Quote from: Mustardseed on April 22, 2008, 20:05:40
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The very fact that you know all this, that you can express it openly, without fear of repercussions makes you part of a civilized society. Like it or not. In Muslim countries there is very little free expression, sharia law, no rights for women who are owned by their husbands, and corruption and all manner of uncivilized things going on. Cutting off hands of a thief, punishing the girl who has been raped rather than the rapist, honor killings, suicide jihadist warriors, kids being told that they get to heaven if they kill Jews and on and on.
Now I only object to the fact that this guy who claims to be American call Muslim countries more civilized than the west. It is absurd. I lived most my adult life some odd 30 years in Muslim countries, I lived in Turkey Iran Afghanistan and Pakistan and I can assure you this is NOT the case.
I would suggest to Osama or whatever that he try to go live in one, or better move to one. He will be dispised for being an American and could get in real big trouble. Anyway he is a young man who loves to do these stunts loves to make these outrageous claims and he really has no idea. Besides that I very much doubt that he is telling the truth. Noone living in America would believe that American or western women cannot go out at night without fear of being right. This is a myth as you well know, yet one that is being told over and over in the mideast. They believe we have sexual relation with animals on a major scale, rape and kill women at will, and generally cook and eat our friends and neighbours. A typical line from clergy in the mideast, watch youtube.YOU know that this is silly.
I tried to define Civilized, and whether you believe that the Western civilization leaves much to be desired it a heck of a lot better than the Mideast..........believe me. I know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Wrhivp7eQ
i have never personally lived in a Muslim country.
however, one of my friends lived in Jordan for 1 year (he is an American Muslim) and studied in an university there. he was not despised by anyone there and greatly praised the Muslims there in many aspects(he had criticisms as well, in some of their deviation from Islam)
I am living in America and i know in a significant portion of this country, a woman is not truly safe at night. i personally had to pick up a girl who left a house that she was about to be gangraped in, after she asked a group of men for a ride home.
additionally ive personally known a girl who was raped at the age of 11 and consequently was pregnant, and the rapist was never caught.
to be honest, Muslims do not believe that you have sex with animals on a large scale. but we know that you permit it. additionally we know you dont rape and kill women at will, but we know you permit situations in which such instances may be led to occur. additionally, we know you generally dont cook and eat your neighbors, but you allow a tradition of sadism and such "fantasy discussions" to take place without reprecussion.