ATG wrote:
m3thod wrote:
ATG wrote:
And what have they done to counter the radical Islamic fanatics making news everyday?
( sound of crickets )
What would you like them to do? go on provide some inspiration.
As I said before, they need to be writting a lot of letter to newspaper, doing a lot of call ins to talk radio, write editorials.
Ya know, do
something, anything to demonstrate that they are the mainstream.
They shouldn't have to prove that they are not extremist. Should you prove that you are not a criminal, by expressing certain views to newspapers and talk radio? Most people cannot be bothered to do this, especially children, because they are trying to live their lives without interference, and are likely bothered because there is suspicion against them. All they need to do is act as normal citizens, which they do. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be enough, and I doubt anything would satisfy you. You insist that they are at fault for not attempting to distinguish themselves- What a ridiculous statement. No one should be forced to complete such a task. Like most people, they likely oppose violence. They are no different than you or I, and we do not need to prove. In their homes, they may decry it. They are not ignoring what occurs. Certainly, they are aware of the current situation in the world of Islam.
To counter Islamic radicals, they are probably the ones within their religion that disapproves of it. They share this disapproval with their fellows, and share their religion as something better than an excuse to violence. But, there is no need to publicize this. Instead, we should be less ignorant than thinking that unless they do distinguish themselves, they must be lacking opposition to radical Islam.
If we do not want the radical minority to incorporate itself into Europe, there must be actions made to make this violence unnecessary. Perhaps if the quality of life of Muslims increase, there will be less radicals. We can blame the religion all we want, or get suspicious of normal Muslims, but it will accomplish nothing.