Laurens
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:lol: Oh dear
Take a look at this image:
21.01% of the world's population are Islamic.
21.01% of 7,000,000,000 = 1,470,700,000
That is approximately 1.5 billion people in the world whom you deem as having a complete disregard for peacefulness. Do you understand now how ridiculous it sounds when you wish to portray Islam, in its entirety as not being a religion of peace?
You can point to Islamic texts sure, but that means fuck all. There are horrible bits in the Bible too. Most civilized people tend to ignore those parts and go for a more nuanced interpretation.
Yes there are a few radical Islamic groups out there in the world, but you'll never guess where their encouragement and a sizeable portion of their funding came from... When the Mujahadeen were fighting the Soviets, the CIA provided support for them, as well as for non-Afghani radicals (among whom was Osama Bin Laden - who may not have directly been funded, but the influx of non-Afghani militia was certainly not frowned upon at the time by the US), and were a major contributing factor in the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. The radical Islamic groups may not have toppled the Soviets without Western assistance, and their toppling of Soviets is what led the radicals to believe that they could also topple the West. The simple fact of the matter is that our beloved "enlightened West" helped create the fucking mess we're in, in an effort to win the Cold War. You might not like that, but that is the way it is.
Take a look at this image:
21.01% of the world's population are Islamic.
21.01% of 7,000,000,000 = 1,470,700,000
That is approximately 1.5 billion people in the world whom you deem as having a complete disregard for peacefulness. Do you understand now how ridiculous it sounds when you wish to portray Islam, in its entirety as not being a religion of peace?
You can point to Islamic texts sure, but that means fuck all. There are horrible bits in the Bible too. Most civilized people tend to ignore those parts and go for a more nuanced interpretation.
Yes there are a few radical Islamic groups out there in the world, but you'll never guess where their encouragement and a sizeable portion of their funding came from... When the Mujahadeen were fighting the Soviets, the CIA provided support for them, as well as for non-Afghani radicals (among whom was Osama Bin Laden - who may not have directly been funded, but the influx of non-Afghani militia was certainly not frowned upon at the time by the US), and were a major contributing factor in the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. The radical Islamic groups may not have toppled the Soviets without Western assistance, and their toppling of Soviets is what led the radicals to believe that they could also topple the West. The simple fact of the matter is that our beloved "enlightened West" helped create the fucking mess we're in, in an effort to win the Cold War. You might not like that, but that is the way it is.