New president IRAN: Wipe Israel of face of the earth !

Type941 · 10-30-05, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by caspofungin

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they should not come to Western countries and start demanding that we conform to their desires. And that's exactly what's happening...

...But, you can say, those are just extremists and criminals, and most muslims are not like that. Sure. I agree. The problem is, in that majority of non-extremists, will we find many who are loyal to the Western societies that host them? Or will they join the fanatics when their numbers become sufficient to start taking over, because the fanatics' view of society, while a bit too extreme for them, is still closer to what they want than our current society? Or maybe they just won't dare to oppose them?

While it certainly is unfair to look at a group of people as if it were composed only of its nastiest members, one has to keep in mind that the nastiest ones are likely to be far more active than the average decent guy, and will have much more impact on the group.

i agree with you completely -- this is the crux of the problem. Solution? I don't know. But ignorance about Islam and Muslims, generalizations perpetuated by the media and self-serving politicians certainly doesn't help things.

= result of such stance though is that things are only getting worse / continuing on the same path.