Of cartoons, censorship, and hysteria

JClark · 02-19-06, 12:51 PM

Guys, I just finished a book called "The World is Flat", by Thomas Friedman. Even though Friedman stands on the other side of the political aisle from me, he puts forth some very challenging ideas, especially when it comes to the Islamic terrorism issue.

Item 1) European (as opposed to non-Euros) population levels are stable in some countries, declining in others, while Islamic levels are increasing. Result is growing power blocs that politicians will bow to to get votes.

2) The rise in terrorism is directly related to the wide divide between the technology of the US and Europe vs. the level of tech in the Arab nations. There is little if any real middle class, and of that there is no tech. Computer tech, and internet tech is held by the governments for the most part. The common Islamic man (because the woman holds no place in Islam, except as cattle) felt left behind, and disenfranchised by the West. Once the wall came down in Berlin, and the US was the lone superpower left, the focus fell on the US as the purveyor of this huge disparity. Every sin and crime imaginable was laid upon the US by the mullahs, and everywhere madrassas led by Wahibbist sprung up, spreading the Islamic word of Hate.

3) Real pockin' bad on the moderate Islamics, for waiting so long to speak out. Instead of saying this,
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...mment-opinions
the day after 9/11, they pretty much made one line, we don't support this comments. No one took a public stand against this terrorism, and this only emboldened them even more.

What are we to do? Damnifino...it might be too late to resolve this issue with little loss of life. But I will tell you this. If it's down to me and my family or trying to keep a tango from killing them, I'm going to kill hell out of that tango, and any of his buddies that have similiar thoughts. The REAL question for Europeans, is at what point do you decide that you MUST save your way of life. Do you wish to see your wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers held as property? To never be allowed to vote, drive a car, or show their face in public? Do you want to live your lives under Islamic law, with none, repeat, NONE of your cherished freedoms?

Hard times call for hard men.

Byron

02-19-06, 12:51 PM	#11
JClark Bilge Rat Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Guys, I just finished a book called "The World is Flat", by Thomas Friedman. Even though Friedman stands on the other side of the political aisle from me, he puts forth some very challenging ideas, especially when it comes to the Islamic terrorism issue. Item 1) European (as opposed to non-Euros) population levels are stable in some countries, declining in others, while Islamic levels are increasing. Result is growing power blocs that politicians will bow to to get votes. 2) The rise in terrorism is directly related to the wide divide between the technology of the US and Europe vs. the level of tech in the Arab nations. There is little if any real middle class, and of that there is no tech. Computer tech, and internet tech is held by the governments for the most part. The common Islamic man (because the woman holds no place in Islam, except as cattle) felt left behind, and disenfranchised by the West. Once the wall came down in Berlin, and the US was the lone superpower left, the focus fell on the US as the purveyor of this huge disparity. Every sin and crime imaginable was laid upon the US by the mullahs, and everywhere madrassas led by Wahibbist sprung up, spreading the Islamic word of Hate. 3) Real pockin' bad on the moderate Islamics, for waiting so long to speak out. Instead of saying this, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...mment-opinions the day after 9/11, they pretty much made one line, we don't support this comments. No one took a public stand against this terrorism, and this only emboldened them even more. What are we to do? Damnifino...it might be too late to resolve this issue with little loss of life. But I will tell you this. If it's down to me and my family or trying to keep a tango from killing them, I'm going to kill hell out of that tango, and any of his buddies that have similiar thoughts. The REAL question for Europeans, is at what point do you decide that you MUST save your way of life. Do you wish to see your wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers held as property? To never be allowed to vote, drive a car, or show their face in public? Do you want to live your lives under Islamic law, with none, repeat, NONE of your cherished freedoms? Hard times call for hard men. Byron