I think that the billionish Muslims in the world aren't terrorists and that the inherently elitist hermeneutic of "if religious then illogical and dangerous" leads many to string together facts into a picture of divisive fear. A picture of divisive fear that belies the simple fact that generally people all around the world just want a peaceful existence.
I fear that this projection of the idea that Muslims are somehow 'invading' the US is actually a cover up of the hurtful reality that they are not infanct invading the West (portrayals of nutcases like the Boston bombers or Osama bin Laden as representative of Muslims is just dishonest). The harsh reality which many don't want to accept are that it is in reality the US and UK establishment who actually are leading their very real and bloody attacks on foreign land to impose THEIR laws and THEIR way of life on a people (any argument that it is just an aim to help raise these people from ignorant suffering to a better way of life just mirrors the Islamist rhetoric).
We wouldn't accept it if Iraqi's came over here with an army to tell us how to live. Generally people wouldn't accept it the other way around too as they know it isn't worth the bloodshed.
The wars in the Middle East which create thousands of battle-hardened US haters were in a massive part made palpable by the continued lie in our media that bombings like those we have seen last week are, in a large part, a Muslim phenomenon.
As long as the media portrays these events as coming from the 'fundamentals' of Islam or from being 'extremely' Muslim: we won't get past the needless bigotry that Muslims are 'the darkside of humanity' by which Westerners must measure their own virtues (we are free -opposed to the Muslim who is not, we are rational opposed to the Muslim who is not etc...)
As long as the recent tragedy isn't hijacked by people who hope to divide society for their own malignant aims - I will be happy.
Peace!
I fear that this projection of the idea that Muslims are somehow 'invading' the US is actually a cover up of the hurtful reality that they are not infanct invading the West (portrayals of nutcases like the Boston bombers or Osama bin Laden as representative of Muslims is just dishonest). The harsh reality which many don't want to accept are that it is in reality the US and UK establishment who actually are leading their very real and bloody attacks on foreign land to impose THEIR laws and THEIR way of life on a people (any argument that it is just an aim to help raise these people from ignorant suffering to a better way of life just mirrors the Islamist rhetoric).
We wouldn't accept it if Iraqi's came over here with an army to tell us how to live. Generally people wouldn't accept it the other way around too as they know it isn't worth the bloodshed.
The wars in the Middle East which create thousands of battle-hardened US haters were in a massive part made palpable by the continued lie in our media that bombings like those we have seen last week are, in a large part, a Muslim phenomenon.
As long as the media portrays these events as coming from the 'fundamentals' of Islam or from being 'extremely' Muslim: we won't get past the needless bigotry that Muslims are 'the darkside of humanity' by which Westerners must measure their own virtues (we are free -opposed to the Muslim who is not, we are rational opposed to the Muslim who is not etc...)
As long as the recent tragedy isn't hijacked by people who hope to divide society for their own malignant aims - I will be happy.
Peace!
Kudos given by (1): Dawud
