Quote:So saying Muslim makes is all better for you, or those other points? Lol, painting it as a war against Muslims only helps the enemy's recruiting.
It's possible that:
1. Arming them in Syria
2. backing them in Egypt
3. downplaying their existence as a credible threat into the "JV Team"
4. not supporting our embassy with extra defensive force during an attack (and subsequently blaming the attack on reaction from a YouTube video)
5. not recognizing what is happening in Europe by not listening to many of their leaders about Immigration from these troubled areas
6. not wanting to make immigration much tougher and more detailed from these troubled areas to help keep us secure (from that specific threat,, we have alot of other security problems that are issues onto themselves)
It's quite possible that issues like these are what's enabling the enemy to carry out atracks to a greater degree without much difficulty.
Look, I don't think just calling a threat by a name is going to achieve much of anything. IMO, it IS radical Islamic terrorism (just like those Westboro Baptist Nuts are radical Christianity instigators). It's the acceptance/actions/policies of how the threat is dealt with is the real problem. Name it anything you want. Just don't be in denial, and not accept that the threat really exists.
I'd love to live in Eutopia, where everyone in the world is tolerant of other's beliefs, and people act in a peaceful manner towards each other even when strongly disagreeing with differing beliefs.
I'm all for showing peace and tolerance towards everyone. It's an extremely admirable trait in people (probably the most admirable trait IMO), and I live that way myself.
But: we can extend all the peace and tolerance we possibly can towards others with differing beliefs. However, there has to be a little reciprocation of the same tolerance from the others. Sadly, the fact is: many of those others do not share the same tolerance of us, no matter how peaceful and tolerant we are towards them. Their beliefs are their beliefs, and alot of those beliefs cannot be changed by open-mindedness from them. I could stand there with flowers, arms open, acceptance, and charity towards a member of the radical threat,, and in turn they would probably want to take me hostage, beat me, or behead me because of their beliefs.
This has happened on several occasions to Humanitarian individuals from the "West" while being somewhere in the Middle-Eastern region, trying to aid peoples of that region. The Humanitarians (which I am btw) were there with love, charity, and tolerance, and have been killed just because of others' radical beliefs.
It sucks man. It's terribly sad. But we have to accept we don't live in Eutopia. No matter how much we try to make it that way, there are others in this world that do not care and will continue to be a threat. It's REALITY. Acceptance of that reality, no matter how saddening it is, is the very first step towards addressing the problem.
