RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 12, 2015 at 5:18 pm
(This post was last modified: March 12, 2015 at 5:21 pm by Sterben.)
First of all the author of the page is wrong on many issues in his Wiki page. Point one: (Islam is seen as a monolithic bloc, static and unresponsive to change. ) A culture does need adapt to the world around it, Islam as changed in many ways over the years; it's when the people practicing it uses a different method of using it for personal gain. In which many countries have done that.
Point two
Islam is seen as separate and "other." It does not have values in common with other cultures, is not affected by them and does not influence them.)
They have values in common with many cultures, they use mind control and keep there people from thinking, a common practice with other religions.
Point three(Islam is seen as inferior to the West. It is seen as barbaric, irrational, primitive, and sexist.
Being barbaric as many meanings; physical, mental, financial, and authoritarians. I find the military and what they do people striping away there individuality to be barbaric. Irrational describes any person who thinks there a man or woman in the sky watching down upon them or a person down below looking up at them is irrational. They are somewhat primitive in the ways there society works, they have many upon many social issues; but, what society does not? Americans lock up there people for money for a $30 dollar bag of weed! That is just pitiful and sad, we can't put rich people in prison for major financial crimes but we put poor and middle class people in prison for bullshit. Now that is what I call primitive! Treating a woman like a possession is wrong, a woman and man are people who are neither superior to one a other; one having different sex organs means nothing in general everyday life. You can't tell a other grown adult what they can were in everyday life and what is wrong for them to do.
Point FourIslam is seen as a political ideology, used for political or military advantage.) Any religion can be used for this, I don't see the rest of the world attacking radicals who use a religion for these kind of actives. Seems the Muslims are the odd man out in this century.
Point FiveCriticisms made of 'the West' by Islam are rejected out of hand. ) The world of eastern and western philosophy have always criticized each other. This not a new concept by any means, if we still value history at all; this would not be point at all.
Point sixHostility towards Islam is used to justify discriminatory practices towards Muslims and exclusion of Muslims from mainstream society.) The west as been doing this for centuries to other countries and cultures. It has been proven over the years that disfranchising a people only makes the people being disfranchised hateful and bitter to it's oppressors. So, it was only natural that the Muslims struck back at centuries of oppression by America.
Point sixAnti-Muslim hostility is seen as natural and normal. ) This point does hold it's ground, it's not a problem to have hostility. (E.g Clowns; If you were scared of clowns when you were little it's normal to be scared of them as an adult.) There's difference though between normal and violent actions to those you don't like. It's when you keep poking the dog, eventuality the dog will bite your hand. Same with people and groups. if one culture keeps poking away at them they will strike back.
So, I like to think I am not a Islamophobe.
Point two
Islam is seen as separate and "other." It does not have values in common with other cultures, is not affected by them and does not influence them.)They have values in common with many cultures, they use mind control and keep there people from thinking, a common practice with other religions.
Point three(Islam is seen as inferior to the West. It is seen as barbaric, irrational, primitive, and sexist.
Being barbaric as many meanings; physical, mental, financial, and authoritarians. I find the military and what they do people striping away there individuality to be barbaric. Irrational describes any person who thinks there a man or woman in the sky watching down upon them or a person down below looking up at them is irrational. They are somewhat primitive in the ways there society works, they have many upon many social issues; but, what society does not? Americans lock up there people for money for a $30 dollar bag of weed! That is just pitiful and sad, we can't put rich people in prison for major financial crimes but we put poor and middle class people in prison for bullshit. Now that is what I call primitive! Treating a woman like a possession is wrong, a woman and man are people who are neither superior to one a other; one having different sex organs means nothing in general everyday life. You can't tell a other grown adult what they can were in everyday life and what is wrong for them to do.
Point Four
Islam is seen as a political ideology, used for political or military advantage.) Any religion can be used for this, I don't see the rest of the world attacking radicals who use a religion for these kind of actives. Seems the Muslims are the odd man out in this century. Point Five
Criticisms made of 'the West' by Islam are rejected out of hand. ) The world of eastern and western philosophy have always criticized each other. This not a new concept by any means, if we still value history at all; this would not be point at all. Point six
Hostility towards Islam is used to justify discriminatory practices towards Muslims and exclusion of Muslims from mainstream society.) The west as been doing this for centuries to other countries and cultures. It has been proven over the years that disfranchising a people only makes the people being disfranchised hateful and bitter to it's oppressors. So, it was only natural that the Muslims struck back at centuries of oppression by America. Point six
Anti-Muslim hostility is seen as natural and normal. ) This point does hold it's ground, it's not a problem to have hostility. (E.g Clowns; If you were scared of clowns when you were little it's normal to be scared of them as an adult.) There's difference though between normal and violent actions to those you don't like. It's when you keep poking the dog, eventuality the dog will bite your hand. Same with people and groups. if one culture keeps poking away at them they will strike back.So, I like to think I am not a Islamophobe.
