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A programme shown on channel 4 earlier. Quite unbiased and none-hysterical. The premise - Islamaphobia, myth or reality?
There's no doubt really that there are a great many ignorant and hate filled people in this country who are just looking for anyone to blame for their crappy lives. The scapegoat of choice seems to be anyone with even a passing resemblance to our pal, Osama Bin Laden. That'll be a huge percentage of the Muslim community then.
The line between Islamaphobia and Racism becomes blurred all too often though. Let's face it, these small minded individuals are only really capable of distinguishing one skin colour from another, it becomes far too complicated for them to consider that 'good', 'honest' white folk may in fact be practising Muslims too. They are far less discriminating when it comes to tarring people with their brush of condemnation.
The programme put an interesting point across - it is in a great many peoples interests to fuel the belief that Islamaphobia is rife, when in fact cases of it are far less widespread than they'd lead you to believe. A few extra votes perhaps for Muslim politicians. Vote for Mohammed or you're an ISLAMAPHOBE!! Anyone who speaks out against the Religion is branded an Islamaphobe. Anyone who chooses a Christian over a Muslim is an Islamaphobe.
On the other side of the coin, it is also in many folks interests to fuel the tension between both religious groups by inciting fear and hatred. It seems the majority of our population consists of open-mouthed daily star reading oxygen thieves, who share a common mentality. That being none. There was a much famed case where a mural of a pig was to be constructed in a town square. I forget just why it was to be put there, but that is irrelevant. The architect/artists and town officials got together, and decided to put the idea on hold as they feared the sight of a pig may offend the Muslim community. No research was done into this, was it genuine mature concern, or textbook paranoid political correctness? Unknown, but the resultant reaction would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. Nazi skin-headed tossfaces travelled from nationwide to daub swastikas all over local garden walls. They had assumed that those evil Osamas had stifled their rights as tax-paying 'English' folk.
It seems our nanny state politically correct gone mad society points its finger at anyone who dares to question the validity of the Islamic religion. This hysterical reaction does not occur with any other religion practised in our 'free thinking' society. After 9/11 the collective mind of the west is determined to condemn the actions whilst stress that the Muslim faith does not endorse violence. Of course, those with more than half a brain know this already and are capable of accepting that a handful of lunatics do not represent millions (perhaps billions) of Muslims worldwide. But it's those mouth breathers again. They need someone to hate, and the government has to step in and educate them in the ways of the world before those torches are lit and those pitchforks are fetched from the barn. It doesn't appear to be doing a good job of it.
A law is apparently going to be passed where it will be illegal to slander any religion publically. It appears, ladies and gentlemen, that our society is de-evolving back to the dark ages. People will soon be scared to question anything relating to religion. Anyone who dares to ask the 'wrong' questions will be branded a heretic and burnt at the stake. It's truly pathetic. And we all know that this is just down to a few paranoid, neurotic crackpots, sitting in our government 'think tanks', deciding how we should live our lives.
I hate the Islamic religion, but not half as much as I hate the Christian religion, particularly those who use it as a tool to decide how we should live and die, or as justification for killing thousands. This is the case on both sides though. As for other religions, I'm undecided. I've had enough religion forced down my throat, in school, through the media, and through close minded holier than thou types to sour me on the whole religion family. I have no doubt that there are great things to be learnt from all faiths, but for the sake of these mouth-breathing, paranoid cretins, who see religion as an excuse to hate others, or a way of looking down on others, I just can't abide it.
Obviously to ban all religion would be to deny people the right to choose, and that would be even worse, but there must be some solution to such worldwide insanity/idiocy. My money is on Batman.
There's no doubt really that there are a great many ignorant and hate filled people in this country who are just looking for anyone to blame for their crappy lives. The scapegoat of choice seems to be anyone with even a passing resemblance to our pal, Osama Bin Laden. That'll be a huge percentage of the Muslim community then.
