I think you have a misconception of this being related to a religion. All of this shooting at Red Cross is caused by poverty and a poor environment. Poverty-stricken places and desperate people are generally hotspots for warlords or extreme religious leaders to take over. These people are looking for someone to blame and they are told to blame these certain people. Where there's poverty, there will be extremism and fanatism regardless of religion. Also, don't you forget about the Muslim genocide in Serbia.
NewYorker, I already answered your question as to why there is more violence from Muslims worldwide today than in the past (only if you don't consider occupying armies violent of course, in which case the Americans and the Israelis and the Russians are far ahead as groups). Muslim lands are disproportionatly occupied by the 'Cross' and the 'Star', and therefore those symbols when seen in a warzone (which the Red Cross operates in) are seen as part of the occupying force. What the heck do Westerners have to complain about? Is Britian occupied? Name me one Christian country in the West today that has to deal with 'Crescent' soldiers occupyingn their land and causing bloodshed. I hope you get my point this time, I don't understand why you are unable to see this as a pretty damn good reason for violence; what is worse than having a foreign power killing and maiming your children and family every day of the week? Is there a Western country in the position Iraqis find themselves today? Is there a Western country that has suffered at magnitude the Palestinians have for over 55 years now? Is there a Western country that still has a hard time overcoming the legacy of colonialism only to be re-colonized by foreign powers who ALL happen to be Christian and Jewish? My whole point is this: nothing happens in a vaccum. You're saying you don't personally think that Muslims 'have it that bad'?!! That's completely ignorant and arrogant on your part. Who the heck are you to say that to people who are being colonized and brutalized as we speak? If you are incapable of seeing the suffering of the other side, then that's your choice, buit don't throw out such false assertions when reality says otherwise.
To be fair, the original question/challenge posted by Major seemed to only inquire bigtexxx's "international background" without the explicit emphasis on "relevant experience". Bigtexxx apparently took the bait at its face value.
DD ... oh yes very funny ...big error on my part....posting: Muslims suck!!…..would suit your taste a little better
It's gettign so ugly in here, I want to sing a little song now. If you know the words feel free to sing along... In the Marmalade Forest Between the make-believe trees In a cottage cheese cottage Lives Albi Albi Albi Albi Albi, the racist dragon. Part 6: And so all the people of the village chased Albi, the racist dragon, into a very cold very scary cave. It was so cold and scary in there that Albi began to cry, dragon tears, which as we all know turn into JELLY BEANS. Anyway, just at that moment he felt a tiny little hand on his tail. He turned around and who should that hand belong to but the badly burnt Albanian boy. "What are you doing here? I thought I killed you!" Growled Albi, quite racistly. "No, you didn't kill me Albi, I was just very badly burnt. I crawled to safety and I'm still alive, although I'm very badly disfigured." Laughed the boy. "Why are you crying?" "I'm crying cause all the Villagers chased me here. I think it's because I'm so racist. Take your hand off my tail you'll make it dirty..." "No, Albi, they chased me here too. It's just because we're, you and I...we're different" And suddenly, Albi wasn't racist anymore. So they sat in the cave, The cave, And ate bubblegum pie, YUM. Albi, the racist (well not any more) Dragon.
Vince, You need to quit while you are behind. I was just poking fun..... No malice intended to you, or your god. DD
Yes, but using common sense one should know that he was asking about his background in reference to the topic at hand. And no, I'm not saying you don't have common sense (you guys are sensitive in here, so I have to issue my disclaimer).
Germany, for example, has a lot of issues with their Muslim population. Assuming you don't have any exposure to 'Muslim' culture because you haven't lived in the Middle East is a little silly. But this thread and all the other "muslim" threads are a waste of time. If its good (Afghan voting thread) then they're real Muslims, if its undesirable (threatening journalists, bombing, head chopping) then they aren't real (insert here: confused, misappropriating Islam, under mind control etc) Muslims.
I seriously doubt Norway, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, and Denmark have lots of issues with their muslim minorities domestically.
Great. I suppose I'm now supposed to waste more of my work day google'ing (or is it googling) about Norway and Islam... One thing that also should be said is that even if he hasn't travelled to Muslim intensive places, travel outside your own culture can provide an understanding that there ARE different cultures with different values from your own. I suspect that's why he listed Mexico etc, although I could be wrong. OK, here you go: Belgium Italy Sweden Denmark Norway I guess you should travel more....
It "can". I think folks were suprised that he traveled at all considering his comments. He "seems" to be very ethnocentric in his thinking, as far as his certainity on what those symbols could mean to all people. I've lived here my entire life and I know I couldn't tell you what all symbols mean to all Texas residents. The other posters gave specific examples on how that symbol can be perceived as negative to folks in those places. Listing where you've been doesn't help much in this case if it isn't the place in question.
Agreed Maybe. DaDa has travelled extensively IIRC in the Middle East and that doesn't seem to get him any more credibility.
