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Dan8267 says

Ultimately children do what they learn gains them social acceptance, and they reject anything that diminishes their social status.

And when your civilization is invaded by hordes of Muslims, social norms change quickly as well, driving social change. Children who believe in nothing are the easiest targets for any sort of propaganda or social pressure. This has been proved over and over throughout history. For modern day reference, examine North Korea and its brainwashed population of atheists who nevertheless believe their Dear Leader is some kind of divine being.

Strategist says

Dan, you are becoming a liability to us, and an asset to the Islamists. Get out of the way.

I wonder if recent converts to ISIS have had his same perspective? An intractable, virulent, unreasoning hatred of their own culture and country and willful ignorance of its history?

Quigley says

And when your civilization is invaded by hordes of Muslims, social norms change quickly as well, driving social change.

If "my" civilization does not tolerate any religion, what makes you think it would tolerate Islam? A complete rejection of religion is a far better way to keep yourself safe from Islam than embracing Christianity, another false religion of Abraham.

Quigley says

For modern day reference, examine North Korea and its brainwashed population of atheists who nevertheless believe their Dear Leader is some kind of divine being.

By definition, they would not be atheists if they believe their leader is "some kind of diving being". A society that tolerates religion, supernatural beliefs, and irrationality is far more prone to the abuse you describe than rational society based on evidence, reasoning, and science. Tell me honestly, would you call North Korea a rational society?

P N Dr Lo R says

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I wonder if recent converts to ISIS have had his same perspective? An intractable, virulent, unreasoning hatred of their own culture and country and willful ignorance of its history?

This is a straw man argument.
1. Christianity is not my culture.
2. Christianity is not American culture, no matter how much you'd like to establish a theocracy.
3. Christianity is mutually exclusive with the principles of western civilization upon which America is based. This includes the principle of secularism.
4. It is you, not I, who engages in willful ignorance. The mere acceptance of a god or afterlife requires willful ignorance.

Every day item 3 is demonstrated by Christians corrupting the government to push their religious beliefs from abortion to sex laws to torturing infidels (today called terrorists).

marcus says

curious2 says

The similarities between Islamic and Nazi ideologies motivated 100,000 European Muslims to join the Nazi SS, at the behest of leading Muslims and Nazis who emphasized how similar they were

You mean similar with respect to their hate for Jews ?

That was only one of several hatreds that Muslims and Nazis shared. They hated also liberals, freethinkers, communists, gay men and lesbians, and secular schools, among other targets. Also, Muslims and Nazis shared a doctrinal belief in global violence including terror. The Nazis fell and their ideology was mostly repudiated, but the Muslims persist. Islam continues to be defended and empowered and financed even by some people who don't believe it, but who elect divide&misrule politicians corrupted by Petrodollar baksheesh and tempted by the inherent divisiveness of Islam, expressly using Islamic terrorism as an argument to increase mass surveillance on behalf of their corporate/MIC sponsors.

PeopleUnited says

I just don't know how warped this version of Islam is?

That's a problem. You should probably learn some more and decide whether you believe the fringe minority radical Islamic practice is warped or true Islam.

There are likely great world religion, or even 'Understanding Islam' type specific classes in local colleges around you.

For American Muslims it's pretty clear how they feel. Mosques are beyond common across the entire country, and I'll bet you know someone today who you actually didn't know is a Muslim (or comes from a Muslim upbringing). You could also learn directly from these types of sources.

There are also Christian-centric sources and slants for understating Islam ...
https://encounteringislam.org/course

... but I'd personally opt for the more secular/collegiate or direct approaches.

PeopleUnited says

The terrorists believe that their religion is true Islam.

Some/most do. Also, some believe it is just a convenient powerful motivator, a unifier of a tribe, and a powerful force able to make a human kill. It's something they can exploit to build 'an army' able to carry out an agenda for political gain.

PeopleUnited says

The terrorists have radicalized Islamic youth. What is the net benefit of Islam in this scenario?

In the void left by disenfranchisement and hopelessness a version of radical Islam is a calling, a purpose, a belonging, and of great benefit to the practitioner. I'm not arguing this is of actual benefit and merit to Humanity, or 'the world', or even a net long term benefit to the radicalized. I'm simply stating motivations of those that join a radical's cause. Obviously, it can be wrapped up in nationalism too. It's an identity and group belonging.