The line between Islamaphobia and Racism becomes blurred all too often though. Let's face it, these small minded individuals are only really capable of distinguishing one skin colour from another, it becomes far too complicated for them to consider that 'good', 'honest' white folk may in fact be practising Muslims too. They are far less discriminating when it comes to tarring people with their brush of condemnation.
The programme put an interesting point across - it is in a great many peoples interests to fuel the belief that Islamaphobia is rife, when in fact cases of it are far less widespread than they'd lead you to believe. A few extra votes perhaps for Muslim politicians. Vote for Mohammed or you're an ISLAMAPHOBE!! Anyone who speaks out against the Religion is branded an Islamaphobe. Anyone who chooses a Christian over a Muslim is an Islamaphobe.
On the other side of the coin, it is also in many folks interests to fuel the tension between both religious groups by inciting fear and hatred. It seems the majority of our population consists of open-mouthed daily star reading oxygen thieves, who share a common mentality. That being none. There was a much famed case where a mural of a pig was to be constructed in a town square. I forget just why it was to be put there, but that is irrelevant. The architect/artists and town officials got together, and decided to put the idea on hold as they feared the sight of a pig may offend the Muslim community. No research was done into this, was it genuine mature concern, or textbook paranoid political correctness? Unknown, but the resultant reaction would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. Nazi skin-headed tossfaces travelled from nationwide to daub swastikas all over local garden walls. They had assumed that those evil Osamas had stifled their rights as tax-paying 'English' folk.
It seems our nanny state politically correct gone mad society points its finger at anyone who dares to question the validity of the Islamic religion. This hysterical reaction does not occur with any other religion practised in our 'free thinking' society. After 9/11 the collective mind of the west is determined to condemn the actions whilst stress that the Muslim faith does not endorse violence. Of course, those with more than half a brain know this already and are capable of accepting that a handful of lunatics do not represent millions (perhaps billions) of Muslims worldwide. But it's those mouth breathers again. They need someone to hate, and the government has to step in and educate them in the ways of the world before those torches are lit and those pitchforks are fetched from the barn. It doesn't appear to be doing a good job of it.
A law is apparently going to be passed where it will be illegal to slander any religion publically. It appears, ladies and gentlemen, that our society is de-evolving back to the dark ages. People will soon be scared to question anything relating to religion. Anyone who dares to ask the 'wrong' questions will be branded a heretic and burnt at the stake. It's truly pathetic. And we all know that this is just down to a few paranoid, neurotic crackpots, sitting in our government 'think tanks', deciding how we should live our lives.
I hate the Islamic religion, but not half as much as I hate the Christian religion, particularly those who use it as a tool to decide how we should live and die, or as justification for killing thousands. This is the case on both sides though. As for other religions, I'm undecided. I've had enough religion forced down my throat, in school, through the media, and through close minded holier than thou types to sour me on the whole religion family. I have no doubt that there are great things to be learnt from all faiths, but for the sake of these mouth-breathing, paranoid cretins, who see religion as an excuse to hate others, or a way of looking down on others, I just can't abide it.
Obviously to ban all religion would be to deny people the right to choose, and that would be even worse, but there must be some solution to such worldwide insanity/idiocy. My money is on Batman.
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what you do that for!
ha ha ha.
*makes reeling in actions with hands*
*makes reeling in actions with hands*
not really why you think that?
Int that a bit racialist?
He was friends with catwomen and she was black.
ßora† §agdiyeV wrote:
> My money is on Batman.
Are you crazy?
He's racist and everything.
He doesn't have any black sidekicks/Alfreds.
The racist scum.
Down with Batman.
> My money is on Batman.
Are you crazy?
He's racist and everything.
He doesn't have any black sidekicks/Alfreds.
The racist scum.
Down with Batman.
I think a kind of Islamphobia is around, but it's kind of blurring with racism a bit.
Basically, all these stories about Islamic wrongs come around, like these fanatic terrorists, women and human rights abusers, so there's some kind of anti-islamic feeling a bit.
I mean, even the most educated and rational people can be slightly weary of it...
