weisses wrote: » The part you seem to be ignoring is the fact the west was and is occupying Muslim countries and are starting illegal wars to push their agendas. Oil etc The rise of ISIS was possible because the US invasion in Iraq If you want Muslims to stop hating people in the west, getting the **** out of their countries would be a first step. I would happily become a martyr after realizing my family was bombed into oblivion by yet another drone strike accident
Deleted User wrote: » Nope. I didn't ignore any of that. In fact, my post is about the danger that Islam represents to us all. It doesn't seek to excuse the behavior of Western nations. At all.
MikeOxsgreen wrote: » Imagine being this guy...
RandRuns wrote: » This old chestnut is often trotted out by those who know nothing of Islam, the causes of Islamic terrorism, and who know little of the world. What Islamic countries have Sweden invaded? How many Muslims are Swedes responsible for killing? Do you know who ran Iraq before the invasion? Do you know what radical islamists thought of him? The current wave of Islamic terrorism in the west is only the latest in a near-unbroken line of attacks going back 1400 years. It has nothing to do with oil or occupation. Please educate yourself a little before embarrasing yourself with posts like the above.
splashuum wrote: » Very disrespectful on the French victim. Its arguable that the body of the terrorist shouldn't have been allowed to leave France. The large crowd at the funeral lauded the terrorist as a "lion of Islam"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9025443/Terrorist-beheaded-French-teacher-buried-Chechnya.html
weisses wrote: » So you do not see the fact that in history Islam and muslims had more to fear from us in the west then vice versa ? And that the hate in some Muslims against the west is of our own doing ?
weisses wrote: » Imagine having some perspective and knowledge of History .. You might even learn a thing or two
WrenBoy wrote: » The West in or out of the Middle East would not change the teachings of islam. Muslim Caliphates spread islam and crushed opposition through violence before the US even existed. See the Caliphate of the Ottoman Turks and tell me the difference between them and Daesh. They have the exact same motives and use the same tactics albeit updated with todays military tech.
weisses wrote: » Muslims invading ... bad Christians invading ... good I get you
weisses wrote: » Problem is that our interventions in the middle east gave legitimacy to those preaching the extreme Islam. Invading Iraq created a vacuum And we all knew what happened after that... Its action, reaction for decades now
MikeOxsgreen wrote: » I think its a bit more nuanced than that. Toppling certain players who were keeping a lid on things created a vacuum, but the extremists were always there, festering away. But it was "brown on brown" and no one in the west gave a single solitary sh1t. You're right, we'll be picking up the pieces for decades.
RandRuns wrote: » Not surprisingly, you have either completely misunderstood my post, or (more likely I think), deliberately refuse to accept your ignorance of the subject matter. Based on the posts I've seen so far, your views on this subject are worthless, and are purely based on mistaken feelings, rather than facts, therefore there is no point in further engaging with your feeble efforts to excuse terrorism.
weisses wrote: » The part you seem to be ignoring is the fact the west was and is occupying Muslim countries and are starting illegal wars to push their agendas. Oil etc The rise of ISIS was possible because the US invasion in Iraq
Nermal wrote: » 1% of the population of Iraq is Christian. Over 8% of that of France is Muslim, and within a generation it will be 20%. Samuel Paty was not murdered in revenge for occupation, he was murdered by the occupier.
weisses wrote: » There is always a nuance ..Something that always seems to be missing when we are discussing Islam/Muslims here in the west. I agree Players in the region kept a lid on things. They had their own cruel and barbaric ways of maintaining this, probably in a way that would have raised a few eyebrows over here. But in the end it happens over there and as long its staying there I don't mind ... Along comes the US, illegally invading a sovereign country, Creating a huge ****show, allowing a barbaric terrorist group to take hold. And we all know what happened in Europe during the years that followed. All Im saying is that a lot of hate geared towards the west is of our own doing
weisses wrote: » Says the one who uses Sweden as Example for a non invading country :rolleyes::D Im not excusing terrorism ... Im providing a perspective as to why some hate us so much ...
Deleted User wrote: » While I agree that the majority of Muslims have little interest in murdering us all, the fact remains that our culture (way of life) is at a direct opposite of what most Islamic beliefs accept. While they wouldn't have the interest in murdering us, most would want us to change how we live, and bring in their own values over ours. The part you're ignoring is that throughout the world there are many regions which are extremely poor, have little access to education (of close to our standard), and social conditioning has been ongoing for centuries. There are huge populations of Muslims who are uneducated, and unwilling to accept western values. The star of western civilisation is waning, and we're not as powerful on the world stage as we used to be. As time goes by, other nations, likely to be Muslim nations will rise to compete with us, and there will be conflict. The teachings in Islam make this a guarantee, because of the belief that there must be one religion under God, and that religion must be Islam. You don't seem to realise, probably because you're attributing your own experience with Christianity, to Muslims, but Islam is a very different animal, with little scope for change, and a greater degree of intolerance. In virtually every instance of a country gaining a Muslim majority, that nation has merged society, government and religion, to the extent that the religion has direct influence over the lifestyles of the people. And in most cases, we've seen those countries, no matter how westernised, become more traditional, or even harsh in how they apply Islamic rules to the people. The issue is that there are hundreds of millions of Muslims who would welcome the fall of Western nations, and the rise of their own faith. That would not be good for us. Your effort to dismiss the threat is dangerous. And foolish. (Nope. Not calling you a fool).
TomTomTim wrote: » You're really something. Decapitation is one of the most savage acts known to man, if that needs to be explained to you then there's little hope for you.
Anyway, this thread is another win for the apologists. As usual the thread has devolved in semantic nonsense, with the real substance taking a back seat. If I went into a Trump thread arguing the way these people do I'd be swiftly be thread banned, yet they are allowed to do this derailing every time this topic pops up.
RandRuns wrote: » "Disliking decapitation is racist" Peak Boards.
WrenBoy wrote: » The West in or out of the Middle East would not change the teachings of islam.Muslim Caliphates spread islam and crushed opposition through violence before the US even existed. See the Caliphate of the Ottoman Turks and tell me the difference between them and Daesh. They have the exact same motives and use the same tactics albeit updated with todays military tech.
conorhal wrote: » We really need to start thinking about the long term consequences of mass immigration in this world and what impact it's having.
robertpatterson wrote: » Lol our doing?
GreeBo wrote: » Distinguishing between two forms or murder based on who is doing the murdering is arguably racist. Why treat a car bombing murderer any differently than a beheading murderer? The only possible reason I can see is because you want to somehow say that they IRA (for example) are not as bad as ISIS, even though they kill people for the basically the same reasons, beliefs. And your basis for this is that car bombs are more humane than beheading. Is there some "murder technique" scale that I'm perhaps unaware of? Where does strangulation fit in for example?
GreeBo wrote: » Remind me what the Crusades were about?
TomTomTim wrote: » Islamist's invaded Europe well before the Crusades, a point you people love to overlook. Thankfully for us, Charles Martel destroyed them in battle, so they never got much further than Italy and Spain.