Explosion in Oslo

[Aliantha]

You know, personally I believe there's a small shift in attitudes towards Muslim people in western countries thanks to the education we're constantly being given about lifestyles and true beliefs of ordinary, every day run of the mill Muslim people.

There is a long way to go, but I think the average person is starting to realize that some people are doing a lot more fear mongering than the actual threat warrants.

Have a little faith in humanity. We're smarter than you think.

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

You know, personally I believe there's a small shift in attitudes towards Muslim people in western countries thanks to the education we're constantly being given about lifestyles and true beliefs of ordinary, every day run of the mill Muslim people.

There is a long way to go, but I think the average person is starting to realize that some people are doing a lot more fear mongering than the actual threat warrants.

Have a little faith in humanity. We're smarter than you think.

Perhaps that is the case in Australia.

In much of Europe, there is a growing anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim movement. It is not as prevalent in Norway, but it is present.

And in the US, while it is not quite as bad, there are many people who associate Islam with terrorism, making no distinction, fueled by the rhetoric of the likes of Malkin, Pam Geller and others.

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Hell, in the US, we have a Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain, who says the First Amendment right to the free expression of religion should allow cities to ban mosques.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

And in the US, while it is not quite as bad, there are many people who associate Islam with terrorism, making no distinction, fueled by the rhetoric of the likes of Malkin, Pam Geller and others.

So where is the problem when we have the likes of Soros, Huffington, and the talking heads from MSNBC?

[tw]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

... some people are doing a lot more fear mongering than the actual threat warrants.

Rush Limbaugh told us that evil Muslims were subverting ‘hollow’ ground in NYC with a mosque. You mean it might not be true? You mean wacko extremists again lied to moderates? Gasp! Maybe Saddam did not have WMDs? So why did we massacre 4,500 American soldiers for mythical reasons? Gasp! Could many blindly believe what Fox News reports? Gasp! No wonder so many in a New Orleans convention center were not threatened by five days of no food and water. That also must have been fear mongering.

Or maybe its not so much about fear. Maybe its about routine lies justified by an extremist political agenda? Fear is simply another tool. Create strawmen (ie Saddam). Define them as evil. Then rally the troops. Evil Muslims are building in mosque in lower Manhattan! Gasp! Muslims must be shooting Norwegians because we all know Muslims are evil. Gasp!

The best evil is invented by the most evil.