But I think it's pretty mixed in with a dislike of dark skinned.
A Hindu girl I work with didn't take very well to some skinhead saying "Oi you MUSLIM!" to her. The muppet then went babbling on about them killing babies or something...
This "political correctness" atmosphere isn't helping though.
I mean, Muslims want proper respect. Not patronising molly coddling!
Basically, all these stories about Islamic wrongs come around, like these fanatic terrorists, women and human rights abusers, so there's some kind of anti-islamic feeling a bit.
I mean, even the most educated and rational people can be slightly weary of it...
But I think it's pretty mixed in with a dislike of dark skinned.
A Hindu girl I work with didn't take very well to some skinhead saying "Oi you MUSLIM!" to her. The muppet then went babbling on about them killing babies or something...
This "political correctness" atmosphere isn't helping though.
I mean, Muslims want proper respect. Not patronising molly coddling!
A programme shown on channel 4 earlier. Quite unbiased and none-hysterical. The premise - Islamaphobia, myth or reality?
There's no doubt really that there are a great many ignorant and hate filled people in this country who are just looking for anyone to blame for their crappy lives. The scapegoat of choice seems to be anyone with even a passing resemblance to our pal, Osama Bin Laden. That'll be a huge percentage of the Muslim community then.
The line between Islamaphobia and Racism becomes blurred all too often though. Let's face it, these small minded individuals are only really capable of distinguishing one skin colour from another, it becomes far too complicated for them to consider that 'good', 'honest' white folk may in fact be practising Muslims too. They are far less discriminating when it comes to tarring people with their brush of condemnation.
The programme put an interesting point across - it is in a great many peoples interests to fuel the belief that Islamaphobia is rife, when in fact cases of it are far less widespread than they'd lead you to believe. A few extra votes perhaps for Muslim politicians. Vote for Mohammed or you're an ISLAMAPHOBE!! Anyone who speaks out against the Religion is branded an Islamaphobe. Anyone who chooses a Christian over a Muslim is an Islamaphobe.
On the other side of the coin, it is also in many folks interests to fuel the tension between both religious groups by inciting fear and hatred. It seems the majority of our population consists of open-mouthed daily star reading oxygen thieves, who share a common mentality. That being none. There was a much famed case where a mural of a pig was to be constructed in a town square. I forget just why it was to be put there, but that is irrelevant. The architect/artists and town officials got together, and decided to put the idea on hold as they feared the sight of a pig may offend the Muslim community. No research was done into this, was it genuine mature concern, or textbook paranoid political correctness? Unknown, but the resultant reaction would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. Nazi skin-headed tossfaces travelled from nationwide to daub swastikas all over local garden walls. They had assumed that those evil Osamas had stifled their rights as tax-paying 'English' folk.
It seems our nanny state politically correct gone mad society points its finger at anyone who dares to question the validity of the Islamic religion. This hysterical reaction does not occur with any other religion practised in our 'free thinking' society. After 9/11 the collective mind of the west is determined to condemn the actions whilst stress that the Muslim faith does not endorse violence. Of course, those with more than half a brain know this already and are capable of accepting that a handful of lunatics do not represent millions (perhaps billions) of Muslims worldwide. But it's those mouth breathers again. They need someone to hate, and the government has to step in and educate them in the ways of the world before those torches are lit and those pitchforks are fetched from the barn. It doesn't appear to be doing a good job of it.
A law is apparently going to be passed where it will be illegal to slander any religion publically. It appears, ladies and gentlemen, that our society is de-evolving back to the dark ages. People will soon be scared to question anything relating to religion. Anyone who dares to ask the 'wrong' questions will be branded a heretic and burnt at the stake. It's truly pathetic. And we all know that this is just down to a few paranoid, neurotic crackpots, sitting in our government 'think tanks', deciding how we should live our lives.
