tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26357051.post5141843371692446108..comments2023-03-23T08:22:49.225-04:00Comments on Foyled: Ground Zero Zeroesairfoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09522942023186875478noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26357051.post-11175589996216139502011-07-27T20:42:21.810-04:002011-07-27T20:42:21.810-04:00Well, Anonymous, whoever you are or were, I'm ...Well, Anonymous, whoever you are or were, I'm sorry to respond so late, but why not, if I'm in a bloggin' mood?<br /><br />I didn't say casualties we suffer in the war against extremist Islam were karmic punishment. I just said they were inevitable. (I may have been wrong about that, and I hope I am.) I also said we should be a little less sensitive about them; and that I was shocked by the comparison between how sorry for ourselves we feel when we lose civilians, and how indifferent we are when we hear about innocent people being killed, maimed, or tortured by our armed forces and the CIA.<br /><br />You said, "When considering the mosque issue, it is worth trying to look at it from the enemy's, i.e. the extremist Islamic minority, point of view. They will see it as a victory, as an insult added to injury." Really? No one knew anything about the "mosque" before people started opposing it. How could extremists claim as a victory something done by moderate Muslims who disavow all terrorism? The best opposition would have been to shrug, i.e., just let the community center be built, as the New York City government originally wanted.airfoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09522942023186875478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26357051.post-32460220032771370522010-11-01T12:06:13.509-04:002010-11-01T12:06:13.509-04:00It seems that you connect the September 11th incid...It seems that you connect the September 11th incident with unrelated US actions around the world, suggesting that it should be seen as some kind of karmic punishment and that it should teach the US a lesson in caring. It is not only an absurd view, but also a dangerous one. It reminds me of the ridiculous religious belief that natural disasters are caused by our sins. It is dangerous because it promotes action ineffective in preventing further "punishment".<br /><br />The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan only accelerated what was already in motion. It is the conflict between the West and the extremist Islam. The justifiability of the wars is irrelevant to a rational consideration of whether to allow building this mosque or not.<br /><br />When considering the mosque issue, it is worth trying to look at it from the enemy's, i.e. the extremist Islamic minority, point of view. They will see it as a victory, as an insult added to injury. It is not only a matter of ego and motivation, it is also a matter of persuasion. It will be easier for them to persuade others that they are, if not in the right, growing in might.<br /><br />We should, of course, not only consider the issue from our enemy's point of view. It just doesn't seem to me that it is as clear-cut as you present it. It is not just a matter of religious tolerance or lack of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26357051.post-76549256443173076742010-08-22T18:34:44.729-04:002010-08-22T18:34:44.729-04:00The Victory Mosque affair has seriously damaged th...The Victory Mosque affair has seriously damaged the image of The Religion of Peace™ in the eyes of ordinary Americans. We can consequently expect a lavish petrodollar-funded campaign of taqiyya (lying about Islam to the infidels) in the MSM, in an attempt to lull the public back to sleep. <br /><br />So, as a high priority to immunize the American people against the coming onslaught of Islamic propaganda, could bloggers please familiarize their readership with the techniques of lying, deception, feigned moderation, guilt-inducement, diversionary tactics, twisted logic and half-truths embodied in the Islamic practice of taqiyya.<br /><br />There's a description of the main features of taqiyya <a href="http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/twelve-tactics-of-taqiyya.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> ... http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/twelve-tactics-of-taqiyya.htmltrencherbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139796977075891020noreply@blogger.com