A Huffington Post article by Michael Shank triggered one of my Google Alerts. I have selected two excerpts for dissection.
The first excerpt follows a litany of "scares", ending with Islamophobia.
There is purpose here. When entire races, religions or regions are dehumanized, it is easier to wage war, expel immigrants, and forge new, discriminatory (or oppressive) domestic and foreign policies to deal with these vilified populations.
Which of those things did we do? Did we wage war against Communism? Did we outlaw the Communist Party? Did we arbitrarily expel Communists? How about Catholics & Jews? We did go to war against Japan, seems like there was some valid reason for that action. I do not remember Pearl Harbor, but some of my readers might. The issue of internment is highly charged, but I have seen indications that the policy had some grounding in reality.
Next, we get down to the issue: Islamic violence.
We have few notions of Islam and nonviolence, in large part because our fear has focused on the extreme outliers and because our largely Christian nation has not yet fully embraced -- in media, policy, education or law -- religious diversity, no matter how nonviolent, peaceful and tolerant the religion's majority. It is time we do so. There is much to embrace -- if only we open our eyes to it.
dehumanized
Islam depicts Jews as those who "earned Allah's anger"; Christians as those who "
went astray". It describes Jews as the "
worst of living creatures"; "
apes and swine". It
curses us and
declares war on us.
notions of Islam and nonviolence
Are notions of nonviolent Islam grounded in reality? Here is a list of the Islamic episodes of violence in the table of contents of
Guillaume's The Life of Muhammad. The first raid: on Waddan 281
Hamza's raid to the coast 283
Raid on Buwat 285
Raid on al-'Ushayra 285
Raid on al-Kharrar 286
Raid on Safawan 286
Fighting in the sacred month 286
The change of the Qibla 289
Battle of Badr
Raid on B. Sulaym 360
Raid called al-Sawiq 361
Raid on Dhu Amarr 362
Raid on al-Furu' 362
Attack on B. Qaynuqa' 363
Raid on al-Qarada 364
Killing of Ka'b b. al-Ashraf 364
Muhayyisa and Huwayyisa 369
Battle of Uhud 370
The Quran on UQud 391
The day of al-Raji' 426
Treachery at Bi'r Ma'una 433
B. al-Nadir exiled 437
Raid of Dhatu'l-Riqa' 445
Last expedition to Badr
Raid on Dumatu'l-Jandal 449
Battle of the Ditch 456
Attack on B. Qurayza 461
Killing of Sallam 482
Attack on B. Lihyan 485
Attack on Dhu Qarad 486
Attack on B. al-Mustaliq
Raid on Mu'ta 531
The occupation of Mecca 540
Khalid followed by 'Ali go forth as missionaries 561
Khalid destroys al-'Uzza 565
Battle of Hunayn 566
Capture of al-Ta'if 587
Division of the spoils of Hawazin
Raid on TabUk
Ghalib's raid on B. al-Mulawwah 660
Zayd's raid on Judham 662
Zayd's raid on B. Fazara 664
'Abdullah b. Rawaha's raid to kill al- Yusayr 665
'Abdullah b. Unays's raid to kill Khalid b. Sufyan 666
'Uyayna's raid on B. al-' Anbar 667
Ghalib's raid on B. Murra 667
'Amr b. al-' As's raid on Dhatu'l-Salasil 668
Ibn Abu Hadrad's raid on Idam 669
His raid on al-Ghaba 671
'Abdu'l-Rabznan's raid on Dumatu'l-Jandal 672
Abu 'Ubayda's raid to the coast 673
Salim b. 'Umayr's raid to kill Abu' Afak
'Umayr b. 'Adiy's raid to kill' Asma' 675
Capture of Thumama b. Athal 676
'Alqama's raid 677
Kurz's raid on the Bajilis 677
'Ali's raid on the Yaman 678
extreme outliers
Was the founder of Islam an extreme outlier? He said that he was "
ordered to fight the people". He said that he was "
made victorious with terror". No, Muhammad defined Islam, and set its standard with the exemplary conduct listed in the contents of his biography.
Is Allah, Islam's deity, an extreme outlier? He
ordained jihad for Muslims. He commanded Muslims to
wage war against pagans until resistance ceases and only Allah is worshiped on a global scale. Allah commanded Muslims to
wage war against Jews, Christians & Zoroastrians until they are subjugated and extorted.