I hate the Islamic religion, but not half as much as I hate the Christian religion, particularly those who use it as a tool to decide how we should live and die, or as justification for killing thousands. This is the case on both sides though. As for other religions, I'm undecided. I've had enough religion forced down my throat, in school, through the media, and through close minded holier than thou types to sour me on the whole religion family. I have no doubt that there are great things to be learnt from all faiths, but for the sake of these mouth-breathing, paranoid cretins, who see religion as an excuse to hate others, or a way of looking down on others, I just can't abide it.
Obviously to ban all religion would be to deny people the right to choose, and that would be even worse, but there must be some solution to such worldwide insanity/idiocy. My money is on Batman.
There's no doubt really that there are a great many ignorant and hate filled people in this country who are just looking for anyone to blame for their crappy lives. The scapegoat of choice seems to be anyone with even a passing resemblance to our pal, Osama Bin Laden. That'll be a huge percentage of the Muslim community then.
The line between Islamaphobia and Racism becomes blurred all too often though. Let's face it, these small minded individuals are only really capable of distinguishing one skin colour from another, it becomes far too complicated for them to consider that 'good', 'honest' white folk may in fact be practising Muslims too. They are far less discriminating when it comes to tarring people with their brush of condemnation.
The programme put an interesting point across - it is in a great many peoples interests to fuel the belief that Islamaphobia is rife, when in fact cases of it are far less widespread than they'd lead you to believe. A few extra votes perhaps for Muslim politicians. Vote for Mohammed or you're an ISLAMAPHOBE!! Anyone who speaks out against the Religion is branded an Islamaphobe. Anyone who chooses a Christian over a Muslim is an Islamaphobe.
On the other side of the coin, it is also in many folks interests to fuel the tension between both religious groups by inciting fear and hatred. It seems the majority of our population consists of open-mouthed daily star reading oxygen thieves, who share a common mentality. That being none. There was a much famed case where a mural of a pig was to be constructed in a town square. I forget just why it was to be put there, but that is irrelevant. The architect/artists and town officials got together, and decided to put the idea on hold as they feared the sight of a pig may offend the Muslim community. No research was done into this, was it genuine mature concern, or textbook paranoid political correctness? Unknown, but the resultant reaction would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. Nazi skin-headed tossfaces travelled from nationwide to daub swastikas all over local garden walls. They had assumed that those evil Osamas had stifled their rights as tax-paying 'English' folk.
It seems our nanny state politically correct gone mad society points its finger at anyone who dares to question the validity of the Islamic religion. This hysterical reaction does not occur with any other religion practised in our 'free thinking' society. After 9/11 the collective mind of the west is determined to condemn the actions whilst stress that the Muslim faith does not endorse violence. Of course, those with more than half a brain know this already and are capable of accepting that a handful of lunatics do not represent millions (perhaps billions) of Muslims worldwide. But it's those mouth breathers again. They need someone to hate, and the government has to step in and educate them in the ways of the world before those torches are lit and those pitchforks are fetched from the barn. It doesn't appear to be doing a good job of it.
A law is apparently going to be passed where it will be illegal to slander any religion publically. It appears, ladies and gentlemen, that our society is de-evolving back to the dark ages. People will soon be scared to question anything relating to religion. Anyone who dares to ask the 'wrong' questions will be branded a heretic and burnt at the stake. It's truly pathetic. And we all know that this is just down to a few paranoid, neurotic crackpots, sitting in our government 'think tanks', deciding how we should live our lives.
I hate the Islamic religion, but not half as much as I hate the Christian religion, particularly those who use it as a tool to decide how we should live and die, or as justification for killing thousands. This is the case on both sides though. As for other religions, I'm undecided. I've had enough religion forced down my throat, in school, through the media, and through close minded holier than thou types to sour me on the whole religion family. I have no doubt that there are great things to be learnt from all faiths, but for the sake of these mouth-breathing, paranoid cretins, who see religion as an excuse to hate others, or a way of looking down on others, I just can't abide it.
Obviously to ban all religion would be to deny people the right to choose, and that would be even worse, but there must be some solution to such worldwide insanity/idiocy. My money is on Batman.
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