Sunday, July 31, 2005

Two Sides of Islam

On the one hand, the Islamic Community is stepping up their condemnation of the actions of the small number who are committing these atrocities. This is in hope of maintaining the peaceful, and pleasant for both sides, relationship that they have developed in places like Canada. Meanwhile the legal pressures continue to build as more nations start to take direct action. The expulsions are only the first likely step in a conflict that may easily escalate into a world wide sanction against all Muslims, not just those responsible for terrorism. We've seen things like that before, the Jewish peoples of the world have long had to fight against racism at a genocidal level. The people of Israel are in some ways still fighting this battle. These types of genocidal conflicts continue to this day in many parts of the world. The question becomes at what point does chaos take over and the fabric of society totally break down?
# posted by Wil Smith : 8:26 a.m.

hm, so what are you saying... that what happened in Nazi Germany could happen to Muslims worldwide today?

By Blogger Aisha, at 12:20 a.m.  

Not exactly, I think we have come a little ways since the forties, but similar. Many of the Muslim leaders are speaking out against the terrorist acts. I think that most people are wise enough to recognize that not all Muslims support terrorism. I do see a dramatic increase in security at the borders and the severe tightening of border crossing rules as well as much stricter immigration and refugee regulations. As well, there's always the 'good ol boy' factor. That is the effect that the large number of ignorant people in the world will have on this equation. I'm not talking third world here, I'm taliking about the kind of people who would elect someone like George Bush!

By Blogger Wil Smith, at 6:02 a.m.  

Yes, and living in the 'burbs in the south I see an even more interesting paradox: educated ignorant people. You know, the ones who take FOX News as gospel.... and sometimes the way they look at me when I take a walk in the neighborhood...well it reminds me that the 40's are a very short time away in the span of human history.

By Blogger Aisha, at 11:38 a.m.  

You can sure say that again. You mean the kind of person although well educated will argue against an overwhelming body of evidence on a subject, while their own view is not supported by any evidence whatsoever. Global warming comes to mind! Whether, in the end, we prove responsible or not, it won't matter to all those whose lives are lost because of it!

By Blogger Wil Smith, at 4:13 p.m.  

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