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Originally Posted by matthew330
the other two posts came just before this....so correction:
Why is it that when Islamic fundamentalism kills, the lefts reaction is to pick up the Koran and study.
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I didn't study the Qu'ran because of terrorism. I read it because it is a relevent religous text. It really is an amazing book. I would suggest you read it, but I don't think you'd want to.
My direct reaction to terrorism is to try to find a solution. Killing people is wrong. They should be stopped. Of course, reading a book isn't going to make you kill anyone, so blaming a religon is kinda silly. It's the people that screw up religion, not the religion that screws up the people.... which leads me to try and answer soccer's question. What is the motivation behind the hatred? Well that's both complicated and simple. The simple answer is the same answer to questions like, "Why are people racist?" or, "Why does my big brother hit me?", or "Why does Matthew330 seemingly oppose my every political view? (just kidding of course)". Human nature. There is always the temptation to ignore what you think is right because you are tempted to do something against your better judgment. Why do little kids try to sneak cookies? They think they can get away with it and they think that the reward is worth more than their morality. Then there is the complicated answer:
Hostility between Jews and Arabs (not muslims quite yet) goes back to the bilbical times - think Abraham. Abraham's sons, Isaac andf Ishmael, had a slightly different upbringing. Isaac was the successor to Abrahams great biblical stuff (God's promises), and Ishmael was kicked to the curb. Ishmael got jelous and treated Isaac like crap, and so he was sent away. At least that's how the Bible tells it. The Qu'ran says that Ishmael was actually the chosen son, and that Ishmael, not Isaac was almost sacraficed to God. This was like 4000 years ago, and things haven't gotten any better. Do you remember the Hatfields and the McCoys? The two families had fought so long, that they had forgotten what they have been fighting about. Likewise between the Arabs and Jews. Neeways, back to the story. Enter the UN. After WWII, the UN decided that they had the right to carve up Palestine so that the Jews could live there. The Arabs naturally got pissed. They overreacted and tried to destroy Israel and got their asses handed to them. Fastforward to today. The combination of ancient racism based on a biblical mixup, and current animosity from the land grab...and you have a volitile situation.