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Actually...
...what if we looked at it another way:
"Islamic Jihad," however insidious and dangerous to the human race's survival that it may be, is, nevertheless, a reaction to circumstances almost equally insidious and dangerous (or, at least, insidious and dangerous *enough* to warrant a trip back to the drawing board).
posted by
BrWiSk
on October 23, 2003 at 2:55 PM
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Islamic Fundamentalism is probably more destructive than Soviet Communism was for 70 years. I don't see it falling any time soon, however.
posted by
itisdone
on October 20, 2003 at 6:16 PM
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Yeah...
...by desecrating their holy lands, stealing their natural resources, shooting their people, taking control of their lands and economies, and giving massive, on-going military and financial support to their biggest enemy in the Middle East.
Yeah. That should settle things down nicely.
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
on October 19, 2003 at 3:09 PM
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You know...I hope you are correct!
I think a world-wide Jihad would be catastrophic for the entire Human Race. I am becoming increasing fearful, however, that this is our future. It is in all our interests for each of us to work against this actually happening.
posted by
arGee
on October 19, 2003 at 3:04 PM
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sorry ....to suggest that it would happen..not you advocating i8t
posted by
beachbelle
on October 19, 2003 at 2:03 PM
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I did not imply that you support it or advocate it
I think that you are making a controversy of something which seems extremely unlikely. I don't dispute there will be fatwas or jihad but not in those numbers and not all-emcompassing of the world population of Muslims. I think that is inflammatory to suggest that
posted by
beachbelle
on October 19, 2003 at 2:01 PM
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Actually, what I said was...
...that within the framework of how Islam functions, a Fatwa given by a recognized authority that is not cancelled by a Fiqh from a higher authority becomes part of the law that EVERY Muslim is obligated to follow. Using the principles of formal logic, it follows, therefore, that unless a higher authority than bin Laden cancels his Fatwas with appropriate Fiqhs, inevitably, the Jihad follows, perhaps not today or tomorrow, but it will follow. I am neither supporting it nor advocating it. I am stating FLATLY, however, that it will happen unless moderate Muslim clerics do something about it, and the sooner, the better.
Interestingly, my moderate Muslim friends agree completely.
posted by
arGee
on October 19, 2003 at 1:44 PM
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I Seem to Recall...
...that RG recently defended this post against charges that it is 'hate-filled, small-minded and bigotted'.
Which is a bit like Arnie insisting all his films promote peace and non-violence.
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
on October 19, 2003 at 10:23 AM
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Argee - I think that it is inflammatory and a huge assumption
to say that 1.2bn muslims will fall in behind these fatwas.
It is an even bigger leap to say that unless moderate clerics denounce bin Laden it will mean the destruction of 1.2bn muslims will perish in an all-encompassing Jihad.
Muslims from a huge number of countries and cultures are as likely to follow the call of one man as are Christians from the Pope. There are millions of Muslims who do not live their lives according to the doctrine of bin Laden.
How do you account for Turkey which is poised to send troops into Iraq? Like many others places,it has extensive trade links with the west. Do you seriously believe that all Muslims will throwaway their economic links in the name of Bin Laden?
posted by
beachbelle
on October 19, 2003 at 10:17 AM
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