less than a week to put it all together.

All religions are equally capable of selective amnesia, and equally adept at historical revisionism.

If it wasn't fatal, it would be funny.

Answer 5

I dont think all muslims are terrorists, just the ones that are around me. By that same logic I offer christians kool-aid all the time.

However if the pope wants to explore muslim beliefs more, he can always start an inquisition.

Answer 6

I don't get your logic.
There were only 200+- Kool-aid drinking followers of Jim Jones.
We Americans;;;; Know not all muslims are terrorists.
But there are 10s of thousands of muslims outside the USA that murder and commit suicide What logic are you suggesting we use?
OK Justify the 3000+ Iraqi muslims murdered and found tortured and mutilated in execution style in baghdad just last month, forget the other mass graves, just muslim killing muslim?
Some blessing from allah haha?

Answer 7

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Answer 8

A few extremists will often times ruin the public's perception of any group. Consider motorcyclists: most of us are every day people with kids, pets, mortgages, and ordinary jobs like teacher, nurse, or homemaker. But people see criminals ala "Hell's Angels" when a few bikers pull up in leather jackets and heavy boots.

The perception doesn't fit the reality, but the few examples that exist stick out in people's minds much more than the Muslim next door who brings food to shut ins, speaks peacefully to neighbors and children, and would rather shoo a fly out the window than smack it with a newspaper.

Answer 9

There is a difference in that Jim Jones was not a Christian. He was a cult leader and thought he was Christ. He was crazy and most Christians recognize that. We did not support the Kool-Aid cult. There is a stark difference.

However, most Muslims... will not bad mouth another Muslim no matter what they do. They will not condemn the extremists. So what are they? Are they not sympathizers?

Answer 10

The difference is that Christians condemn the cultists who suicide as brainwashed people led by an insane leader, while the Muslims are making heroes out of the terrorists.