march through the streets to protest against islamic fundamentalism and tell the world they do not support it.
2006-12-11 07:17:15 · 23 answers · asked by johnboy 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Which Christians marched through the streets after the Oklahoma City bombing to show they did not support Timothy McVeigh, a fundamentalist Christian? In the US at least in theory, we are supposed to be against guilt by association. That is exactly what you are advocating, guilt by association. To apologize means you have to be at fault, guilty, and this simply is not the case.
2006-12-11 07:36:41 · answer #1 · answered by sbcalif 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Muslims were killed in the attacks of September 11th 2001. Muslims were killed in the attacks of July 7th 2005. If there is a problem with "home-grown" terrorism, then is it not the problem of everyone who is a part of a society and part of a community? When you separate the Muslims out from the remainder of society, you are in danger of making those that you have chosen to exclude feel that since the majority neither want nor accept them, they have no interest in the society and therefore nothing to lose by threatening the existing way of life. Since being a part of society is of no benefit to them and they are not going to be allowed to succeed no matter how hard they try to be accepted, they have nothing to lose. The disapproval of the majority will not change the thinking of the excluded when they are already being vilified by an even larger majority. Marching may or may not be the answer, but it stands more chance of success if everyone who doesn't wish to blown to pieces takes part in it. When a bomb explodes or an airplane hits a building, people of all religions are killed.
Death does not take any notice of the faith of the person it claims.
2006-12-11 23:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by overnight celebrity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why imply that they do support extremist Islam by not marching, Where are the Christian, Hindu and Jewish marchers. They should be on the streets with the Muslims. All extremism is vile and we all should be protesting.
2006-12-13 08:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by malta1943 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think their worried mainly about backlashes from other non-law abiding muslims, and may be real fear of being targeted by 'groomed' or current terrorists. its a difficult situation, but the only way to fight it is to unite. if the full support by all creeds was behind them and they were fully aware of that, and that this goverment would help too, they may be inclined to stand up and protest. its their safety first!
2006-12-11 16:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by emzc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't the millions of decent law abiding citizens march on Downling street and protest against the carnage and murder in Iraq in our name.
Or was your question just one of these Daily Mail racist questions, as I am sure it was.
2006-12-13 03:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by manforallseasons 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They should do, they would gain a lot of respect from me and people can restore their faith in them if something like this were to happen. They have to prove themselves because they claim that extremists 'hide' behind their religion and not all of them are like it- PROVE IT. Maybe then I won't be travelling to Uni on the tube so scared everyday.
Until that day I will put my safety first and assume that they are all the same.
2006-12-11 17:31:29 · answer #6 · answered by Nat 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because , Tragically they are "Afraid and Grossly Intimidated " -- Bullied and Threatened- It is a Great , Great , Shame for the Good , Decent , Muslims -- who want nothing more than to Live in Peace with their Families and Friends - with no Intention or Desire to Harm Anyone .........
2006-12-12 06:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are protests led by Muslims against terrorism. The media doesn't report them. Perhaps this submission is DQ'd for you, as it didn't occur in the UK. Rather, it ocurred in Bahrain.
EDIT: 2nd link - a quarter million people in Jordan protest Islamist terrorism.
"They burnt portraits of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian suspected mastermind of the bomb plot, and 10 members of a dismantled terror cell, including four who were killed. Opposition parties, among them Islamic movements, did not take part in the march."
2006-12-11 15:31:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
There is good and bad in all people ,regardless of race, but when we are overrun with people foreign to us and our culture ,
and tell us what we can and cannot do then we have a big problem , and these people called Muslim's , should be doing all they can to assure us of there loyalty ,and marching against the militants in there mist would be a good start,we should also be looking to close all there mosques, as this is where it all starts
we could not go to there country and build churches , so why do we allow mosques?
2006-12-11 15:42:00 · answer #9 · answered by len m 2 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Why should they? It is unreasonable to think that decent people should want to march through the streets protesting.
You also need to realize that they probably do not want to set themselves and their families up as targets for any violence.
BTW, fundamentalist does not equal terrorist. Fundamental Islam is no more violent than fundamental Christianity.
2006-12-11 15:25:58 · answer #10 · answered by Stewart H 4 · 4⤊ 6⤋