tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post4429149244610774935..comments2023-12-10T10:18:21.368-08:00Comments on Bits and Pieces: Islam Is Not To Blame. Raif Is A MuslimJoe Pereirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-42703082710250051442015-03-24T14:16:19.345-07:002015-03-24T14:16:19.345-07:00Thank you KeithThank you KeithJoe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-39141425835897257252015-03-24T14:13:28.768-07:002015-03-24T14:13:28.768-07:00Indeed Snow, I remember that special friendship wi...Indeed Snow, I remember that special friendship with disdain. Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-86930676052615045232015-02-24T11:30:37.419-08:002015-02-24T11:30:37.419-08:00Darn, Joe, I hastened over to read your new post, ...Darn, Joe, I hastened over to read your new post, and it was gone!Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-46695627926317208352015-02-24T09:32:13.525-08:002015-02-24T09:32:13.525-08:00Thanks Snow. I've been excessively busy of lat...Thanks Snow. I've been excessively busy of late hence the lack of posts. Will get back into the swing soon. Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-87781569935136981232015-02-12T11:28:48.470-08:002015-02-12T11:28:48.470-08:00Another post would be nice!Another post would be nice!Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-70871106888588608672015-02-04T10:38:31.988-08:002015-02-04T10:38:31.988-08:00Well-written Joe. I completely agree with you on a...Well-written Joe. I completely agree with you on all points. I hate to see all members of a faith lumped together in one category. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-39470045083033801752015-01-16T10:58:34.820-08:002015-01-16T10:58:34.820-08:00"The House of Saud should not be considered a..."The House of Saud should not be considered a friend and ally of the West, for it is a corrupt dictatorship ruling over an oppressed and unjust society."<br /><br />No wonder America likes them so much. George W. Bush could hardly keep from having sex with them.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-50745234840521345072015-01-13T12:40:09.762-08:002015-01-13T12:40:09.762-08:00Not just Saudi as I wrote, but Saud started the ji...Not just Saudi as I wrote, but Saud started the jihadi ball rolling? The only saving grace for the world is the disunity of Islam. Imagine if they were all on the same side!Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-78532772284748442462015-01-12T23:52:55.092-08:002015-01-12T23:52:55.092-08:00I wish it were as simple as blaming the Saudis - t...I wish it were as simple as blaming the Saudis - the example of Iran shows that anti-Saudi fundamentalist states exist. ISIS are also enemies of the Saudis. Islamic fundamentalism reminds me of Communism - a totalitarian ideology that considers itself to be the future of humanity. What you say about moderate and liberal Muslims needed to be said. I hope Saif finds a better place to live.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-65599784868933286022015-01-12T12:52:52.454-08:002015-01-12T12:52:52.454-08:00Philip, my blog was hacked and was being re-direct...Philip, my blog was hacked and was being re-directed. Should be ok for now. I agree Philip, something needs to change. Unfortunately money talks.Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-9841373488142004982015-01-12T12:49:52.487-08:002015-01-12T12:49:52.487-08:00Thanks RobbieThanks RobbieJoe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-4233752189500320622015-01-12T12:49:30.444-08:002015-01-12T12:49:30.444-08:00Snow, I do find the "but" condition a pr...Snow, I do find the "but" condition a problem and one tthat I doubt will ever be resolved. Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-57722371552497251562015-01-12T03:20:03.227-08:002015-01-12T03:20:03.227-08:00Tried to comment but after previewing the comment ...Tried to comment but after previewing the comment was lost?PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-88189043559486442022015-01-12T03:18:43.317-08:002015-01-12T03:18:43.317-08:00I'm glad I finally managed to read this post. ...I'm glad I finally managed to read this post. Something prevented it a few days ago, possibly a hack or something.<br /><br />A strong piece of writing and I concur absolutely with all you say. <br /><br />Power, greed and riches corrupts a whole nation. These 'princes' seek to corrupt the world it seems. How are they to be dethroned I wonder? Should their terrorist tactics be used by the West to give them a taste of their own medicine? Probably too difficult. Take out the ruling class? Not possible without a full scale Iraq war. <br /><br />We could possibly REFUSE to allow these obscenely rich Arabs to buy up properties except in their own lands. A huge portion of London is owned by such people. If the West would SHUN them and make them unwelcome as visitors and investors perhaps this could hurt them most. I don't really know the answer to this question.<br /><br />But SOMETHING needs to change, and speedily.PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-57101580438560407082015-01-11T18:38:23.426-08:002015-01-11T18:38:23.426-08:00Thank you for writing this. It was necessary. Thank you for writing this. It was necessary. Robbie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708885869170287258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000892193344053581.post-61806229322778122802015-01-11T15:06:26.630-08:002015-01-11T15:06:26.630-08:00"did we blame all Irish for the actions of th..."did we blame all Irish for the actions of the IRA some decades ago?”<br /><br />No, because the struggle was largely a civil war, but I get your point. Still, to me, to label as Islamophobics everyone who fears a religion that acts as an oppressive—if not a murderous—force in every country in which it has power is much like labeling a fear of Nazis Naziophobia. No doubt many people who joined the Nazi party were far less dangerous as others, but it was still an oppressive worldview, and so do I view Islam. With Islam, we’re not talking about a few scary people, but millions. For example, Islamics as a whole might say that murdering cartoonists is bad, but they say it softly and add a but as in, “but cartoonists shouldn’t make fun of Mohammed,” a statement which I take to mean that, while the murder of cartoonists is bad, it’s not too terribly bad. If you add up all the people who are killed every year by murderers who were crying, “God is great,” how many tens of thousands do you think it would come to? If such murders were done in the name of a political worldview, almost everyone would agree that they were evil, but since they’re done in the name of God, there’s a tendency to minimize.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.com