Unless an American wants to put a huge amount of effort into the issue it really isn’t that easy for the average person to really know what to think about Islam. They don’t trust the media (for good reason) and they are not going to be pacified simply because a talking head told them not to worry. When they see polls showing 40% of the Muslims in the UK support sharia why should they believe that they have nothing to fear? They watch CNN and are told that the imam who wants to build the “ground zero mosque” should be trusted because he is a moderate then they learn he refuses to condemn Hamas as terrorist and they begin to question what people mean when they say moderate Muslim. When they look around the and see people living under oppressive theocracies in the name of Islam and so few Muslims willing to condemn they worry. There is no majority Muslim nations that most American’s want to visit much less live in.
If Americans are going to trust Muslims Muslims are going to need to do more to earn that trust. When we see Muslims condemn the radicalism of some in their faith it is almost a nuanced condemnation that leaves you unsure what they really believe. When we see Muslims willing to give as much tolerance as they demand we may be more sympathetic.
What are you talking about with your last line. what muslims are you talking about when you talk about us giving as much tolerance as we demand? I dont understand why you use muslim countries like Saudi Arabia as an example of how tolerant muslims are. We cant do anyhting abotu the laws and leaders in our former muslim countries but I can tell you that muslim Americans are very tolerant of their surroundings here. You wont ever see a Mosque sponsered protest against gay bars or abortion clinics. you wont see mosque sponsered protests against strip clubs in this country or against churches or places selling pork or tatoo parlors. And i dont know why people say muslims need to do more to speak out against radicalism, I always speak out against radical extremists. EVERYONE that i know wholeheartedly condemns terrorist and acts of terrorism. Do we need to tatoo our position on extremism to our foreheads for you to get that? And there is nothing we can do about our former countries, we cant change the way the governments work and they things they let happen, in fact thats why we left those damn places in the first place!
Aisha - formerly known as randschicka
Arson at future Islamic Center site 'takes it to a whole new level'
- 29/08/2010 04:54:42 AM
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That is quite pitiful. What a douche, I hope the community there turns and supports them. *NM*
- 29/08/2010 05:10:43 AM
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Don't get too worried. Not every mosque in America is under attack. Take a breath
- 29/08/2010 06:25:31 AM
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Re: Don't get too worried. Not every mosque in America is under attack. Take a breath
- 29/08/2010 08:33:10 AM
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You have to be kidding. Or I wish you were anyway.
- 29/08/2010 03:13:42 PM
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I think this is what she is refering to
- 29/08/2010 03:39:41 PM
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- 29/08/2010 06:31:34 PM
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- 29/08/2010 06:31:34 PM
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churches temples and mosqes are often vandalized all of the country
- 29/08/2010 07:58:15 PM
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It's unfortunate.
- 29/08/2010 02:41:08 PM
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Re: It's unfortunate.
- 29/08/2010 02:58:29 PM
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I don't think it's that simple.
- 29/08/2010 03:45:44 PM
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those facts are not that easy to find
- 29/08/2010 10:56:55 PM
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Are there no books in America? *NM*
- 29/08/2010 10:59:00 PM
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Lots of those books show the history of Islam...
- 30/08/2010 01:24:34 AM
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what a well thought out reply *NM*
- 30/08/2010 03:18:40 PM
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I thought her reply was too short too, but she does have a point.
- 30/08/2010 04:23:01 PM
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apperantly Fox News
- 30/08/2010 08:32:28 PM
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heheheheheeheheheeheHEHAHEHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAaheheheheheheh
- 30/08/2010 08:35:19 PM
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it would be funny if most liberals didn't really believe it was true
- 30/08/2010 08:49:58 PM
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how about the thousands upon thousands of Muslims who haven't done anything? *NM*
- 30/08/2010 08:51:36 PM
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Re: those facts are not that easy to find
- 30/08/2010 01:16:09 AM
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Now aisha, you know full well you're personally responsible for all of the middle east.
- 30/08/2010 12:29:36 PM
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well she hasn't done much to sell the idea that Muslims are moderate *NM*
- 30/08/2010 04:19:40 PM
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but she does not represent Islam.
- 30/08/2010 07:12:20 PM
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less fallacious than claiming the country xenophobic because some morons torched a bulldozer *NM*
- 30/08/2010 08:51:50 PM
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Wow - that's paranoid
- 29/08/2010 03:00:09 PM
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That's absurd.
- 29/08/2010 03:47:31 PM
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You are too young to remember the Christian Militia groups of the 1990s here in America.
- 29/08/2010 06:51:55 PM
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If we break that down to approximate percentages, that analogy is much less impressive/believable. *NM*
- 29/08/2010 09:21:44 PM
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That isn't a valid comparison
- 29/08/2010 10:39:32 PM
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Yes, but everyone uses the abortion bombing example. I was offering somethign different.
- 30/08/2010 03:18:19 AM
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There are approximately 1,400 mosques in the U.S. Please name me 14 that have radicalized people.
- 29/08/2010 06:41:39 PM
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14? Easy
- 29/08/2010 07:31:24 PM
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Er...
- 29/08/2010 08:01:50 PM
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Yeah, not a very subtle name
- 29/08/2010 08:34:53 PM
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