A key element of the “Islamophobia” narrative is the idea that Muslims are, and have been, continually oppressed by white Western males. This is your standard academic Marxist, third-worldist party line. This narrative is enforced by the rigorous avoidance of discussing how frequently Islamists attack non-Western, non-white people, including Buddhists and other Muslims in the subcontinent, the Caucasus, the Palestinian territories, and elsewhere. To admit this would be to demonstrate that the standard justification for Islamist violence – reacting to the the imperial West – is absurdly false. Therefore, stories such as the following from Reuters will never enter into the mainstream discussion of why Islamist violence is not simply “blowback” from Western geopolitics:
Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on Sunday after complaining that a Buddhist man had insulted Islam, police and residents said.
Members of the Buddhist minority in the Cox’s Bazar area in the southeast of the country said unidentified people were bent on upsetting peaceful relations between Muslims and Buddhists.
Muslims took to the streets in the area late on Saturday to protest against what they said was a photograph posted on Facebook that insulted Islam.
The protesters said the picture had been posted by a Buddhist and they marched to Buddhist villages and set fire to temples and houses.
An analogy of, If things are left to tend to themselves, of where we are headed….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXVtpOHQqvY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Maybe in a few years, maybe in 40. Who knows? But we are dealing with a cultural force here. It *can* be changed or thwarted. But it will take action to do so. Not just hopes.
As a reminder, while it is true that the Mejii restoration and the changes in Japan to a more militaristic state might be linkable to Western dominance and fears thereof, it is a *tad* bit harder to justify their 1937 invasion of China as being caused by Western imperialism.
It could just be that Japan just wanted to be in charge. Because it is a human emotion.
Fortunately for us, there is absolutely *nothing* written in Islam that would tend to amplify this normal human tendency to wish to be the alpha. Thank goodness for that….
I can easily imagine your average lefty trying to argue that WE caused that attack on the Buddhists. Nothing will wake the left to the truth behind this mess.
Two quick stories:
I remember when Bill Cosby’s son was killed. They discovered it was a Russian guy who did it. Bill said something to the effect of “The Russian guy came here to America and we made him racist.” ‘Cause, apparently, they love black people in Russia, right? I mean they named a cocktail after them or something, right?
Long, long ago, when “Donahue” was a TV staple, ol’ Phil had some guests on to talk about racism (see? we already had that “dialogue on race” the left wants!) a white woman in the audience said that her husband was black, and when they were vacationing in Korea they couldn’t get a cab. Her black husband had to hide and she’d have to hail one. An “expert” on the panel replies that “technology isn’t the only thing we export; we also export racism.” Yes, WE made the Koreans fearful of black men. WE did that. (If we have that kind of mind control we should be able to rule the world with ease!)
The left will ALWAYS believe that “America is the most racist nation ever!” They will always see every conflict amongst savage tribes as being “caused by American imperialism” or a leftover of colonialism.
Self-loathing isn’t just part of the left’s routine; it IS their routine. And I really wish they’d give up their electronic gadgets and and heated homes, and go live in wigwams with dirt floors like the “noble ancient peoples who respect Gaia.”
Another great example on the so called religion of peace. When will the powers that be wake up and stop tip toeing around this subject? When will so called moderate muslims stand up and fight against this warped sense of religion?
Where is Richard Gere on this ?
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