Before you answer, consider the racist hysteria against Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor. Today, our internment of hundreds of thousands of Americans in concentration camps is considered a serious strike against our reputation as a democracy.
But the mentality that caused that is no different than today's Islamophobia.
2007-03-31 17:55:36 · 13 answers · asked by Longhaired Freaky Person 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Not that it matters, but just for the record I am not a Muslim.
2007-03-31 18:08:10 · update #1
Of course, Muslims repeatedly denounce terrorist attacks when they occur.
But if bigots could be persuaded by the facts, they wouldn't be bigots, right?
2007-03-31 18:11:27 · update #2
wow
i agree with you
just amazing
EDIT: actually, muslim leaders do not denounce these attacks, because it is written Koran that if muslims are arguing amongst each other, than that is a bad omen. So, they may just be living in denial with it. Oh well
2007-03-31 17:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Certainly the internment of the Japanese was a decision no one liked, but at that time ideals were not what they are today.
The problem with Islam today is much different. When the most vocal Islamists are saying hateful things and promising to destroy other religions and few speak out against it, the problem begins. When they make good on their threats it is perpetuated. When organizations like CAIR begin to test our defenses and break our security through lawsuits we begin to see the extent of what we are dealing with.
At some point they destroy their own credibility. Their religious brothers initiated the the image problem and it will be up to them to resolve it.
2007-04-01 01:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by CHEVICK_1776 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Islam is, by definition, a violent cult where all members are admonished to kill those who refuse to accept the religion of Mohamed.
It is in the Koran. It is not a country or a nationality, but is more akin to a giant crime organization. There is no phobia here.
Your analogy is not realistic or rational. The expressed hatred and contempt for Jews, Christians, and any other person who is not willing to accept that religion has been expressed vehemently from virtually every mosque on earth, including those in the United States.
It is not irrational to be suspect of people who are members of a group that are required to express the same hatred and rhetoric as a condition of remaining in the organization and not being killed themselves.
By your definition, we shouldn't be worried about the mafia, the Ku Klux Klan, or any other criminal or hate group.
2007-04-01 01:03:24 · answer #3 · answered by danny_boy_jones 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
There is a difference, of course. In WWII, a nation-state raised an attack. That is not true now. The best way of preventing Islamophobia is for the Muslims to keep their own house clean, by denouncing those who misuse the religion for justification of terrorism.
2007-04-01 01:05:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if it is the "greatest threat", but it is certainly one of them. Giving up our Constitutionally guaranteed rights, and proclaiming, "It doesn't matter if you have nothing to hide" are the actions and voices of people who are living in fear. And that fear is being encouraged by the present administration. The unfortunate truth of the matter is this: that is exactly what the terrorists hoped to accomplish! We, as a nation, have shown that our "sacred" democracy is vulnerable to the attacks of those who laugh at our freedoms.
2007-04-01 01:03:18 · answer #5 · answered by Joey's Back 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
muslims are crazy though...even the ones born here believe the same stuff Iraqi ppl do.... I had a friend in 10th grade who was muslim this was about 1 year after 9/11. We were talking about 9/11 and she said that Bush planned the whole thing....she really truly believed that Bush planned the attacks and killed American ppl.....i was like 14 then, and i dont see this girl anymore....i should have called the FBI on her terrorist azz. Who knows what her and her crazy parents are planning to do
2007-04-01 01:01:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
muslims believe: That the quaran is from there so-called god allah... there is only one quaran.... there is only one islam... the quaran is islam and islam is the quaran... the quaran clearly states that all who refuse to submit to the law of the quaran and islam are to be killed... there is no room for moderation in "kill all"....
What dose such a beliefe make those who follow the quaran and islam, in relation to the rest of the human population of the Earth... can you say...enemies
In my opinion that would make islam the threat to democratic freedom
2007-04-01 01:26:34 · answer #7 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Muslims have consistently shown temselves to be bloodthirsty savages. They are involved in almost every armed conflict raging today. They will not be satisfied until we are either praying to the East or dead. Islam must be destroyed.
2007-04-01 00:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by Rick N 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
PLZ if america wanted to thet could bom tae UN and take over the world. We have like fifty billion nukes compared to other countrys two or three. The US anint affraid of anyone.
2007-04-01 00:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by THe questioneer 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Actually its your intolerance to education, science, and respect for women not as dogs that is a threat to our democratic freedom. If it were up to your religion, we would have our balls cut off for being homosexual. So Go screw your Islam and its beliefs because its barbarac, and wrong. A women should be able to not have to wear sheats over thier heads.
2007-04-01 00:58:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