PeopleUnited says

I would be interested in arguments for the merits of Islam and/or why any non-Moslem would consider it a good thing if more Moslems lived in their town or neighborhood.

Is it of greater value to have Christians, Buddhists, Jews, Hindus, Jains, Muggles, Blacks, Whites, Browns, Yellows, or Purples?

I've known good, 'bad', and in between families of most of those persuasions above. I've typically found people's religion is the least influential characteristic in how they approach me as neighbor, friend, or co-wroker as well.

If ISIS is a fringe version of Islam, why do OIC need to issue Cairo Universal Declaration on Human Rights, where ultimately every article is subject to Islamic Shania Law? If there is contradiction between the two, Sharia Law reigns supreme.

Gade says

If ISIS is a fringe version of Islam, why do OIC need to issue Cairo Universal Declaration on Human Rights, where ultimately every article is subject to Islamic Shania Law? If there is contradiction between the two, Sharia Law reigns supreme.

A religion is only as good as it's worst practices. That makes Islam rotten as hell. There inso such thing as a good Islam.

PeopleUnited says

As far as what the terrorists want, I think it is clear. The Islamic terrorists are willing to die in order to achieve their end goal which is to either murder or convert to Islam every human being on the planet.

Of course.

UNLIKE Christianity or Judaism, total Global conversion to Islam is a requirement for Paradise on Earth to arrive.

MMR says

I wish he showed such indifference to h1-b workers coming from India to teach stem subjects in high school

Marcus mantra: globalization good as long as he's not affected

Yep. I can't think of reason why if globalization is good for STEM, it should be great for Public School Educators. Competition & lower wages, lower property taxes, win-win!

Not just test-piloted in a few Ghetto Schools, but for Well Off Suburban School Districts.

Our kids need the strength of diversity and global competition only H1-B teachers can provide them! Tenure is doing a good job or no Work Visa renewal!

Strategist says

Every country they have populated has become Islamic over time.

Every country except India and even there, a disproportionate number of ghettoized troublemakers persist; also, they are permitted to practice a limited form of sharia with regard to polygamy

But Pakistan and Bangladesh opposite with regard to ethnic/religious cleansing

WaPoIsHitler Lipsovitch says

Not just test-piloted in a few Ghetto Schools, but for Well Off Suburban School Districts.

Almost exactly the case in Atlanta metro area; but then again, there are only a handful of highly rated public schools even in nice neighborhoods.

Rew says

I've typically found people's religion is the least influential characteristic in how they approach me as neighbor, friend, or co-wroker as well.

Very true in India amongst muslims who live among other groups, but usually untrue amongst those living in ghettoized settlements

The OP's question in summary is, "Think of the bad things you think of in your Islamo-stereotypes. Now picture those bad stereotypical people living next door. Are you happy?"
I've known great Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians and have lived by all of them. The question isn't a serious one.

Tactically, the assault on Islam is equally poorly conceptualized. We don't kill ideas or beliefs with military assault, and we encourage more of each when we are antagonistic.

If a small percentage of the what, 1.6 billion Muslims? are radicalized that's a problem. I fail to see how converting the other 1-1.5 billion to the radical side will be good for anyone.

Encourage the good ones to work on the bad ones is the only thing that works. Radical abortion bombers have not been solved in this country, have they? How do we keep those assholes in check? Especially since I think it's quite easy to see how they make the connection between their murders and heroic acts of Christianity, isn't it?

CL says

If a small percentage of the what, 1.6 billion Muslims? are radicalized that's a problem.

Not true.

First of all, not a small percentage.

Second of all, any percentage of 1 billion people (not 1.6 billion) is still a large number.

Like a Paki friend tried to reassure me "It's only 20 or 30% that are really serious about sharia."

rando says

Second of all, any percentage of 1 billion people (not 1.6 billion) is still a large number.

I agree. So how are we helped by adding another billion or more to the naughty list?

CL says

how are we helped by adding another billion or more to the naughty list?

