I keep hearing the politicos say that whenever discussing all the problems that religion and its people have brought this nation. If true, then why havn't the mainstream of these so called 'good and decent' people done anything at all to stop the violence? They have connections, relatives, friends and associates with influence through the middle east. Not even a full 1 percent have stepped forward. More like 1/3000th of 1 percent. Some have hired on for big bucks as interpreters. It is obvious to me that they don't want it to stop. They want to enjoy our country and its freedoms and most have no idea or concept of how it was founded and why.
2007-03-23 11:23:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I haven't met any. The one Muslim I met that was decent and a nice person was not practicing anymore. He had moved to Seattle and kinda walked away from it. The few others I've met have not impressed me as great people. No worse than a lot of other Americans though. Just not the kind of people I'd want to be friends with.
2007-03-23 11:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Most are good and decent people and really do not have the connections you assume they have. My husband is Muslim and his family has no friends, family, connections or influence in the Middle East. Someone else here said that she is part Italian so she must be in the mafia, according to your ideology. I am also part Italian and my family WAS in the mafia, but that does not mean they are now or that they would ever assist me if needed. I understand what you are saying, but you are simply not right on this. Sorry. If they could find a way to stop the violence, trust me, they would.
2007-03-23 18:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We hear so much in the news about awful acts committed by muslims in the world. From Africa to Iran and Iraq.
We studied history and Iran and Iraq were in a 8 years long war and over a million people died. Then they blew up the embassy in Africa and then the genocide where 400,000 have been killed in Africa. For what?
then Afganistan and Russia were in a war that broke the country of Russia. So now we are told how peaceful they are? Get a newspaper.
2007-03-23 18:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by Vanessa 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
So how was our country founded and why? Freedom of religion for peaceful, loving christians? If that's how and why, I really would beg to differ on that. I only know a few muslims. A couple in our country, one in Jordan and one in India. They are all wonderful. Loving and patient.
2007-03-23 18:29:31 · answer #4 · answered by Rosalind S 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Muslims that I know are indeed good and decent people, but your criticism is on point: they have not done enough to root out the bad apples. Were it otherwise, Osama bin Laden would have been apprehended years ago.
2007-03-23 18:29:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You're (I'm assuming) Aryan. You should have connections in Iran. Why don't you stop them making nuclear weapons? Why don't you protest against a foreign country thousands of miles away? Or do you have no knowledge of British culture and do you not value our freedoms?
2007-03-23 18:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
pjerry wrote:
"They want to enjoy our country and its freedoms and most have no idea or concept of how it was founded and why."
You mean, they don't know anything about the slaughter of indigenous peoples of this land, the breaking of every single one of the treaties signed, the kidnapping and enslavement of millions of Black Africans, and the subsequent freedom to hang or lynch one whenever they saw fit?
http://www.withoutsanctuary.org/photos/30.jpg
Yeah...they SHOULD look deeper into the history of this nation...this "Christian" nation.
RM
2007-03-23 18:40:37 · answer #7 · answered by A.L.M. 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Why do you assume that all muslim people know one another and have connections? I'm part Italian, so you probably assume that I know the mafia, right? That I have connections? This is an incorrect and frankly stupid assumption that is often made about many ethnic groups.
2007-03-23 18:33:12 · answer #8 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Last time I checked historically the most violent religion ever created was not Islam, want to take a guess n what it might be?
2007-03-23 18:30:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yeah, all those connections and whatnot would be useful if the extremeists associated with the general mainstream.
Next time please ask a question. If you want to rant, start a blog.
2007-03-23 18:31:16 · answer #10 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