Re: Stoning the pillars/walls at Hajj.
The point wasnt the difference in the manner of their deaths, but whether unnecessary deaths during hajj should be deplored. Because only when such deaths are considered deplorable does it make sense to think about preventing them. If they're welcome occurrences, why try to prevent them?
** If the agency of death is americans in one case, then the agency in the other case is the complacence of Muslims and willingness to accept these deaths as welcome, fortunate bounties.**
The idea and reason behind any form of administration is the security and safety of the people...Governments have police, army, ambulances and doctors for the reason that life of the populace is safe and secure...
However, if that were the case, the best trained and equipped police in world is the USA's...Does that prevent it having one of the highest rapes, murders, shootings and lootings in the world? The highway system is one of the best in the world...How many thousands die every year?
The Saudi governement (when I was there) has done an exceptional job creating byways, emergency exits, directives and personnel to ensure the safety of every Hujjaj...
If the people themselves are unable to follow directives, is it the fault of the government? I know, the government being Arab and them being Wahabbis wants us to open up a serious can of whoopass on them, but you have to realize, in my view, the preparations for Hajj are excellent considering the number of people that converge in that small place in a short period of time...
True, deaths from not following directives is an unfortunate circumstance, but the authorities are doing their best to accomodate the even increasing number of pilgrims...
When they want to build hotels after removing some ancient structures, we hate them for it, when they want to expand the highways, we hate them for destroying the originality of the landscape, when they want to rebuild something stronger, we hate them for destroying a ancient artifact and many such cases...
Like I said, our prejudice against Arabs and Wahabbis goes deeper than the brainfood we are fed by the media everyday...It goes to a subliminal level and hence we can never be satisfied with anything Arabs ever do...It's the fashion these days...