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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 17, 2014 at 10:31 pm
(October 17, 2014 at 11:38 am)Minimalist Wrote: ![[Image: khomeini01.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i-cias.com%2Fe.o%2Fill%2Fkhomeini01.jpg)
That would be news to this goat fucker.
Many revolutions have been foisted upon nations by minorities; this was not very different. The main difference is that the clerics used the Tudeh Party to mobilize the people, and then when the revolution succeeded, they turned on the Tudehs because they were no longer needed. Kind of like what the Bolsheviks did to Kerensky and the Kadets in revolutionary Russia.
The Iranians I've known were friendly, tolerant of us Christians in their country, and against the Shah much more than for the mullahs. That doesn't really fit the American propaganda screed, I know.
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 17, 2014 at 11:10 pm
Had an Iranian (he INSISTED he was Persian, BTW) in an adjacent dorm room in college. Friendly guy (and damned HOT HOT HOT!) never came across as religious at all, but was in the Iranian Student Brigade (or whatever they called it) and was really against the Shah and pro-revolution.
Don't have any inkling of what happened to him, and don't really know how to find out.
An Iranian friend of his lived in a boarding house with several other compatriots. I was there once, and didn't feel unsafe. Subsequent events (this was in the 70s after all) might have led me to be suspicious or concerned what might be happening there.
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 18, 2014 at 3:16 am
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(October 17, 2014 at 10:22 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Regardless, I maintain my point that if even a mere 10% of Muslims, a tiny minority that should make Ben Affleck happy, turn into Islamists or Jihadis, it means that Islam is a toxic religion.
Even a tiny minority, even if it were true, is too many radical Muslims being produced by this toxic worldview. So what? His number are completely fabricated. If Muslims want Sharia Law - just for other Muslims and not non-Muslims - he doesn't even ask what interpretation of the Sharia they're wanting, he labels them all as radicalised extremists.
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 18, 2014 at 3:39 am
Show me a non-radical Muslim, and I'll show you a thousand Muslims who want stone that non-radical.
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 18, 2014 at 4:28 am
(October 17, 2014 at 11:27 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: (October 17, 2014 at 11:14 am)Brian37 Wrote: Um no one is saying that is a TINY minority. It is a huge minority. But it is still not the majority.
You still have a large enough few that are holding that region hostage.
If any ideology inspires even a mere 10% of its adherents to such heights of destruction and hatred, it is a toxic ideology.
Bear in mind muslims make about 1.6 billion people. So even 10% consists of 160 million. Thats a fucking lot
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 18, 2014 at 6:17 am
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/..._hp_ref=uk
on a related issue.
A Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan because the people she worked with refused her offer of water saying it would be unclean served by a non-muslim. She understandably took offence and she is now on death row. The judge at the sentencing apparently got a standing ovation.
Make of this what you will.
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 20, 2014 at 1:37 am
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What a bullshit. Did this guy ever visited the middle east ? or just talking shit ?
The majority of Muslims believe in nothing. I don't say they are "atheists", I say they "believe in literally nothing". Just to live, eat, breed & die. That's all they do.
And the culture of arabs (whom are considered the only muslims in the world according to many) dictates that honor worths killing for, social status & image worths ruining other peoples' lives, and above all : MONEY = LIFE. They would behead you if you touch their cash or their social status, they will kill you twice before doing so.
If Muslims believed in Islam, they wouldn't be filling the streets of Europe & America ; looking for a new opportunity to "brag about visiting the lands of blondes & white beautiful women".
People totally mix arab norms with Islamic teachings. Arabic culture is violent, the most bad actions you see around is caused by that. Throughout the ages arabs preserved that culture, and they would use any means to cover their bad habits : including the usage of religion..
I was bitten by arabs, and the venom wasn't islamic at all.
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 20, 2014 at 1:42 am
(October 17, 2014 at 10:31 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (October 17, 2014 at 11:38 am)Minimalist Wrote:
That would be news to this goat fucker.
Many revolutions have been foisted upon nations by minorities; this was not very different. The main difference is that the clerics used the Tudeh Party to mobilize the people, and then when the revolution succeeded, they turned on the Tudehs because they were no longer needed. Kind of like what the Bolsheviks did to Kerensky and the Kadets in revolutionary Russia.
The Iranians I've known were friendly, tolerant of us Christians in their country, and against the Shah much more than for the mullahs. That doesn't really fit the American propaganda screed, I know.
All I know is they made a big fuss over the fuckhead when he came back.
http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/feb...s-12769714
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 20, 2014 at 1:54 am
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(October 18, 2014 at 3:39 am)Kitanetos Wrote: Show me a non-radical Muslim, and I'll show you a thousand Muslims who want stone that non-radical.
Then, how come egyptian youth smoke weed in the streets (publicly), prostitutes work publicly in places like "Haram St." in Giza, Bahrain -which is an islamic country- has prostitution licensee -heck they even have shemales there-, all this is public, known, and lots of the Saudies I knew had adultery & still do ?
The radicals you speak about only show up when the governments needs them. Either to fight a proxy war in Afghanistan, or iraq, or whatever..
Looks like operation cyclone was forgotten so quickly.
The majority of muslims are nationalists who call their norms "Islam". Have you ever wondered how many versions of the Hijab is out there ? let alone : you have sunna & shia & suffies ? sunna themselves are categorized into salafies, wahhabies...etc ?? I told you..nationalistic norms which are thought to be "religion"..
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RE: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
October 20, 2014 at 2:02 am
(October 18, 2014 at 3:39 am)Kitanetos Wrote: Show me a non-radical Muslim, and I'll show you a thousand Muslims who want stone that non-radical.
I agree.
Where are the muslim leaders who preach peace? Is it that they are not highlighted by the media ,not popular enough in their community or that they are non existent ? Probably they are scared of the fanatical muslims.
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