Re: 500 ‘terror attacks’ in EU in 2006, only 1 by Islamists
You say that as if you made a profound point. On the contrary; so what?
Did you miss the part of conflating *their *claims with the ambitions or feelings of the rest of the community?
It may be a natural reaction to be suspicious of those who are superficially linked to those who commit violence. I do it all the time when I meet an American, for example.
But it is the hallmark of civil behavior that one form opinions on others based on facts and their actions. So such feelings I have are quickly suppressed as it is only fair.
The day everyone condemns those who sully the ideals of freedom and liberty by a fanatic few (...well, okay they had 80% support in their ambitions...and they happened to run a nation) we should reciprocate in kind, double so. Until then, I'd ask why are these notions not regarded as being suspect by all as they are currently the basis for a much larger scale militant movement sponsored by various nation states, no less?
Perhaps these Americans, in particular those who oppose the war, have something called "backbone", and would never even entertain themselves being somehow associated with a neo-con initiative.
People will kill others in the name of Islam. Yet, we the ones not involved in any of that, are expected to apologize or explain. By the same token, you damn well better believe people are being killed in the name of democracy...and yet they are exempt from explaining themselves...
Thanks for being the voice of sanity on this forum.