We are directly helped by lowering the number of people within the country who explicitly hold an ideology which explicitly instructs them to kill nonbelievers, take over, destroy our current government, and impose medieval laws.

Islam is the very opposite of all Western and American values. People may have the right to practice it (except for its inherent violence and other aspects with obviously violate our laws), but we also have the right to limit the number we accept.

We banned Communists from entry for many years. Islam is much much worse than Communism as a threat to democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, women's rights, gay rights, and the rights of anyone who does not submit.

Is it safe to say that the internment camps are not regrettable acts of bigoted "guilt by association" according to the anti-Islamic wing of Patnet?

And do you anti-Islamic jihadis believe that not a single person's life have been made richer, kinder or more fulfilled by adhering to Islamic beliefs?

Rew says

all sparked by economic hardship

So, where does the hardship come from?

Neoliberal Globalization.

The radicalization comes from countries that are the biggest donors to US politicians and influencers. Podesta Group just got 6 figures from Saudi Arabia, and almost 7 from Iraq. The Mainstream Media doesn't report on this, only the Alt Media does, with a simple FASA records search.

The reason Muslims are now wearing burkas and hijabs increasingly, from Egypt to Indonesia, whereas before they were exceedingly rare, is because of Gulf State Fundamentalist missionaries, funded by Oil Money, building schools and mosques all over the world.

Nasser, 1958:
www.youtube.com/embed/_ZIqdrFeFBk

Remember, Islam is supposed to be the final Revelation, and the end goal of Islam is total Global conversion which, unlike Christianity and Judaism (or Sikhism or Hinduism or Buddhist) is a KEY REQUIREMENT for paradise on Earth and the End Times. The idea that the West, China, etc. have surpassed and continue to be overwhelmingly mighty versus most of the Islamic world can only be explained by "We've turned away from True Hardcore Islam".

It is NOT because of West, but a reaction TO the values of the West.

I wish most Muslims were White so "Educated" people would be more open to criticizing it.

MMR says

But Pakistan and Bangladesh opposite with regard to ethnic/religious cleansing

Part of this sentence seemed to get lost somehow, and doesn't appear in the comment, so I don't know what it was going to say? In any event, the former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, suffered the genocidal slaughter of either 1 million (indepedent estimates) or 3 million (official total) people, mostly Hindus, and continues to suffer lethal Sharia Patrols. I have yet to hear of any Sharia Patrols getting convicted and sentenced, even for murders committed in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Islam started in the Arabian Peninsula, hijacking the Abrahamic tradition which had started near the Mediterranean, and is thus totally foreign to the Hindu and Buddhist traditions of east Asia. As Churchill wrote, Islam spread by the sword.

WaPoIsHitler Lipsovitch says

Podesta Group just got 6 figures from Saudi Arabia, and almost 7 from Iraq. The Mainstream Media doesn't report on this, only the Alt Media does, with a simple FASA records search.

It happens in plain sight, and gets reported. The Intercept has reported the Saudi connection, which Vox reported last year. Medea Benjamin wrote Saudis financing Clintonland it in the Huffington Post during the campaign. Partisans ignore it all, because it doesn't appear in TPM.

I see the same pattern recur in this "debate" across different threads and sites. No amount of evidence persuades the partisans, who rely on their corrupted sloganeers. Even when Hillary Clinton acknowledged that lethal terrorism "is clearly rooted in Islamic thinking," it made no difference, because she said increasing mass surveillance will somehow protect us all from her Saudi sponsors. It's bizarre to see people throwing themselves onto the Saudi sword while demanding everyone else must do the same.

Among major party nominees for President, only Donald Trump spoke candidly about Islam and what was happening in the Middle East. (Among independent parties, Jill Stein also spoke candidly about the Middle East. Gary Johnson acknowledged not knowing what Aleppo is, and that was also candid, but Donald Trump and Jill Stein were obviously better informed.)

WaPoIsHitler Lipsovitch says

I wish most Muslims were White so "Educated" people would be more open to criticizing it.

Some of the white "educated" (book smart but not street smart) people do appear misled by their own obsessive racism. The soft bigotry of low expectations causes them to see everyone who isn't white as a hapless victim, so if you criticize a hateful fraud perpetrated by people who aren't white, some of the white racists on the left react as if you had just beaten up a child. Even though evidence and reason should cause them to denounce Islam, they act instead as if doing so would be akin to telling a 5yo there is no Santa Claus. That appears to be "educated" white leftist racists' estimation of everyone who isn't white.

