4 thoughts on “Islam: What Mr Obama Truly Faces:”

1. And we keep giving them more reasons to believe we will “swallow the world”.
   We have to fight terrorism and the militant Muslim contingent, but we continue to have an ethnocentric view of the world.
   As someone who lives in a small rural community, I often see the hoards of “citidiots” who move here and want to change things. Add a Starbucks, demand more parking, bitch about the logging/fishing/industries that have supported the area.
   Are world wide Americans any different? We parade our corporate ideals in every country we’re allowed to and use aggressive tactics to “win” aka make money.
   As long as we continue to believe that the rest of the world should be just like us, we continue to feed the hatred for us world wide.

2. I just might beg to differ.

   Where is it that Christianity has recently decided to kill people in order to convert them?

   This isn’t about America, per se, as you might suggest. This is larger. This is about religion which, you should realize, is the greater overarching issue when dealing with Islam. Islam recognizes no borders and certainly not in the Middle East.

   Swallowing the world? Not quite, since you must certainly realize that China is Running the WorldEcon. And you clearly have NO cognizance of ethnocentricity. And you’d best delineate between ethnocentricity and Religiocentricity — because, again, religion trumps ANYthing ethno.

   Ethnocentricity? The Japanese are and have been, historically, some of the largest ethnocentrists and racists in history. The same for China. And, quite frankly, most any overarching ethnicity. This is not such the shocking revelation.

   Trust me. If the American Indians, for example, had encountered their own Bronze Age, their own Renaissance, their own Industrial Age before that of the Euros, they would have kicked the holy asses of any Euros setting foot on now-American soil

   A civilization does what it can when it can and how it can.

   Pigeonholing the US into that of Sharp Aggressors does nothing for anyone.

   There is a REASON that English is THE dominant language amongst air traffic controllers around the world.

   The US has done NOTHING with the countries that it quite easily could have controlled and dominated during past wars. It turned countries back to themselves. It OCCUPIED NONE of those countries. It was up to those countries to decide if a Western Civilization was appropriate or not.

   And, please remember, America’s history is shockingly short. We have not a fraction of the history of Europe, the Middle East.

   We can roll over to Islam. And you yourself can acquiesce to dominant males, endure clitorectomies, walk around in burkas, face covered, beaten for indiscretions whilst males in Islam continue to have their way with women.

   Quite frankly, you are the LAST person I would have thought to stand up for Islam. You want to genuflect towards Mecca 5 times daily, please continue to ignore 9/11 whilst, FOLLOWING that day, this country has been more considerate and subservient towards Islam than any prior time in its history.

   Ask anyone in the 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s about Islam. They ONLY know about Islam following thousands of their fellow citizens squished to gruel.

   I can’t be any more succinct than that. You disappoint me.

   BZ

3. Oh, don’t misunderstand me. I’m not defending the completely racist/violent aspect of the Muslim religious community (which your video admits is not the ENTIRE Muslim community). But you have to admit that Americans tend to believe the rest of the world should react and respond like we would.
   And we HAVE “occupied” in our history in our own interests. The Philippines in the early 20th century was our most vicious and ugly political move. (Though just as most of our history NOT based on religion but BUSINESS.)
   Yes, China has become the leading economic force.
   I believe we are losing the fight in the long run because we continue to treat others like they are “like us”.
   They aren’t.

   eth⋅no⋅cen⋅trism  [eth-noh-sen-triz-uhm]
   –noun
   1. Sociology. the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture.
   2. a tendency to view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one’s own.

   Americans fit BOTH these definitions. We view the Muslim religion through our current Christian tolerance. We need to view it through our past Christian INTOLERANCE.

   History is filled with Christian violence. Once, our Christian heritage viewed the belief in Christ as the ONLY way to be “civilized” and committed violence/atrocities in God’s name.

   Even the Jewish religion is filled with the same religious racism.

   I’m not defending the Muslim religion, but emphasizing your warning. We UNDERESTIMATE them continually. Why? Because we see them through the lenses of our “melting pot”, our tolerance, rather than through the eyes of the Arab world.

   Our efforts to “help” often end up creating MORE resentment. With our corporate corruption just gives the rest of the world more ammunition to aim at us.

   I’m only saying we MUST open our eyes to what we are doing. Look at the current administration. Money to the corrupt.

   I’m saying we GIVE THE ENEMY FODDER for their hate machine.

4. We can roll over to Islam. And you yourself can acquiesce to dominant males, endure clitorectomies, walk around in burkas, face covered, beaten for indiscretions whilst males in Islam continue to have their way with women.

   I’m certainly not advocating ANYTHING like this
   BUT
   I would remind you that Christianity is not the best at treating their women, now or in the past.
   All religions that seek power suppress their women.
   History shows that religion and power going hand in hand must put down their women and point to other religions as “the enemy”.
   The difference with this threat is the sheer NUMBER of Muslims.
   Scary.
   I bow to no one. Including conservative Christian males who continue to try and shut women up.
   Muslims aren’t the only one who do that.

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