Leave the Muslims alone
9 years ago
So after a shot of Tequila, think ill write about whats on my mind. I've always had compassion for groups who are preyed upon by society in some ways. As of late there has been a substantial amount of hate against Muslims. Since I actually know about the religion of Islam, have friends who are Muslim and bother to do my fucking research, im going to kindky say this.
Fucking leave the Muslims alone.
People in America today have been treating the Muslim community with such hate and Islamophobia is rampant. Hate crimes have gone up, Mosques have been vandalized, people openly discriminate against them and one of our major candidates wants to ban their entry from the country "temporarily". What the hell is everyone problem? First of all, Muslims have comprised of less than 1% of mass shootings in this country. A majority of them are very peaceful, law abiding citizens. A few of them won gold in the Rio Olympics. Stupid people paint this picture of Muslims as being alien, other, violent, untrustworthy. oh but i bet you didn't know the religion offers more freedom to women than Christianity does. Of course you didn't, you didnt bother to look it up. People make these stupid ideas about what something is in their heads without actually knowing what the fuck they are talking about. According to their book: They are to co-exist with other religions; they give women equal rights; they are strictly prohibited from killing unless in self defense; they are to donate to charity; and soo much more. Yes their are some controversial aspects of it like being an apostate, but most Muslims don't think someone who leaves the religions should be killed. Does that make them a little hypocritical? Are you a christan who has has eaten shellfish, worked on sunday or masturbated?
And there are those out there who say "religion is the cause of all evil in this world, and society would be more peaceful without it!" If you believe that, i have a ticket to a boat-trip to North Korea/Cuba/China/etc to sell you (if you dont understand, those countries are communist countries where everyone is atheist).
And i know that there is at least one of you out there that thinks humanity should be erased from this earth and wish it would just die. All i have to say to you is: Go smoke a blunt and calm the fuck down.
There are always gonna be problems, making it worse with ignorance and bigotry makes you a part of the problem.
Fucking leave the Muslims alone.
People in America today have been treating the Muslim community with such hate and Islamophobia is rampant. Hate crimes have gone up, Mosques have been vandalized, people openly discriminate against them and one of our major candidates wants to ban their entry from the country "temporarily". What the hell is everyone problem? First of all, Muslims have comprised of less than 1% of mass shootings in this country. A majority of them are very peaceful, law abiding citizens. A few of them won gold in the Rio Olympics. Stupid people paint this picture of Muslims as being alien, other, violent, untrustworthy. oh but i bet you didn't know the religion offers more freedom to women than Christianity does. Of course you didn't, you didnt bother to look it up. People make these stupid ideas about what something is in their heads without actually knowing what the fuck they are talking about. According to their book: They are to co-exist with other religions; they give women equal rights; they are strictly prohibited from killing unless in self defense; they are to donate to charity; and soo much more. Yes their are some controversial aspects of it like being an apostate, but most Muslims don't think someone who leaves the religions should be killed. Does that make them a little hypocritical? Are you a christan who has has eaten shellfish, worked on sunday or masturbated?
And there are those out there who say "religion is the cause of all evil in this world, and society would be more peaceful without it!" If you believe that, i have a ticket to a boat-trip to North Korea/Cuba/China/etc to sell you (if you dont understand, those countries are communist countries where everyone is atheist).
And i know that there is at least one of you out there that thinks humanity should be erased from this earth and wish it would just die. All i have to say to you is: Go smoke a blunt and calm the fuck down.
There are always gonna be problems, making it worse with ignorance and bigotry makes you a part of the problem.
I agree religion is NOT the route of all evil. Religion has been used for evil in the past and present yes but by advantageous people, such as certain clergymen, kings, queens in the past - Canterbury Tales is an excellent example of the two sides of the church back then-, and politicians today . it is also used for good, but stuff like Westboro is more media interesting.
By the same coin please do not imply that the countries you mentioned are the way they are because of being atheist rather than because of them being communist. As an agnostic I have the same moral code as anyone else, as do most other agnostics and atheists. The world will not fall to hell without religion, nor will it be any greater. Morals come from the brain, peoples ability to reason, the lessons we learn in life. Morals can be learned from religion but not strictly or alone from them. Evil exists from people's greed, religion was merely a tool for this greed for some and there will always be other tools.
Also if Muslims come to America, they need to respect American laws and the American way of life. they can't get triggered by Christmas, or girls who don't completely cover up. Sorry bruh.
Now if I meet a Muslim who is actually tolerant, and isn't a religious lunatic, then sure they're all fine and dandy. But remember, Islam does not exactly fit with Western Culture. That's why you see so much conflict between Islam and the western world.
Now Yes, they SEEM to have the highest amount of radical terrorism, but there are a few reasons it SEEMS this way. First of all, the middle east, which has a high muslim population, used to be very civil and westernized, and if you look in any history text book, muslim scholars and intellectuals pioneered medicine, mathematics at a time when europe was in the dark ages. The reason why the middle east is very screwed up today is because of western intervention messing things up over there. In the later half of the 20th century. the CIA was responsible for a coup that ousted a Democratic leader with a dictator who was friendly to the west. Then there was the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, after which we (the US) armed and trained rebels to fight against the Russians. Going back even further, after ww1, the West divided up the middle east into sections, spiting societies in two. It is very complex but in general, the middle east isn't fucked up just because it is fucked up.
Radical religious terrorism isnt just islamic though. Christians did it (and alot of right wing American Hate groups are christians), Buddhists do it, atheists even do it. Terrorism comes in many shape and forms and its not just religious either. The IRA in the 80's. The FBI recently arrested three AMERICAN men who were trying to blow up an entire apartment building full of somali immigrants.
Yes, anyoen who comes to America needs to respect american laws, and i feel like they should engage in american culture, but assimilation is difficult for people coming from a different country and people should be understanding of that. Maybe SOME muslims object to certain things Americans do, and they shouldn't, but they arent the only people who do that. Non-muslims lost their shit because last year, starbucks didnt have a christmas themed holiday cup. I havent heard of muslims orchestrating a campaign to ban christmas as a national holiday. Maybe you can find a few scenarios but on the whole, i think its unfair to say that about muslims.
I appreciate that you would be tolerant of a Muslim who is tolerant, but you kind of think that only a small amount are. and you kind of have a very skewed view of them. They are just people, like anyone else. You may say that Islam doesnt exactly fit in with western culture, but what about Christianity? that came from Israel. I know foreign born muslims who love America. All muslims disavow terrorist groups. Why do you think it deosnt mesh with western culture? Have you read the Koran or a book about Islam or talked to a Muslim? I have, and i know muslims.
I appreciate you trying to reasonable but i think you are getting your information about Islam from very biased sources. Im not just some California liberal, ive done my research. Yes there are controvercial aspects about Islam, but there are also some about Christianity too. I'd explain this in MUCH more detail but its late and im tired. If you have read this far, thank you. But you need to understand that you might be a bit biased in your understanding. If you wana learn more, i have some books i can refer you to but if you dont wana understand what it is you are talking about, i cannot help you. You might want to look at the sources of your own information.
As for facebook, I don't go to facebook to get news. I do my own research.
You don't wanna look because you wanna believe what mainstream media tells you. Have fun being brainwashed by mainstream media :3