Re: A Westerners Opinion
^ I think muslims feel the same way about Western Capitalism (American style) and Democracy taking over the rest of the world. Although of course, democracy and capitalism are incompatible, so the US really actually has a capitalistic system, and a few features of democracy built into the system. Kinda sorta why some people might get angry when they see Americans going into other countries with the slogan of liberating them with democracy...since even the US does not practice democracy...its not exactly being honest and sincere in its claims that its trying to spread a democracy.
Although some democratic principles can be tied into an Islamic government, muslims believe that law comes from the Quran. To have a society that is free to decide what is morally right and wrong is something that doesn't go down well with muslims.
But I think more than this, its when they see American troops going into a muslim country - patrolling it - immersing themselves into the politics of the area - essentially taking over a country as American media themselves describe it in Iraq and to some extent in Afghanistan - that's where they get pissed off.
I don't think non-muslims understand that for a muslim, the muslim living in China is no different from the muslim living in Iran or Turkey. What happens in one area of the world to muslims affects muslim sentiment all over the world. This is clear when we see hijab bans in France to Turkey's government essentially trying to deny their own muslim background.
Essentially, muslims are now becoming afraid of the everexpanding American empire - under the guise of democracy, commercialism, and capitalism. Muslims just fool themselves into thinking that they have the right to dominate the world in a khalifa FOR THE TIME BEING when most muslims and muslim govt's don't know the A, B, C of Islam.