Originally Posted by Odlov
Hate crimes? I hope not. Spite and increased mistrust? Definitely.
How exactly is this supposed to be viewed as critical of 9/11 attacks?
This is clearly a mockery.
Totally legal, of course, but let's call things what they are. It's a slap in the face, and it's duly noted.
I think a large majority of Americans will be shocked at the difference between the medias portrayal of islam and the truth behind islam.
I don't expect the average citizen to notice how similar Christianity and Islam are, however.
I don't think it's a slap in the face at all. Muslims have nothing to do with the attacks. What you're essentially saying is that all Socialists are bad because Hitler killed a lot of jews. Or communism is bad because of Soviet Russia, etc, when in fact they are not true representations of either socialism, communism and indeed the muslim faith.
Originally Posted by m0o
I think a large majority of Americans will be shocked at the difference between the medias portrayal of islam and the truth behind islam.
I don't expect the average citizen to notice how similar Christianity and Islam are, however.
I don't think it's a slap in the face at all. Muslims have nothing to do with the attacks. What you're essentially saying is that all Socialists are bad because Hitler killed a lot of jews. Or communism is bad because of Soviet Russia, etc, when in fact they are not true representations of either socialism, communism and indeed the muslim faith.
The truth about a subject tends not to matter to people after some planes crash into some buildings and some people die. This will anger people regardless of their knowledge on the subject.
The question is whether they will get angry enough to do something about it.
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Originally Posted by m0o
What you're essentially saying is that all Socialists are bad because Hitler killed a lot of jews. Or communism is bad because of Soviet Russia, etc, when in fact they are not true representations of either socialism, communism and indeed the muslim faith.
Nowhere in my post did i imply that all Muslims are bad people or that Islam is inherently worse than other religions (even if i think a case could be made for the latter).
The point is that this stunt is tasteless, as would erecting a monument to Fascism in a Jewish community be, especially if it was put there only 10 years after WW2. I can't conceive of any purpose for mosques being there other than provocation.
Last edited by Odlov; May 27, 2010 at 07:34 AM.
Originally Posted by Odlov
Nowhere in my post did i imply that all Muslims are bad people or that Islam is inherently worse than other religions (even if i think a case could be made for the latter).
All i am saying is that this stunt is tasteless, as would erecting a monument to Fascism in Jewish community be, especially if it was put there only 10 years after WW2.
That's not even close to being similar. Fascism is not a good thing. Islam is fine.
I'm just reading between the lines.