Are Al-Qaeda, HAMAS & Hezbollah extreme outliers or are they Salafists, obedient to Allah and emulating Muhammad?
religious diversity
Muhammad said "
I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.".
nonviolent, peaceful
Are they believers? Or are they hypocrites? If they are believers, they are neither nonviolent nor peaceful.
9:111. Verily,
Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties; for the price that
theirs shall be the Paradise. T
hey fight in Allâh's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Qur'ân. And who is truer to his covenant than Allâh? Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success .
If they are nonviolent and peaceful, then: [See
9:84...89 for the definition of hypocrites.]
4:88. Then what is the matter with you that you are divided into two parties about
the hypocrites? Allâh has cast them back (to disbelief) because of what they have earned. Do you want to guide him whom Allâh has made to go astray? And he whom Allâh has made to go astray, you will never find for him any way (of guidance).
4:89. They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected (Faith), and thus that you all become equal (like one another). So take not Auliyâ' (protectors or friends) from them, till they emigrate in the Way of Allâh (to Muhammad ).
But if they turn back (from Islâm), take (hold) of them and kill them wherever you find them, and take neither Auliyâ' (protectors or friends) nor helpers from them.
9:68. Allâh has
promised the hypocrites; men and women,
and the disbelievers,
the Fire of Hell, therein shall they abide. It will suffice them. Allâh has cursed them and for them is the lasting torment.
tolerant
Why are there no churches in Saudi Arabia? Why are Christians murdered, their churches & homes destroyed with impunity in Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya & Nigeria?
much to embrace
Does that include
genocidal conquest &
terrorism? Do you embrace
child brides, who can be divorced before they reach menarche? Do you embrace a legal code in which a woman's testimony is
worth half that of her husband? Do you embrace the return of
Jesus Christ as a genocidal warlord?
I am sometimes amazed at the idiocy of the Leftoidal Gooberheads. The sudy performed is a good thing I suppose, it provides data to use to fight illegal invasion of the Country. But isn’t it also just plain old common sense?
and BTW, good job digging it up snooper.
I read a lot. I scan a lot. And I write a lot. There is a lot of common sense out there but CONgress is allergic to it.
They would “Rather” listen to trolls because trolls swallow.
In my estimation I think congress should READ our Constitution. Of course first it will help if they learn how to read.
Snoop it’s this way Bush made up his mind that this is what he wanted and no one or nothing was going to stop him.
Election coming up want to invade congress?
I do wnat to Thank the 35 Senators that had the people’s wishes in mind with their vote.
“I read a lot. I scan a lot. And I write a lot.”
Do you ever leave the house for fresh air and sun? LOL!
sometimes…not often
It ain’t over until the aliens win…
“sometimes…not often”
LOL! No wonder why you think America still supports the war. You should get outmore often.
Poor troll…I obviously get out more than you do and I don’t cheat my employer like you do.
It is nice being retired. I go where I want when I want.
Seriously… next time you’re out in public, ask someone about this war. 7 out of the 10 people you ask will say it sucks and they want our trooops home. They’ll call President Bush a idiot too. Try it once.
I have NO doubt that people say that war sucks. It DOES suck. I know. I’ve been there and done that. When will that sink into your retarded brain?
No. Desert Storm didn’t suck. The invasion of Afghanistan didn’t suck…. catching and bringing Osama Bin Laden to justice doesn’t suck.
I can’t believe I keep go rounds with you Kooks about the saaaaame thing OVER and OVER and OVER again. LOL!
Look… Stay blind. It just helps us out during elections. After Iraq and the immigration thing, don’t plan on winning another election for the next 30 years. Please.
BTW… Don’t even bother responding. Your word is worthless to me.
Ditto right back at ya and I have been saying that same thing to you for a very long time. Now that I have kicked your ass AGAIN, don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
I had you touching everything in the room. You got whooped. You couldn’t even hang. I posted so many facts today and you couldn’t honestly disprove a single one.
Good night.
If you’re lucky I’ll be back tomorrow to bring excitement back to your blog.
Out
What?!?! Everyone knows Diversity=Strength, or hasn’t the Left repeated it enough to make it true yet?