As I wrote above, Muslims and Nazis saw how similar their doctrines were, and still are. KKK, too. Racism and partisan corruption blind "educated" white racists on the left.

WaPoIsHitler Lipsovitch says

Neoliberal Globalization.

Neoliberal Globalization

Paleocapitalistic Globalization

There's nothing neo or liberal about "neoliberalism".

curious2 says

Clintonland it in

@Patrick, the shorter comment length limit for editing prevents me from deleting the stray "it" in the sentence above, even though deleting a word would necessarily make the comment shorter. It also prevents me from adding links after posting a comment, although admittedly those would make the comment longer. I'm not sure why the comment length limits differ between initially posting and subsequently editing, but if they must differ, then it would probably be better to set the editing limit longer.

MMR says

I wish he showed such indifference to h1-b workers coming from India to teach stem subjects in high school

I've answered this claim multiple times. I actually don't have a problem with foreigners coming here to teach.

Also, becasue I believe that globalization is inevitable (should say was inevitable) doesn't mean I don't appreciate the idea of limiting h1-bs for engineering jobs. I would say, if they went to college here, then allow them to stay if they want. The brain drain in this direction has to ultimately be good for us.

Btw, if I had chosen tech a while back, with my background in trading, I would be making at least twice what I make now, if not a lot more.

Rew says

PeopleUnited says

I just don't know how warped this version of Islam is?

Rew said "You should probably learn some more and decide whether you believe the fringe minority radical Islamic practice is warped or true Islam."

Rew, the founder of Islam practiced the violence recorded in the Koran and taught his followers to do the same. So I would say that the true Islam is the extremely violent terrorist Islam practiced by the faithful. The other Muslim religious are Islam in name only. Just waiting to be radicalized and converted to true Islam.

Given the propensity of interracial relations, I agree with this statement.
It could only be derailed, however, by a nuclear ELE...

marcus says

Also, becasue I believe that globalization is inevitable

CL says

Encourage the good ones to work on the bad ones is the only thing that works.

Best way to do that is to allow refugees to use the resources(schools/section 8) close to those in the best neighborhoods instead of putting them in twin falls Idaho or other off the beaten path locales.

Ironic how those who fight for the right to accommodate refugees never want them using their schools and giving them the best chance of not becoming radicalized.

Having said that, it is STILL worth noting that many radicalized people are actually highly educated....so jury is out on whether education is answer.

What is clear is that ghettoization is definitely not the answer.

Lastly good luck, since the bad muslims (those who don't take literal interpretations of Koran) often support those who do

marcus says

I've answered this claim multiple times. I

It's the first time I've ever seen you address it directly and I skim patnet most days.

Interesting that you support h1-b for engineers who are educated here (Bachelor or masters)....for most part I do ....still I believe that the numbers should be decreased and there shouldn't be scenarios where people (citizens) are training replacements, especially those who do not have technical degrees

Also the loopholes that allow sweatshops to game system through L-1 should be cracked down upon.

Having said that NO ONE is going to come from India to work as a teacher WITHOUT being offered an h1-b upfront, as there is zero incentive to get a student visa for said purpose.

Realistically, US cannot rely on idealist teach for America types to fill the void since those guys are really about padding their resume for something bigger and better.

marcus says

Btw, if I had chosen tech a while back, with my background in trading, I would be making at least twice what I make now, if not a lot more.

Does this mean you teach in a bougie school district and not one of the tougher schools?

If you teach in a bougie school, then you don't really need to worry about competition because h1-b teach in school districts that most white teachers don't want to go to

That's all we need: more teachers who we can't understand through their thick accents. I'm sure the teachers unions would be pleased with the scab H1B competition as well...
if Marcus had gone into tech he'd be a janitor at a tech firm.

