pfft, I remember Nuns with rulers, not AK's
The religion of peace strikes again...
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pfft, I remember Nuns with rulers, not AK's
I'm not endorsing or agreeing with the following because I don't know enough about the situation or the author. Thought it was interesting so I'm just tossing it out there.
Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris - Juan Cole
The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with two policemen, by terrorists in Paris was in my view a strategic strike, aiming at polarizing the French and European public.
The problem for a terrorist group like al-Qaeda is that its recruitment pool is Muslims, but most Muslims are not interested in terrorism. Most Muslims are not even interested in politics, much less political Islam. France is a country of 66 million, of which about 5 million is of Muslim heritage. But in polling, only a third, less than 2 million, say that they are interested in religion. French Muslims may be the most secular Muslim-heritage population in the world (ex-Soviet ethnic Muslims often also have low rates of belief and observance). Many Muslim immigrants in the post-war period to France came as laborers and were not literate people, and their grandchildren are rather distant from Middle Eastern fundamentalism, pursuing urban cosmopolitan culture such as rap and rai. In Paris, where Muslims tend to be better educated and more religious, the vast majority reject violence and say they are loyal to France.
Sharpening Contradictions: Why al-Qaeda attacked Satirists in Paris - Juan Cole
The horrific murder of the editor, cartoonists and other staff of the irreverent satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, along with two policemen, by terrorists in Paris was in my view a strategic strike, aiming at polarizing the French and European public.
The problem for a terrorist group like al-Qaeda is that its recruitment pool is Muslims, but most Muslims are not interested in terrorism. Most Muslims are not even interested in politics, much less political Islam. France is a country of 66 million, of which about 5 million is of Muslim heritage. But in polling, only a third, less than 2 million, say that they are interested in religion. French Muslims may be the most secular Muslim-heritage population in the world (ex-Soviet ethnic Muslims often also have low rates of belief and observance). Many Muslim immigrants in the post-war period to France came as laborers and were not literate people, and their grandchildren are rather distant from Middle Eastern fundamentalism, pursuing urban cosmopolitan culture such as rap and rai. In Paris, where Muslims tend to be better educated and more religious, the vast majority reject violence and say they are loyal to France.
Sportello
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Never seen a nun with an AK. The nuns I knew had hat pins, much more deadly than a ruler.
I have a feeling that you are MUCH younger than I am.
Sportello
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bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
Agreed.
Just pointing out that not all Muslims are radical and I don't condemn them all for the actions of a few.
MrFedEx
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The solution is to kill-off radical Islam. Extremely complicated, and probably impossible. I'm sure a FOX pundit will tell us all how it can be accomplished very soon.
trickpony1
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I don't know who or what that is pictured in post #2298 but if it is so in favor of the muslim lifestyle why doesn't it move to the middle east?
trickpony1
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Debate 101-
I never said all muslims live in the middle east.
The environment does seem a little more hospitable to them though.
If Catholics want to move to Rome then they should. To date I haven't heard of roving bands on Catholics riding jeeps with mounted machine guns in Rome. If you have please post a link.
I'd be okay with that. My parents have visited Italy several times and absolutely love it
You agree with my gibberish? Awesome!!
They're called Nuclear weapons. Drop them on Raqqa and Fallujah and other ISIS hot spots. It would be a start
MrFedEx
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Excellent question. Intolerance by a hypocritical religion (Islam), that has issues accepting other belief systems. Kind of sounds like a lot of other religions, doesn't it?
