(September 13, 2012 at 1:18 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: "Extremist" (whatever that means anymore) kill their own people or people of different sects, let alone American officials.
Where was the West in condemning the killing of Iranian scientists? No they were quite happy that they were killed. Muslim blood seems to be cheap in American eyes too, with all sorts of civilians dying from drone attack, to bombings, to gun shots..
This is why many Muslims are not going out of their way to condemn it.
Neither side is peaceful. Sorry the west has through out history taken blood of other nations cheaper then their own interest.
They supported dictator coup's just to oppose ideologies, not really caring how much blood would be split.
Ironically, the west are supporting these same extremist in Syria, that would slaughter Alawites as well then want to kill shias in Lebanon and Iraq.
The west supported Israel when it attacked Lebanon, it has stopped UN sanctions on it for the crimes against humanity it has committed, and takes Lebanese and Palestine blood as cheap.
Respect begets respect.
Violence begets violence.
Peace begets peace.
Hate begets hate.
That's just how things roll.
You are dealing with human nature. But the difference is even with our sometimes undue collateral damage as a response, we are still in the west collectively morally ahead in the overal concept of civility.
Hate does beget hate. But how you deal with it is important. I see no better way than for humans to get along than to get over emotions and bitching and fucking allow it and agree to the common ground of non violence, even in the face of hate.
Otherwise if we get into taboos and try to force those on each other, then I would be justified as an atheist to murder a Christian for equating me to Hitler.
We are not better in the sense that we are the same species and always have been. But we are better in the sense that we have learned, all be it the hard way, that we can be civil and non violent, even in the face of hate.
We are still the same species no matter what label we are. Humans will always be capable of compassion and cruelty. That is not lost on me in the least. But it is NOT equal. The west is more in tune with the human condition. The idea that the individual should have the diginity to live without fear of violence from either their neighbor or government.
Unless one can handle hearing offensive things without responding in violence, I have no use or sympathy for such a selfish childish narcissistic person.
You could argue context of situation as to what is said and to who. A lot like some don't like porn and would agree we shouldn't sell it to children, but we don't have an outright ban on it.
There is a huge difference between saying hateful things, and using violence. The west has a much longer history of letting the words fly while agreeing that violence is never acceptable no matter what is said to you.
WHEN if ever, the majoritity of the Middle East gets to that point, then that would make them intelectually equal. Right now however most of that region is still stuck in its own selfish dark ages.
