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jorgelito · 10-06-2006, 06:16 PM

Seaver, I second. Sons of Ishmael versus sons of Isaac, all descendants of Abraham is a central tenet to the Islamic and Judaic mythology.

Again, people, Islam/Muslims are not a race, there are plenty of white muslims etc..... the "if you have a problem with Islam you must be racist" is really getting tiring and entirely incorrect.

I think Churchill had a unique experience during the WWI era. I believe he was Lord of the Admiralty or something like that and he was also incharge of the Palestinian Mandate. He definitely would have had first hand experience in that whole debacle. In fact, that experience almost ruined his career. The British handling of the Middle East around that time was ..... pretty much a failure (my opinion). I like Churchill too, but his quotes/writings are just his opnion on things.

I would guess that John Quincy Adams got his views either with the dealings of a young USA with the Barbary Coast, Tripoli etc or maybe he read extensively about the history of that area (which almost certainly would have been biased).

UsTwo, have you read Clash of Civilizations? I like that one (puts on flame-proof suit). I found it to be very interesting. I should probably read it again though for the anticipated riot that;s about to ensue.

I have many Muslim friends and have just recently been there. From my observation, the most "free" muslims were in Israel. Free to worship and live as they please. The Paelstinians were pretty "liberal" too but then again, many of them are Christian. Then there were the Arabs druze (non-Muslim Arabs) that were pretty modern. By far the most shocking were the Saudis. When I was in Egypt, man, the way they treated "their" women.....scary stuff.

In my opinion, Israel is just a red herring/straw man that the oppressive regimes use to keep their subjects off their own back. I got the distinct sense that Saudi etc are more afraid of their own people than anything. Conflict or blame of Israel is the perfect excuse for these regimes to hold onto power and their oppressive practices. Maybe later I will share a story of my experience in an Egyptian barbershop (discussing Mubarek and George Bush while having a blade to my face - a shave).

Thanks for listening.

10-06-2006, 06:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	Seaver, I second. Sons of Ishmael versus sons of Isaac, all descendants of Abraham is a central tenet to the Islamic and Judaic mythology. Again, people, Islam/Muslims are not a race, there are plenty of white muslims etc..... the "if you have a problem with Islam you must be racist" is really getting tiring and entirely incorrect. I think Churchill had a unique experience during the WWI era. I believe he was Lord of the Admiralty or something like that and he was also incharge of the Palestinian Mandate. He definitely would have had first hand experience in that whole debacle. In fact, that experience almost ruined his career. The British handling of the Middle East around that time was ..... pretty much a failure (my opinion). I like Churchill too, but his quotes/writings are just his opnion on things. I would guess that John Quincy Adams got his views either with the dealings of a young USA with the Barbary Coast, Tripoli etc or maybe he read extensively about the history of that area (which almost certainly would have been biased). UsTwo, have you read Clash of Civilizations? I like that one (puts on flame-proof suit). I found it to be very interesting. I should probably read it again though for the anticipated riot that;s about to ensue. I have many Muslim friends and have just recently been there. From my observation, the most "free" muslims were in Israel. Free to worship and live as they please. The Paelstinians were pretty "liberal" too but then again, many of them are Christian. Then there were the Arabs druze (non-Muslim Arabs) that were pretty modern. By far the most shocking were the Saudis. When I was in Egypt, man, the way they treated "their" women.....scary stuff. In my opinion, Israel is just a red herring/straw man that the oppressive regimes use to keep their subjects off their own back. I got the distinct sense that Saudi etc are more afraid of their own people than anything. Conflict or blame of Israel is the perfect excuse for these regimes to hold onto power and their oppressive practices. Maybe later I will share a story of my experience in an Egyptian barbershop (discussing Mubarek and George Bush while having a blade to my face - a shave). Thanks for listening.