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Re: Generalizations, are a bad idea, generally speaking.

Agreed Guy, we are experts at generalizing about each other. In a way it's a kind of laziness. THanks for visiting and commenting. all the best.

posted by elinjo on November 14, 2009 at 12:09 AM | link to this | reply

Re: wileyJohn

THanks for your visit and comment John.

The comment came from the representative Muslim council that takes exception to extremism. From a pacifist point of view I wish everybody, irrespective of their religious and ethnic, would denounce violence and start talking about their differences. I understand though cannot quote the source, that Winston Churchill said at one point: 'More jaw and less war.'

posted by elinjo on November 14, 2009 at 12:05 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Nautikos

Thanks for your visit and your comment.

No, I have not studied the Koran, however I know that many moderate Muslims in the world resent being put in the same category as extremists who try and perpetrated their fanatic ideologies. My point was only that generalization makes the matter worse. Muslims are not automatically Islamists.

My own life's history has made me extremely sensitive about this kind of over-simplification. I do not like it when people generalize about Jews, so why should I accept generalization about other groups?

posted by elinjo on November 13, 2009 at 11:58 PM | link to this | reply

We need more of those people.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on November 13, 2009 at 8:11 PM | link to this | reply

elinjo

I was so happy to read of an Islamic comment in Denmark such as the one you directed us too. I wish Muslims everywhere would denounce the violence. Anyway, have a great Sunday and all week luv

posted by WileyJohn on November 13, 2009 at 8:03 PM | link to this | reply

Elinjo

Really, I hate to do this - but I have to tell you that terrorism is not against the teachings of Islam. In fact, terrorists and its advocates refer specifically to the teachings of the Koran and the Hadith!

Having said that, I fully realize that the majority of Muslims does not adhere to these teachings, but a significant minority does...

Have you read the Koran? Have you read the Hadith, or at least parts of it? Have you read, for example, Muslim scholars such as Sayeed Qutb?

posted by Nautikos on November 13, 2009 at 5:41 PM | link to this | reply

I am sure it was a real fun day with that little boy

building memories for you both.

posted by Kabu on November 13, 2009 at 4:05 PM | link to this | reply

Have a glorious day ~ viewing visions from innocent youthful eyes awww... (I wish I were there) and thank you for your blog report here

~ Elyse

posted by elysianfields on November 13, 2009 at 9:35 AM | link to this | reply

have a fun time

posted by Lanetay on November 13, 2009 at 8:54 AM | link to this | reply

How wonderful to see the world through his eyes! So receptive! Please share! I am happy to read a stance has been taken against terrorism, it our best hope; we bond together to fight them all! Have a great evening! Shelly

posted by sam444 on November 13, 2009 at 8:46 AM | link to this | reply

Betty.

As always you write very well and make people want to read you. I envy your abilites and honestly hope I can achieve the same status. Have a wonderful adventure with you grandson.

posted by Hackthorne19 on November 13, 2009 at 6:26 AM | link to this | reply

Enjoy the weekend with Josh!

posted by Nita09 on November 13, 2009 at 6:20 AM | link to this | reply

Generalizations, are a bad idea, generally speaking.

Betty,

It was another famous sage, Samuel Langhorn Clemens (I think I spelled it right.) the man that the world knows as Mark Twain, who once said, "There was never a generalization that was worth a DAMN, including this one!"

We do tend to lump everyone and everything, into a number of categories, and mentally wash our hands of giving further thought about mind staggering numbers of differences, that defy categorizing, because we are too busy, or more likely, just mentally lazy.

Everybody generalizes, so nobody should smugly feel superior to anyone else, regarding this specific human trait. We ought to fight the tendency, though.