tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post7999452223593016679..comments2023-10-10T10:34:10.843-06:00Comments on The Nexus of Assholery: The Wrong IdeaPatrick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-43474201169445615492010-07-29T22:57:15.932-06:002010-07-29T22:57:15.932-06:00I'm going to be very honest with you, Maria: I...I'm going to be very honest with you, Maria: I don't really believe you when you say that.<br /><br />Someone who has had friends of the Muslim faith would be able to distinguish between radical Islam and moderate Islam far more readily than you do -- which by my estimation seems to be <i>never</i>.<br /><br />Your level of expertise seems to be derived from the foolish Robert Spencer/Mark Steyn takes on Islam, where only radical Islamism is acknowledged, and moderate Islamic denunciations of radical Islamists are entirely ignored -- and intentionally so.<br /><br />I know precisely why Steyn and Spencer do it -- sensationalizing the issue sells a lot of books, and puts a lot of money in their pockets.<br /><br />You, on the other hand, I still haven't figured out.<br /><br />But as it pertains to this topic, I actually have little interest in debating it with you at this point.<br /><br />So, so long, au revoir, sayonara, fuck off, take a hike.<br /><br />You clearly have nothing of substance to add to discussion of this issue, so I've given you abotu as much time as I'm prepared to give you.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-87246528286673064542010-07-29T17:36:57.934-06:002010-07-29T17:36:57.934-06:00For your information dumbo, I have lived in muslim...For your information dumbo, I have lived in muslim countries for half my life and have both friends and enemies from the muslim faith.<br />I know what I am talking about and you know a big fat ZERO.MariaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466641479249333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-83134658152150712822010-07-20T13:10:35.259-06:002010-07-20T13:10:35.259-06:00Maria -- What makes you think you know what goes o...Maria -- What makes you think <i>you</i> know what goes on in a Muslim's mind and what makes you think <i>you</i> know better than anybody else what their attentions happen to be? How many Muslims do <i>you</i> know in your own personal life?<br /><br />I know several. So if knowing a few Muslims, and counting them amongst not only your friends, but your brothers, is what is required to be able to offer commentary on this issue, Maria, I'm willing to bet that <i>I</i> qualify, and you <i>don't</i>.<br /><br />Have you ever travelled to a Muslim country? How much do you think you know about Islam, or the Koran? Really?<br /><br />Have you ever so much as <i>spoken</i> to a Muslim? I've spoken with Palestinian militants and Muslim moderates. For Christ's sake, I have hosted Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada on my University campus.<br /><br />I will bet dollars to dimes that I'm much better informed about Islam than you are, Maria.<br /><br />So if anything here is an epic fail, it's your comment. Now if I'm not mistaken, I think you need to go back to dredging the National <i>Enquirer</i> for some more yellow journalism.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-52675524812331389042010-07-14T22:56:11.314-06:002010-07-14T22:56:11.314-06:00Patrick - I have noticed that when you are wrong y...Patrick - I have noticed that when you are wrong you are 100% wrong and this is one of those cases. What makes you think that you know what goes on in a muslim's mind and what makes you think you know better than anybody else what their intentions happen to be? How many muslims do you happen to know in your own personal life? And which countries do they hail from? Have you ever travelled to a muslim country?<br />EPIC FAIL<br /><br />MariaSMariaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466641479249333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-87203978873374913152010-07-08T08:37:09.563-06:002010-07-08T08:37:09.563-06:00How can we get past painting people with the broad...How can we get past painting people with the broad brush of Islam, when too much of what we have been taught about the religion is negative. In school, every World History class deals with the religious wars, depicting savage Muslim marauders and ruthless Christians. Most Americans have met a number of decent Christians, and give them a pass for their crimes. If you don't know any Muslims, then you just go off of your history lessons, and the stigma sticks.<br /><br />How can we teach Americans about the intended nature of Islam, when they think they've got it figured out?zride17https://www.blogger.com/profile/04626639978459345610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-21168809792885231792010-07-07T18:15:42.663-06:002010-07-07T18:15:42.663-06:00How is worshipping peacefully at the feet of the t...How is worshipping peacefully at the feet of the towers destroyed by militant Islamists <i>not</i> the way to triumph over the latter?<br /><br />It's a potent message.<br /><br />The fact is that the opponents of Cordoba House have yet to make a logical case against it. They scream "Islamofascism" and never bother to take into account that these are <i>not</i> Islamofascists we're dealing with here.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268876306800933642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-65941521630374283022010-07-07T17:52:46.784-06:002010-07-07T17:52:46.784-06:00Patrick, you know I like you, but ARE YOU HIGH? Th...Patrick, you know I like you, but ARE YOU HIGH? This is conquest, pure and simple. And if "moderate" Muslims wanted to make friends and feel triumph over evil, they'd have a bit of a clue that this is NOT the way to do it.<br /><br />RGRightGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611359519286525682noreply@blogger.com