NY Board of Reagents drops Literacy Test to Certify Teachers: Because too many minorities fail it.
http://nypost.com/2017/03/06/state-considering-major-changes-to-teacher-certification-exams/

4 years of College and you can't pass a literacy test? Folks, this isn't any different than the Reading Comprehension part of the SAT most people take to get INTO College:
http://www.nystce.nesinc.com/Content/STUDYGUIDE/NY_SG_SRI_202.htm

But then, Education Degrees are earned by the lowest SAT scores by Major, so not a surprise.

curious2 says

I see the same pattern recur in this "debate" across different threads and sites. No amount of evidence persuades the partisans, who rely on their corrupted sloganeers. Even when Hillary Clinton acknowledged that lethal terrorism "is clearly rooted in Islamic thinking," it made no difference, because she said increasing mass surveillance will somehow protect us all from her Saudi sponsors. It's bizarre to see people throwing themselves onto the Saudi sword while demanding everyone else must do the same.

Among major party nominees for President, only Donald Trump spoke candidly about Islam and what was happening in the Middle East. (Among independent parties, Jill Stein also spoke candidly about the Middle East. Gary Johnson acknowledged not knowing what Aleppo is, and that was also candid, but Donald Trump and Jill Stein were obviously better informed.)

WaPoIsHitl...

PeopleUnited says

why any non-Moslem would consider it a good thing if more Moslems lived in their town or neighborhood.

Let's take a look at this Map of Terror Attacks. ( @curious2 )

Funny, the Country with the most Right Wing government in Europe has no terror attacks, and yet we are warned Right Wing Terror is deadliest of all by the Media. I wonder what else this hard right country (doesn't) do the same as everybody else, that they have no terror?

http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/04/22/help-stoplimit-muslim-immigration-into-your-country/

According to PeopleUnited in another thread: Trump is doing great, because PeopleUnited says

He isn't her. And that is the point isn't it?

By that standard, Islam and ISIS is great too. @PeopleUnited, would you rather ISIS or the Democrats govern the US?

Lashkar_i_Trumpi says

the Country with the most Right Wing government in Europe has no terror attacks....

I lament that secular liberal governments are too easily corrupted by Petrodollar baksheesh and wishful thinking, with multiculturalism becoming a secular cult similar to Jonestown or the Branch Davidians. An educated and very smart "liberal" friend told me she would rather be killed in the name of Islam than stop importing Muslims. I believe her. The hypnosis has become so powerful, reinforced for so long by the NATO MSM echo chamber, that evidence and reason don't stand a chance. I would really prefer genuinely liberal government, but trying to explain to "multiculturalists" what Islam says and does to people around the world is like trying to deprogram members of a cult at its zenith while they are still living in it.

YesYNot says

or

Your comment is technically correct, but alas the correct conjunction in 2016 was "and". As I see it, we have around two years to persuade Democrats that spreading Islam is not liberal.

ISIL/Daesh is run by a Muslim with a PhD in Islamic studies, born to a Muslim family in a Muslim community. He grew up in a country that has more than 90% Muslims (as most countries with more than 20% Muslims do, because refusing to submit to Islam becomes too difficult for all but a few, and then the Muslims need to import non-Muslims to do much of the work, e.g. the Barbary States' slave trade and the current Petrodollar-driven quasi-slave trade and hiring of Rashomon among others). ISIL/Daesh spokesmen justify everything its enforcers do by reading from texts the vast majority of Muslims hold sacred. If you mock those texts, or call them false or not worth believing anymore, all too many Muslims would literally kill you: Asia Bibi is now on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy, and KSA calls atheists "terrorists" along with anyone else who questions the fundamentals of Islam, and when Muslims murdered French cartoonists huge numbers of Muslims rioted in solidarity with the Islamic murderers and against the French. ISIL/Daesh has everything to do with Islam, and descriptions of similar Islamic barbarism go back more than a thousand years. Sam Harris made the point well: the current secular left refuse to accept that anyone can actually believe in a religion, and thus the secular left fail to understand how the world looks through religious eyes; the religious "right" see Islam more clearly, and recognize the threat, because religion is real to them. You can see it in the comments by religious users of PatNet: for them, religion is the founding assumption and ultimate conclusion, "the alpha and the omega."

Well said curious2. ISIS is pure Islam, the culmination of the Islamic culture. The world has finally started to experience what Islam really is.