#14: “If you’re lucky I’ll be back tomorrow to bring excitement back to your blog.”
I’m probably going to check this out tommorrow, so I’ll be sure to go out of my way to let as many black cats as I can cross my path until then.
Too bad for you nevada/LOC/ZERO/whatever IP you feel like using today…you lost big time and are now whimpering away. Go ahead and believe the Leftinistra poll tripe. You deserve each other…dumber and dumbest.
mdvp…aren’t these trolls dumb or what?
I’m pretty sure that’s the only variety they come in. Yours are exceptionally dumb, though.
“you lost big time and are now whimpering away.”
LOL!
You kicked my a** in what? Again… I posted so many facts today and you couldn’t honestly disprove a single one. Prove to me Americans support this war. I dare you. Put SOMETHING on the table. Are you chicken?
Too dumb to realize how dumb they really are. I’m surprised this goat herder can find his own keyboard.
Dear moron…already done that one. You WON’T accept it. You got your ass whooped. Run along. Class dismissed.
“I posted so many facts today and you couldn’t honestly disprove a single one.”
Is there an echo in here? It’s getting pretty annoying.
I know. And they follow me everywhere. Like lost puppies they are, whimpering because they cannot convince me their opinions are facts backed up with nothing substantial except some retarded poll that some leftie outfit put out.
Prove to me Americans support this war. I dare you. Put SOMETHING on the table. Are you chicken?
The 61% “somewhat” poll I tore apart earlier is a joke. Ask your boy solo, he’ll tell ya…. LOL!
“I know. And they follow me everywhere.”
You need me. If I wasn’t here stirring up conversation, no one would stay. Trust me on that one.
Now I know you are ZERO…n o one is as full of themselves as that loser…LOL!!! Run along now. The Grown Ups will arrive soon and children are to be dismissed. TATA.
Only in your wet dreams, loser…LOL!!
You know, funnily enough, the dumber they get, the more arrogant they are.
The other night my presence almost crashed Wordpress. LOL! Remember you had to create that open thread when we stuffed 90+ comments in a thread? LOL!
BTW… A daily “open thread” would be helpful. I can post many more facts and create much more excitement if you would create one daily.
hey mdvp, i’ve noticed you and garfish here a lot–where do y’all hangout?
PEEK-A-BOO!
Create one daily? What for? You? Not hardly. Stay on topic. I was kind this evening. Only drooped 2 of your comments against Cassy…not tolerated.
Start your own thing. Then again, hardly anyone would be there.
mdvp…that is a true statement. The trolls think the world is about them.
“I can post many more facts”
As opposed to the amount of facts you post now, at a resounding 0?
My (pretty new and still growing) blog is wwww.mdvp.wordpress.com, which I think I mentioned here before once. If you skim through the large amount of raw news I’ve been posting lately and find my opinion, I’m sure you’ll see why I’m here a lot.
insulating foam against reality, i think
Extra ‘w’, typical of me. For your convenience: www.mdvp.wordpress.com.
Troll School…I wonder where it is…
mdvp…sorry man…I thought I had you in my blogroll. My bad!
Forest Opine…Fighting Against Stupidity One Liberal at a Time…LOL!! I love it!!
Nice blog, mdvp.
Since we’re promoting blogs.
http://nogibbons.blogspot.com
Can I get on blogroll? Right.
BTW… You can find the video of Ann Coulter getting slapped around by Elizabeth Edwards on my blog.
http://nogibbons.blogspot.com
mdvp–linking to mine–putting you on a couple of my blogrolls (snooper’ll tell you I don’t bite too hard unless i’m riled)
No problem. And it looks like the trolls have spilled over. Saw the first post and made some comment about Christian conservatives being as bad as Islamic fundamentalists. Didn’t think it was smart enough to realize that it was a link to my blog.
urgh….
Thanks Miss Beth! I’ll add your blogs too then.
BTW, saw that you’re a traditionalist Catholic. I’m sure we’ll get along just fine.
INRE #40…check the blogroll, silly
Oh, now I almost feel bad because it complimented my blog. Oh well, I’ll get over it. Thanks, though.
LOL…yes, I noticed your header picture of that incredible “square”
Snooper,
Right on. I’ll return the favor. Good looking out.
