is the ..US vs THEM.. mentality, spawned by the quran and other xenophobic texts....?

Question

....what enables muslims to engage in, or clandestinely support violence [israel/sudan/chechnya/etc-etc-etc-bali-etc-egypt-etc-etc] .. and in the same breath spout the untruth that theirs is a religion of peace...

is that sort of contradictory thinking only possible if you see the people of your religion as US, and ALL! the other people on the planet as THEM?

when are muslims going to shake off their xenophobia, or is it so innate that they are never going to be able...with a full heart... to join hands with the wider world?

Answer 1

Christians do "us vs them", too, as do all groups.

Answer 2

US and THEM has absolutely nothing to do with religion. I grew up in a small village in the Lake District. My father was an Anglican priest, and I went to a private school until my parents ran out of money when I was 12.
I was not accepted as a 'normal person' and neither were the doctor's children or the solicitor's children - although when he went to gaol for fraud, his children did gain a bit of street-cred.
Us and them was teachers and pupils/parents, the local council/anyone who didn't qualify for a council house etc. etc.

Xenophobia is the fear of a different race. Muslims, like Christians come from many different races.
Now how do you react to an ethnic Arab Egyptian or Syrian Christian?

By the way, I think you'll find that Chechnya was 90% Muslim BEFORE Russian repression started.

Answer 3

Erm... King Richard.. Jerusilem.. swords and spears.. there was a name for that... Oh yes the Crusades!!!!

Christianity has been doing this for over a thousand years.. from the Middle East to Norway and the U.S.

So they are equally guilty of the Us an them arguement

I say.. give the muslims a go!!!!! Woohoo!!! A Jihad on you.

Erm should probably point out I'm not a Muslim before someone sends me the Camp X-ray brochure

p.s. I suspect you found the word xenophobic on the back of a cereal packet and thought.. hmnnn .. must find a sentence to use it in

Answer 4

Supposing if this question is asked by a Muslim and in place of the words
" muslims ", it is " Christians ". Let's reverse everything. Supposing if the superior country in the world is an Islamic country. The Muslims will be wondering why the Christians cannot join hands with the wider world. This is what the Muslims are trying to gain now. To be superior like you.

Answer 5

Humans naturally form groups. With those groups, we tend to bond with those in the group and have enmity towards those outside the group. We tend to be congretory animals.

Religions play on this fact by emphasizing group-think. They indoctrinate their converts into a total US versus THEM attitude. Even the ones who espouse tolerance only do so to the point where they think they might convert someone. After that, it is "don't throw pearls before swine" or "an eye for an eye" or other antagonistic cliches.

Islam isn't alone in this. If you pick two religions at random or even sects within a religion, you'll probably find a war or violent conflict between them somewhere.

Answer 6

Well, for the Last Jedi, Allah is Arabic for God... -_- anyway...Why is it that Christians do the same thing? It's circular logic implies a repugnant mind...but then again, most religious people are like that as well. But as for Muslims and peace, I've read parts of the Qu-ran, and most of it is peaceful, it's the extremists who are the ones who do the violence, just like the Christians....And contradictory thinking is also in Christianity, Judaism, and any religion.

Answer 7

I really hope you understand the concept of hypocracy as your 'question' above is completely littered with it. 'Muslims' are not xenophobic and it is certainly not innate. You will find the majority of followers of Islam to be peaceful, friendly people, but, you're too xenophobic and racist to notice the distinction between Islam and Terrorism. Which is a huge distinction.

I think you'll find it's the minority of muslims who preach this hate and warp the words of the Koran to their twisted ideaology. This is the same as claiming that all Germans were Nazis, all Americans were white supremisicsts, all Irishmen are IRA sympathisers and terrorists, all Basque people are ETA terrorists and hate Spain/France.

Get over it. There are minorities in EVERY culture and EVERY religion that jump on the bandwagons of hate that is preached by those with a control over their peopel with false promises of glory and martyrdom.

You ought to get out more and realise it certainly isn't US against THEM.

Answer 8

You're talking about a small percentage of Muslims, remember. Most Muslims do treat their religion with respect and peace, and preach love. You're talking about radicals, who are obsessed with "being right" and part of "the only true religion" rather than practicing their faith. They justify their extreme actions by taking extreme views. No one will be able to force the extremists to believe anything other than their warped view of Islam, and no matter what anyone else says or does, it will be warped into "proof" and justification for the brutality and violence against others.

Answer 9

i think thats only a small group of muslims ur talkin bout. but as for them... my friend does a lot of business over there, has been for years, and he seems to think the major problem is education. u kknow what happens with the kids? the smarter ones go off to be doctors, lawyers, business men, etc... and the less-gifted ones (the idiots) become the religious leaders of the community. thats a problem right there, but ontop of that they have a mentality of teaching all the kids of the crusades (in a twisted view) like they happened yesterday. im sure they don't mention how they themselves invaded and occupied spain for centuries, not to mention many other places. remember, istanbul used to be constantinople.

Answer 10

when you refer to a group of people as a singular entity naturally anything that any individual does will be compared to the rest of the whole.

I believe that the same thing that enables muslims to engage in anti-political activities is the same thing that enables anyone to engage in anti-political activities.

In countries such as the ones you mentioned the opinions of the able and willing are such that any idea or campaign seem good-natured or well-meaning, albeit there will be cases where good-natured individuals are turned against their fellow members of society by those who will use any reason, any act of aggression as an opportunity to do harm to others.

I believe that if one were to answer yes to this question, one must also answer yes to the other examples, such as christianity's bible.

Answer 11

All religions claim to be peaceful, which raises the question as to whom is doing all the fighting then?

If we had been proper Christians, the British Empire would never have existed.

I think it's time to put aside the worries about religion and ask ourselves if it is not just humans that are the problem?