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Politics : The Truth About Islam -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ExCane who wrote (6807)	4/11/2007 8:49:40 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Do you know any Muslims? I've related this story before, but I'll repeat it. When I attended U of A in Tucson I had several Muslim friends although they did not seem devout. Used to throw down a lot of beers and stuff like that. Anyway, one day while drinking, my Syrian buddy out of nowhere tells me I'm evil and America is evil. I was pretty dumbfounded. Anyway, I didn't really care too much. I continued to hang out and drink with those guys until I left school there. My favorite out of the group was a Kurd named Sal. He was riot. Since then, I have not had the opportunity to hang out with any Muslims, but yes I have spent hundreds of unguarded hours with them. I believe most Muslims really do hate Westerners and our society, and would like to see it crumble. If the majority do not believe as the extremists do, they should speak up. I find their silence repugnant and suspicious. I don't know if they are thinking what my Syrian friend thought and are just being quiet. Despite his comment, I thought Mahmoud was pretty good person, but seemed very confused and homesick. So that is where I stand.

To: ExCane who wrote (6807)	4/12/2007 10:39:17 AM
From: lazarre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

ExCane, good and worthy post. You're correct in identifying this thread as a one sided one. In response, I, personally seperate the wheat from the chafe, as you should and prolly already do. My point is that the overwhelming amount of threads that pertain to world affairs are one sided in the other direction---e.g. check out the Foreign Affairs Discussion Group---where Islamic sponsored terrorism is not only an expression of freedom ( even moslem to moslem death and destruction ) but is applauded. I go there just to try and put balance into the equation as you do here. yet, I must say that , here, the articles posted and most of the follow up commentary is based on reality. Albeit, there are some of us, here, that do approach a black and white POV without much color in between. lazarre