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Originally posted by jubilance1922
Please, I beg you, LET IT GO!
The Iranian president can THINK that he speaks for all Muslims and that's his right.
But when you have people telling you that he DOES NOT speak for them, why do you keep harping on the point? Are you trying to convince me or something?
You're better off listening to those Muslims who live and work among you, instead of someone halfway around the world.
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The problem is that you don't speak for all Muslims. Visiting a mosque doesn't give you a clear understanding of all Muslims.
The fact remains that the Iranian president is but one aspect of hate and violence accepted by the Muslim (largely Arab) world. Seriously they play television series on the Elders of Zion in the "moderate" Muslim Arab countries. This is akin to Wilson watching "The Birth of the Nation" in the white house. Memri.org is filled with exact translations of what comes out of the middle east.
Nobody speaks for all Muslims. There is a huge population of Muslims and their respective nations that support violence and hate. You may not and many Muslims may not, but you can't just turn a blind eye to that.
I want to say there is little for the peaceful Muslims to say or do but I can't. If the hateful ones can raise their voice so much and take such actions, then the peaceful ones must figure a way out to counteract that. For example, many can start by protesting the suicide bombers that kill everyone in all these countries instead of protesting Iraq, Israel, and any other Western country.
-Rudey