A Critical Analysis of 'Real Islam'. Its People ... - Bukti dan Saksi
A Critical Analysis of 'Real Islam'. Its People ... - Bukti dan Saksi
A Critical Analysis of 'Real Islam'. Its People ... - Bukti dan Saksi
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anti-Jew protests are present in Tel Aviv, New York, Washington, London, and everywhere. But where<br />
are the anti-terrorism / pro-peace protests or the smallest protest against Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or the al-<br />
Aqsa Martyrs Brigades by moderate or left-wing Arabs in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Turkey,<br />
Jor<strong>dan</strong>, Indonesia, or Saudi Arabia? The answer is simple; we do not see them, because they do not exist!<br />
They do not exist, because their core religious values do not allow opposition. Even most American<br />
Muslims have not shown any real revulsion at what is done in Islam’s name, instead they seem<br />
unnaturally quiet. Surely this vast quiet is the silence <strong>of</strong> fear, guilt, or …reverence.<br />
The problem is certainly not for lack <strong>of</strong> sensitivity, passion, or the inability to identify injustice, as<br />
history has clearly demonstrated the willingness <strong>of</strong> all Muslims to rally around many causes they see as<br />
relevant. Neither are they blind, uneducated, nor unaware <strong>of</strong> the basic facts relating to current and past<br />
terrorist events. The silence and inaction <strong>of</strong> ‘Moderate Islam’ is due to an overall irreversible and<br />
intractable culture prejudiced against non-brothers, and Westerners and Jews in particular. The root <strong>of</strong> the<br />
problem is based in the fact that most do not interpret the violent acts <strong>of</strong> their extremist ‘brothers’ as too<br />
terribly serious <strong>of</strong> a problem since the victims are, after all, only infidels.<br />
The superiority many Muslims feel over non-brothers is enshrined in the Qur’an, embedded in<br />
Islamic Law, and unquestionably enforced by principalities and governments. It should be emphasized<br />
that virtually all Islamic institutions <strong>of</strong> training propagate this kind <strong>of</strong> thinking and prejudice. It is either<br />
forcefully taught or passively tolerated (with a wink) by the vast majority <strong>of</strong> religious leaders, pounded in<br />
hour after hour, day after day, year after year. As such the religious leaders (and therefore the religion) are<br />
the impetus for the hatreds and its destructive results. It would be wrong to say that Islamic militants have<br />
lost their way, as what we witness today -is - their way. Further, the nature <strong>of</strong> Islam does not nurture men<br />
like Gandhi, Lincoln, or Martin Luther King …they kill them.<br />
Societies based on Islamic law can and do discipline, up to death, anyone perceived violating their<br />
strict unbending tenants. Your government, where Qur’anic Law is codified into law, will also prosecute<br />
and pursue anyone who is perceived to gently or aggressively speak out against Islamic rule, policy, or<br />
law. Justifications for prejudices/intolerance, and demands for fanatical obedience are simply a part <strong>of</strong><br />
common every-day life. Blind acceptance, devout and passionate adherence to every doctrine sanctioned<br />
by the local leaders is required. Punishments for expressing or following any more tolerant doctrine are<br />
extreme. The consequences are <strong>of</strong>ten severe, up to death. Conversion to any other religious doctrine is<br />
also punishable by death. This extreme, intolerant social code <strong>of</strong> right and wrong is also enforced within<br />
the home <strong>of</strong> simple Muslim families. Dissent is simply not an option within families or neighborhoods.<br />
Opposition, critical thought, debate <strong>of</strong> any kind is simply not allowed. It is very much like Gang mentality<br />
in that once you’re in …you can’t get out. Today and in recent and distant history, other examples <strong>of</strong> this<br />
type <strong>of</strong> culture exist. What we are talking about is pure political totalitarianism, unique only in the fact<br />
that today it hides behind the guise <strong>of</strong>, and seeks the protection <strong>of</strong>, a religion.<br />
Violence has a mind all its own, and the effect <strong>of</strong> an individual or people embracing its seductive<br />
venom is guaranteed to cause sickening internal malformations and gross external manifestations. Islam<br />
amplifies (instead <strong>of</strong> attenuating) its follower’s feelings <strong>of</strong> violence towards others. For decades now,<br />
Yasser Arafat brainwashed his people with primitive hatred glorifying all its lethal consequences.<br />
Revenge and savagery has become bread and butter to them. Palestinian TV, newspapers and books (all<br />
PA controlled) have prepared the Palestinian people for nothing but murder, revenge and graphic<br />
violence. Arab Media and leaders have stoked Palestinians religious fervor and hatred (Jihad) to such a<br />
degree, that it has now reached an extreme fervent level sufficient to override normal reasonable human<br />
reaction, reason, and feeling. The enemy fighting the US today is similarly depraved. A spokesman for al<br />
Qaeda cheerfully and proudly promises the murder <strong>of</strong> millions, as quoted in the Arab Newsletter:<br />
"America, with the collaboration <strong>of</strong> the Jews, is the leader <strong>of</strong> corruption whether moral, ideological, political or<br />
economic corruption. We have the right to kill 4 million Americans — 2 million <strong>of</strong> them children — and to<br />
exile twice as many, and wound and cripple hundreds <strong>of</strong> thousands."<br />
Every religious movement calls their dead ‘Martyrs’, but does the God <strong>of</strong> us all really welcome<br />
anyone into paradise who acts to kill in the name <strong>of</strong> revenge and hatred? Doesn’t it occur to anyone that<br />
the guarantees <strong>of</strong> his/her Cleric may -not- be recognized or respected by an omnipotent and omniscience