ISLAM & TERRORISM

[Lord_Vader]

I read this in the Jakarta Post (Indonesia) and wanted to open discussion and a public opinion poll on this:

"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim"

 

[Pah]

I read this in the Jakarta Post (Indonesia) and wanted to open discussion and a public opinion poll on this:

"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim"

No, some are Catholic Irish and Christian Irish, some are Christian, some are Jewish.

Bob

 

[Fluffy]

In my personal opinion it is difficult to describe a terrorist as being part of any religion which advocates policies against harming others. It seems to me that they are taking parts of a religion which help their cause whilst ignoring or twisting others. Therefore, just as I would describe other individuals who hold a pick 'n' mix belief system, such as myself, it would not be fair to associate them with a specific religion.

 

[croak]

Israeli-backed Phalangist troops massacared a Palaestinian refugee camp in Beirut.

Phalangists=Christians
Israelis=Jewish
Palestinians=Muslims

Israeli Secret Service bomb the Shem-Tov synagogue in Iraq, killing three worshippers.

Israelis=Jewish
Worshippers=Jewish

In these two examples, I don't see terrorists being Muslims.

 

[Yerda]

I read this in the Jakarta Post (Indonesia) and wanted to open discussion and a public opinion poll on this:

"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim"

This doesn't really deserve a response but I've got a big mouth and itchy fingers.

Racist bull like this is much more of a problem than muslim terrorists. This crap encourages terrorist and reactionary politics and actions. What about Hindu people burning mosques in India? Or Catholic bombings by the IRA? The KKK? FFS the state of Israel could be easily viewed as a terrorist organization. Wetsern sanctions? Thirld world debt? The list is very long.

 

[Lord_Vader]

Thank you for your responce and the last answer is the best and I agree with your responce. When this article appeared in a newspaper of one of the worlds largest Muslim countries in the world, the reaction was as expected...

 

[retrorich]

This doesn't really deserve a response but I've got a big mouth and itchy fingers.

Racist bull like this is much more of a problem than muslim terrorists. This crap encourages terrorist and reactionary politics and actions. What about Hindu people burning mosques in India? Or Catholic bombings by the IRA? The KKK? FFS the state of Israel could be easily viewed as a terrorist organization. Wetsern sanctions? Thirld world debt? The list is very long.

And how about the American non-Muslim terrorist who bombed the government building in Kansas City several years ago?

 

[Dadball]

Don't forget PETA

 

[robtex]

I read this in the Jakarta Post (Indonesia) and wanted to open discussion and a public opinion poll on this:

"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim"

Can we work to get a common definition for terrorist so we can all be assured we are speaking of the same thing. For instance charateristics and key componets to fit in the realm of a terrorist. I have some ideas on it but its your thread and I didn't want to steal your thunder.

 

[Lintu]

All "all or none" statements are BS

 

[Lord_Vader]

Terrorism is a person or group who is set out to cause delibrate suffering to another which was planned, organised & executed or one of the following

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

This doesn't really deserve a response but I've got a big mouth and itchy fingers. Racist bull like this is much more of a problem than ...

Exactly right - well said!

 

[Doc]

There are plenty of non-muslim terrorists in the world and that have existed throughout human kind. Whoever thinks that is just muslims are full of crap up to their eyeballs. Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament in England several centuries ago. One of the First Noted Terrorists and I dont think he was any religion. This intolerance and quick judgements is what angers these terrorists and causes them to do radical things!

 

[croak]

Have a look: http://terrorism.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=TGroups&file=index
I smile every time I see it.

 

[Green Gaia]

Anyone who votes 'YES' to this poll, I'm going to beat you with a rubber hose.