I also see you’re a fan of IMAO–Frank J. over there gave me permission to use his Fred Thompson “facts”, which I need to compile for this week, as long as I gave attribution…just got permission from Catholic League for the same thing using their alerts and emails—I’m sure you could do the same, as long as you attributed!
Really? I’ll have to look into that. Actually, i just found out about IMAO very recently after someone told me about the Fun Facts About the Ron Paul Supporter(s)and where to find them. Everything was so hilarious, I just added them to my blogroll.
they have a john edwards “facts”, too and totally skewer him
oh, and frank j has a link to fred’s you tube page–he was the only subscriber, i subscribed just now but it’s now showing up yet…
oops, NOT showing up yet
I’ve seen them. I like the new lolterizts thing they just did the best, though.
What makes Fred so special? Likes to marry younger women (25 years younger)? He pretends to drive a red pickup truck? Cuban cigars? He got nothing done in the senate?
What is it about Fred? He isn’t Rudy, Mitt or McCain?
Fred…so what about the age of his wife or how many girl friends he has/had or wives. Rudy, Mitt, McLame AIN’T it.
Neither is Barack, Hitlery or Breck Girl.
Fred will trample any and ALL contenders.
Wanna bet? I’ll bet cash money that a Democrat will win the white house.
Again… What makes Fred so special?
When tweekers swim:
http://www.local6.com/news/13567201/detail.html
What’s Fred’s plan? The staus quo in Iraq?
go to the youtube page and watch the videos–he’ll tell you all about his plans in plain language, not gobbledygook
what’s the libs fascination with his wife? jealous they can’t get one like her?
First… Go to his website and search “Iraq”. LOL! Nothing.
oh good grief…so show me edwards plan other than turning his yellow belly and running while trying not to muss his hair? at least fred is identifiable as a male of the human species…edwards isn’t even on the species list approaching human, much less male
and don’t try to give me orders–it doesn’t work here and you will be flushed
“what’s the libs fascination with his wife?”
His wife is hot. A hot stripper looking chick with Double D’s as first lady? Thanks but no thanks. I’d rather have Michelle Obama or Elizabeth Edwards as first lady. They’re smart and can tackle issues facing middle class Americans unlike the stripper chick.
so simply based on her looks, you assume she’s a stripper and has no brain–talk about shallow
“so show me edwards plan”
Show me Fred’s.
John’s plan:
The first step is by immediately withdrawing 40,000-50,000 troops from Iraq, with the complete withdrawal of all combat troops from Iraq within 12-18 months — allowing the Iraqis to assume greater responsibility for rebuilding their own country.
“you assume she’s a stripper and has no brain”
What has she done? Cite some accomplishments.
you want accomplishments, go look them up yourself–we don’t do your work for you here
and you’re the one making assumptions about someone’s abilities based on their looks so back it up with some fact instead of your idiotic assumptions because you’re jealous fred has her and you don’t
I can care less who Fred sleeps with on his own time. I don’t him or his stripper looking trophy wife in the White House. They’d be horrible for this country. It would be like a Bush presidency all over again.
Just because he’s 6′5″ with a deep voice and starred on Law and Order doesn’t make him the right man for the job. America wants change and Fred is status quo.
Fred’s wife is 40 years old. I think she’d be better off volunteering for duty in Iraq.
well, she’d certainly be a lot more attractive and definitely lend more grace and elegance to the wh than billary
and if you don’t care who he sleeps with, why do you keep bringing it up?
what are YOUR credentials for running this country since you think you’re such an authority of the position?
I see the trolls are showing their bigotry again.
In re: the thread’s title. It surprises me that it takes a study to figger out that peeps like to hang with their homies. Just let a honky take a stroll in the wrong neighborhood and see how quickly Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton scream racism when the perps who murdered him get arrested.
And about Fred, he’s in favor of the Fair Tax and term limits. What else needs to be said?
“what are YOUR credentials for running this country ”
Am I running for President? Is my wife? LOL!
go to bed loc…you’re spinning in circles and we’re tired of you
Oh! and by the way, when a DNC troll says it’s posted ‘fack after fack’, it really means it’s put its demagoguery, hyperbole, and or propaganda out and you are just too stoopid to be blind enough to think it’s the truth.
oh–you mean because we don’t like the kool aid?
