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Originally posted by Rudey
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
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Well then, let's say that the starting point for me to "raise my voice" (as you put it) is to share on GC that I don't agree with those who use Islam for their own political gain. I've said it many times. Somehow, its get lost in cyberspace *shrugs*
I didn't understand the last sentence. Are you saying that peaceful Muslims spend their days protesting Iraq and Israel? Or are you saying we should start? I'm confused.
