Am I an Extremist?
My views are different to many in the western society. According to Prime Minister Blairs’ speech I could possibly be classed as an extremist but would hope that his view is in the minority.
I would, like many Muslims who have not appeared on TV say that the bombings in London were wrong, I would say that indeed these were criminal acts. But would also say that those who kill innocents in Iraq are also criminals and they should also be brought to justice. Would this ever be possible? They hide behind concepts such as foreign policy, international law and other ideas such as vital interests.
Yes killing innocent civilians is wrong but why is it that when people are killed in London or New York it is an attack against a civilization, but when it’s Abu Gharaib, Chechnya, Andijan, Kashmir, Palestine or Iraq it’s called collateral damage. Does holding the Islamic belief make you into something that is less than human? Where was the silence held for these people?
Does living in this country or the Western world mean that I must adopt all values and ideas from this society? Would I be an extremist to hold different ideas? Would it be wrong of me if I did not support the British troops in Iraq? What if I see them as occupiers? What if I was sure that this was colonialism? What if I was saddened by the deaths of the soldiers as well, because of the fact that they are fighting not for justice or WMD but for oil interests? Surely if I was to be called an extremist for this, then the same title should be applied to Israelis who refuse to enlist in the Israeli army due to the atrocities committed in Palestine.
What happens if I don’t adopt root ideas of western society such as freedoms? Can someone really say that for this, I am extreme? What if I saw that these ideas results in children not looking after their parents? What if I felt sorry for old ladies and men who would stumble onto buses barely being able to walk or sit before the bus starts moving? Where I feel sorry for OAPs because their families have deserted them, their only companion is a dog to such an extent that the dog has become ‘a mans best friend’. So rather than freedoms I would teach my children the idea that they are obliged to look after their parents in old age and ensure their happiness.
Is it not the ideas of freedom that have resulted in a crime ridden society where no one is safe from muggings, rape, murder and violence? So if I chose teach about certainty of belief in one God, in accountability, heaven and Hellfire, then would I be a fundamentalist?
Would this not result in individuals that would abide by the law permanently rather than those that only do so when they fear getting caught? A society that did exist for over thirteen hundred years – and where crime was virtually non existent.
When socialists aspire to change society they are seen as people with a different view. So why am I called a terrorist for wishing for a different state of affairs. Why does Prime Minister Blair attack the idea of a Caliphate when almost all Muslims aspire to live under such a system in the Muslim world? Why is this seen as talibanisation and oppression and not as giving the Muslims the right to choose their own political destiny? We are banned and labeled as extremist when all we wish to do is remove and replace the rulers who act as stooges for western interests. Even though our work is peaceful.
Yes there are individuals in the Muslim lands who would not like to live under such a system initially. Would they not be free to leave? At the same time there are millions like myself who would see the establishment of the Caliphate as the happiest day of their lives and would rush to whichever country this is established in. And similar to what happened in the past, as testified to by many western historians I would envisage the whole of mankind wishing to live under such a system.
Individuals and groups who disagree with Labour still live in the UK, pay their taxes and live amongst the population, they are not asked to leave. Then why must I be asked to leave or be threatened with deportation if I disagree with the fundamentals of democracy? If I believe in a system (political Islam) which I think is better and more just than democracy then should I not be given the chance to discuss and debate this peacefully?
How can it be an incitement to terrorism to link the problems the world is facing - such as starvation in Africa, the killing of innocents and the suppression of political will to the real cause which is the capitalist system and its resultant colonialism?