Libert,
Are you ok? What in the world are you talking about?
go to bed loc
Yes’m.
They toke up, snort up, shoot up, tune in, drop out, and suddenly, they have the world all figgered out.
Don’t talk about Rush Limbaugh like that. LOL!
Geez Beth… It’s not even 10pm here. Can I stay up a little longer?
i guess it’s that alternate reality from mirror, mirror? you know, the one with purple skys and pink clouds and lots of insulation from reality?
And, BTW Beth… Kiss my a**. How bout that?
#83
You forgot the words crappy and lame. Try again.
your ass isn’t worthy of my kiss–and no you may not stay up later…you’re babbling and need your sleep
“your ass isn’t worthy of my kiss”
Wanna bet? LOL!
The sky in their world is psychedelic.
And when one of them invites you to kiss their ass, you should ask them to pick a spot, because they are all ass.
LOL…loc, the fact your ass is attached to a liberal makes it completely unworthy of my kiss!
Also, note, no refutation of the comment about Fred, their bigotry, or the scenario I posited.
The purple haze must be getting pretty think.
Or thick, as the case may be….
TRUE!…and I have to hit the books pretty quick for some research…like the song says, “the answer my friend is blowing in the wind”…just like libs that don’t want to answer questions
America supporting Iraq = The purple haze must be getting pretty thick
LOL!
Goodnight, Kooks. See you tomorrow!
Not even original…
Haaaa haaa haa!
Good night, Miss Beth. You’re one of my heroes…
thanks liberty card–right back atcha! now, where did i put that citator? sometimes, my boss thinks I have the law degree! urgh!
Quotes from the “Brainless Wonder:. Shazaam!
“The 61% “somewhat” poll I tore apart earlier is a joke. Ask your boy solo, he’ll tell ya…. LOL!” Wrong again potlicker. Your math doesn’t work and your assumptions are worthless…..so what else is new….same old left wing liberal diatribe.
“You need me. If I wasn’t here stirring up conversation, no one would stay. Trust me on that one.” HAHAHAHAHA! This one is particularly funny. Trust you? HAHAHAHAHAHA. Not in this life.
“Can I get on blogroll?” NO. We are doing a diservice by allowing your inane, irrelevant posts to continue. The people who come here for information are appalled at how utterly stupid you are. Your lies indicate a serious mental deficiency the likes of which can be found at many other lefty-liberal web sites.
You are a prime candidate for a straight jacket and electric shock therapy. Perhaps you have escaped the asylum that once housed you and the rest of your sycophants. Classified as paranoid delusional parasitism with grandiloquent Hitlerian overtones exposes you for what you really are. A “0″…not even worthy of the name “IT”.
Run along now boy…back to your handlers and those much needed injections. And..uh..you might want to ask your indoctrinators to turn up the “juice” in your electric shock treatment.
Pass. Listed under Lib Blogs….HAHAHAHA. Fitting.
No wonder I missed it. Still a waste of space.
Have a nice day.
What don’t the dems have any brain cells, I know they need em. CELLS that is, bars.
Since the nuts in congress are he!! bent into making this a socialist Country, I think we should send them( the dopes that voted for this bill) OUT into society.
In the future it will be the big companys that profit from this immigration bill, yes we have more problems with it but it makes common sense.
Put the bloody fence up and all of it you spineless wonders….
“Waaa. Cry me a river.” HAHAHAHAHA.
“Willing to raise taxes on top tier Americans to pay for that fence?”
Why would we have to raise taxes? Cut out government waste on idiotic liberal programs and there would be more than enough to build the fence 10 times over.
Plus we could fire the idiots who voted for amnesty and employ them building the fence at minimum wage. Might help Ted “I-like-’em-wet” Kennedy shed a few pounds.
You don’t want the fence? Great! Do you dopes want to turn America into a third world country? Stupid, asking a left wing nutjob that question I know, afterall you left wing nutters hate America.
Take away illegals benefits and you’d have money moron.
Also I agree with solo.
You want a river fool jwh, go to the border and you’ll have lots of shells coming to you.
Just where do you think all this money is going to come from ? It makes perfect sense to put all the fence up.
You nut if this bill goes through there won’t be a middle class.
Take away illegals benefits you’d be surprised how much money you’d find.
RINOS & dems suck eggs.