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#63
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10-01-2011, 09:53 PM
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Re: Mohammed Revealed
I can't agree with your post except for the facts. Partial fact: Correction: Islam was introduced to Egypt by Arabs in military conquest. Christianity had already been established there long before Islam even existed. Those who are oppressing and killing the Coptics are the invaders and their Egyption converts. Talk to any Coptic for these details. Islam in Egypt has the agenda to erase the Christian history of Egyptions. At first when the Arab Muslims began their Islamic rule over Egypt they treated the native Coptics with deference and gave them much lower taxes but soon they raised the taxes so high the Egyptions were forced to even give their own children up for slavery to pay the taxes. WTF moment: I'll let this go without comment. It's just too strange to even untangle. Oversimplification? Except you don't have Jews beheading Christians and posting it online. Mormons have yet to blow up a Mosque. Church of Scientology are some freaky bastards but I don't think they have plans to destroy every other religion and government on earth. Islam does. with muslims and you will find war, rape, murder, and constant chaos and political infighting. As a white who has been harrassed and called racial derogatory names by blacks and hispanics I am pretty sure it's the whites being oppressed now. Maybe you call it oppression when blacks call for other blacks to kill white babies. Somehow it's ALWAYS whiteys' fault. The EU is forcing Brits to accept massive amounts of immigration from Muslim countries in an effort to displace the native Brits from their own country or be forced to assimulate into a multicultural society where whites no longer exist as a seperate and distinct racial identity. That is the stated goal of multiculturalism. Once again, the native population of Germany is being forced to accept a massive influx of Islamic people just as has been done in Denmark, Ireland, UK, and other European countries. France has whole regions where native Frence are no longer safe or welcomed. Multiculturalism is the stated goal. Assimulation is the result. A war for grass: So you are talking about a Golf War? Or a Grass War? Whatever. Groups of unemployed youths with no real agenda beyond acting macho and being part of a group is not the same thing as a religous cult of oppression and annihilation with the agenda of world conquest. Maybe you have something against sports? This is only true if an authority figure endorses such activities or somehow makes it ok. I read the same study. So that's what you call it? It was such a lovely place before the British took over. Should kick them out of Iran. It's so nice that "Middle Eastern people" (read Muslims) never have to take responsibility for their problems. Because the whole world knows they only have problems because of "Ameeerika, UK, and the damn Juuze" Mostly it's just ignorance, greed, and hatred. "Allah Hu Akbar" So it's not the Copts hunting down and killing muslims. Glad you finally got to that part. Of course, It's exactly the same. We all know Crips have their own religion and their own army and take over governments, people and nations. Sure enough. Sarcasm aside: Bloods and Crips are rival gangs with competing agendas. They both want the same thing. So they go to bats for it and sometimes kids get killed. These gangs are nothing more than ad hoc unsophisticated groups of misfits who gravitate toward criminal activity. To compare the two situations is much like comparing the Crusades to Grapes of Wrath Oversimplification is a complete fail. It's making light of the true horror of an agenda of conquest that spans the globe and is centuries old. |
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#64
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10-01-2011, 10:03 PM
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Re: Mohammed Revealed
Gee, John, quite a stickler for argument. Do you have Asperger's or something? Any group tension can be boiled down to intergroup dynamics, social identity, and the conflict that arises from people's need to be in groups. It's not oversimplification, it's just revealing what's beneath the more apparent things, such as different religions, political claims, etc.
