Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

All Muslims don't believe in killing infidels. You're thinking of an extremist ideology. To accuse all people of Islamic faith that they're all out to kill others who don't fall in line with their beliefs, based on a line from the Qur'an or based on the actions of a relatively small minority associated with the Islamic faith, is ignorant. It's like saying that since there is a relatively publicized portion of African American males that commit robberies, all African American males are criminal thieves.
I'm not sure if you misstated what you said, or I misinterpreted it, but that's my response for that anyway.

i dont believe it is relatively small, have you read the qur'an? because i did, right after sept 11
i was enraged by all the people ignorately persucuteing a whole people based on relegious faith,....i've always been very religiously tollerant and growin up in the bible belt that can be a hard row to hoe,...so i sat down and read it myself,....
i believe what you call belief of a small sect is a much larger faith base
and to compare religious ideology, to racial prejudice is like building a house on quick sand,....find another argument

That said, you should probably know that our own country eradicates itself FAR more than external forces do. There is SO much more internal violence against ourselves in this country that FAR outweighs the actions perpetrated by people of other nations, whether inside or outside this country.
Criminals in this country don't respect the ideals you respect, just like the supposed terrorists don't. Respect is achieved from action, not what some dumb-ass hicks put on billboards and flags while they screw the country over with their selfish desires and inadequacies, hanging off the government tit and killing each other over a five dollar bill.

im well aware of the shortcomings of my own country, and in that same grass roots "dumb ass hick" mind frame you so eloquently compared me to, i try and change it,....though i see nothing wrong with my patriotism

If you wanna call this the good life, you go ahead.
I personally think that if there's anything to be learned from angst against America, it's gained from the ability to stop being so goddamned self-important and realizing that we're not the most important, best idea since sliced bread and the fucking thong.

I'm just saddened to say that since this bullshit ass scare tactic that went down on 911, not to make light of the tragedy, the west has been cleverly fucked in the bong hole because this entire firestorm of paranoia that will in no way die down soon whether attacks on the "US" stops or not.
Terrorism, the concept, is the next generation of control whether you like it or not.
You can patriot your way into dwindling freedom, or not.
Either way, there's only one thing that's guaranteed... There will be less. Not more.
And it's not a result of "terrorists".

"Terrorists" are just a damn easy way to make people like you believe it is.

i assure you i'm sorry that you sell me so short, yes, i understand that this is not the 'good life' but is it wrong for me to believe that it is,...is it wrong for me to try and hold on to whatever glimpse of it i can catch,.....

i'm extremely proud of this country, i feel as though i can make it a better place, through understanding, education, social and personal responsibility
to me that includes speaking out against those who i feel threaten it

i never said that muslims were evil, i never said they were all terrorist, i never said throw them out of the country,.....what i did say is i believe they have a basic ideology that conflicts with that of the role of solider


god grant me the courage not to give up what i think is right even though i think it is hopeless - nimitz