Mahim Continues the Moslem Discussion (?)
Thursday, October 30, 2003
In repsonse to my post about Me and My Muslim Friends Neighbors, Mahim (in medical school at Oxford) has taken the discussion to her blog, with plenty of quotes from the Koran (Quran) . She also thinks that the War on Terror is a thinly veiled plan to attack those who don't like the U.S.
Mahim, just one simple question: If that were really true, we would be drinking Budweiser on the Seine right now, wouldn't we?Feel free to comment here, too, but please engage her blog with thoughtful discourse. Again, here is the link to her blog.
In response, I maintain that Mahim ignores plenty of what the commenters had to say. Here is a taste:
BLACKFIVE:
"How the hell can a guy be so well-educated and smart and successful in America and be so close-minded at the same time?"
Mahim's blog response:
I often wonder.
BLACKFIVE:
"How the hell can we ever convince people like Masood that "the Jews" aren't the problem - that his blindness is the problem? And if we can't convince the likes of him, how can we reach countless millions that don't have Masood's liberal education, facility with English, or access to our mediums?"
Mahim's blog response:
How the hell can we ever convince people like Masood Blackfive that "the Jews" "Islam" is not the problem - that his blindness is the problem? And if we can't convince the likes of him, how can we reach countless millions that don't have Masood's Blackfive's liberal education, facility with English, or access to our mediums?
BLACKFIVE:
"Simple answer: I don't think we can penetrate that kind of cultural and religious brainwashing."
Mahim's blog response:
I know how you feel. I'm banging my head against a brick wall right now.
BLACKFIVE:
"It really is us against them. Us and the Israelis and a few others against 1.6 billion zealots."
Mahim's blog response:
Masood seems to think so too. Yet that bothers you.
11AS Comment:
(Referring to Moslems) "I don't feel hate toward people like this. I do fear that we can never integrate them into a civil society. They will never be citizens. It's like having a coyote on your property. You can ignore it for a long time, but if it starts gnawing on the pets or livestock, you have to take action."
Mahim blog response:
Where would I begin to convince Masood that the world is not against him? That the international plundering code-named the "War on Terror" is not a War Against Islam?