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#66
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10-01-2011, 10:34 PM
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Re: Mohammed Revealed
Somehow you left out the need to survive, live in peace, raise your children as you see fit, enjoy the fruits of your labor, and every other basic freedom. Equating one conflict with all others while pretending that a struggle for survival is the same as sports, petty classroom squabbles and neighborhood brawls between juvenile delinquents is a serious oversimplification. Jewish people have for 2000 years desired to be in their own homeland. There are 6 million now in Israel and another 6 million in USA. As well as those who are scattered around in other nations. Those still in the diaspora are an ever decreasing number. Most notably in the Islamic countries where they have been almost completely driven out. Of the millions murdered in Poland their numbers never regained the former demographics. Equating the steady march of Islamic oppression across the world against every other culture and religion as group dynamics is an oversimplification. Jews are not out to colonize the world. But instead only want to keep their own homeland as a safe haven. If hostile nations attack them, (and they do) they wish to have a homeland to return to. Yes Jewish people want to preserve their identity but they have always done so quietly with out conflict. And they have never had a problem belonging in a group because they are born that way. All they wish for is to live in peace and be left alone. This is not group dynamics. It is self perservation against centuries of persecution and hatred. You can have your opinion but don't be surprised if I choose to try to enlighten you with some facts. BTW I didn't go trying to insinuate you are mentally diseased like you did me. You can stop with the personal attacks. If it offends you that I point out the fallacies of your argument then so be it. Deal with it. BTW, when did the British become part of the UK? Was that like when the Bostonians became part of USA? Just kinda wondered why you tossed that in there. |
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#67
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10-02-2011, 12:06 AM
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Re: Mohammed Revealed
You seem to be missing it all. I really don't feel the need to explain to you the literature on Social Identity. I'm assuming you like to read, so look for studies by Tajfel & Turner. All these things which you are referring to play a part in the human experience and the experience of group conflict. It's evolutionarily proven that people are predisposed to form groups in order to find resources and survive. Not only does group membership provide us with self-esteem, socialization and belonging, but it also provides us with security that reduces uncertainty and gives us a perception of safety. These are all under threat when groups are in conflict with one another. It doesn't have be something as concrete as "you killed my child, I'll kill you". It can be something so simple as a misconception of another group. Sure there are group conflicts that are very particular. Yes, the conflict between the revolutionaries and Britain that resulted in the formation of the U.S. was not the same conflict as the Israeli-Palestinian tensions today. But if you analyze both of them, you'll see the underlying the skeleton. That's all I was referring to, but I guess it pays to dissect someone's argument for brownie points. |
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10-02-2011, 12:19 AM
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Re: Mohammed Revealed
I'll be honest, I glazed over some of what you said... First off, Muslims are not taking over and oppressing the world. You have got to be kidding me. This is some right-wing delusion. You forget the prime motivations of power, influence, money, and quality of life. If you read, you'll learn that Al Qaeda also functions as a massive drug operation. While ideological terrorism is a serious problem and exists in our world, it's a losing battle because most people don't want to die making a statement. Most people would rather have a better quality of life. Islam is, due to its violent and authoritarian nature, a perfect tool to use to spread influence and power over a region, or to further ends of an endeavor. But you'll find that most Muslims are moderate and don't agree with the violent aspects of the religion. Instead, they emphasize the order and tradition that is important in the religion. It's true Islam is a converting religion. But look at the social reality. Most Muslims come from highly closed and conservative societies. When they come to the West, they mingle mostly among themselves. There are fundamentalist interpretations of Islam, which seek to convert, but by and large, Islamic conversion is on par with Christianity. You can't compare Jews to Muslims in that regard because Jews don't seek conversion, rather they believe they put to the test as God's chosen people. How are Muslims oppressing the world? Take a relativist approach here. I don't like the religion for my own purposes. Primarily, because I was raised here in the U.S. and pursue a scientific field of study. Had I been raised elsewhere, I may have a different take on Islam. Thus if I say Islam is sexist, that's only because I'm looking at it from an American, suburban point of view. If I lived in Tehran, it may be different. If you look at Muslim's practices and call them barbaric, take your own position into account. What do you experience in your life that may make you think of them that way? We are raised with different social constructs. I know a Persian girl here that I studied with, who thought that dating guys was disgusting and taboo, and looked down on and hated girls who let loose and had fun. She also thought of herself as a good, unbiased person. She was also sheltered a great degree by a large, heavily conservative extended family. Her views were relative to her predicament, as are mine. I'm not going into personal attacks. But I must admit, I'm getting bored of this. |