Comments on: Do They Want to Kill Us? http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/ "If not now, when?" Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:12:06 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: eatbees http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-29247 eatbees Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42:30 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-29247 Sara, I wrote this post to say that Muslims don't hate the West as some people think. Most Muslims are just living their lives, thinking about their jobs, the people they love, and their children. And I explained that the picture is of children celebrating a holiday. Stories of hate give a false image, and I was criticizing that false image. So I'm on your side! Thank you for visiting my blog. I'm sorry you don't speak English well, or we could talk better. All the best to you, Sara! Sara, I wrote this post to say that Muslims don’t hate the West as some people think. Most Muslims are just living their lives, thinking about their jobs, the people they love, and their children. And I explained that the picture is of children celebrating a holiday. Stories of hate give a false image, and I was criticizing that false image. So I’m on your side!

Thank you for visiting my blog. I’m sorry you don’t speak English well, or we could talk better. All the best to you, Sara!

]]> By: sara http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-29246 sara Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:32:46 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-29246 Peace .. I do not know English well, Vaadhirni understand that error. But I think you wonder why the Muslims hate the West, and this is not true. Not all Muslims hate of differences in religion. We are human beings first and foremost .. Hate evil, war and murder, and people Kosaba one hand vary in length, and the road makes a mistake because he sees America's policy, that kill innocent people's course to avenge his anger, and decorate it himself, and of course we do not support, therefore, address wrong is wrong. We hope the good and peace for all. The picture then reflect adolescents celebrating National Day, expressing their joy to do so. Again, my apologies to those who abuse their right as the Islamic religion, because religion is to us a love of good for others and respect the other, and preserve his rights and preserve his life under the name of (right dhimmi) and to preserve it and keep to ourselves, but what do we do? In order to correct our image and means to inform you?! Peace .. I do not know English well, Vaadhirni understand that error. But I think you wonder why the Muslims hate the West, and this is not true. Not all Muslims hate of differences in religion. We are human beings first and foremost .. Hate evil, war and murder, and people Kosaba one hand vary in length, and the road makes a mistake because he sees America’s policy, that kill innocent people’s course to avenge his anger, and decorate it himself, and of course we do not support, therefore, address wrong is wrong. We hope the good and peace for all. The picture then reflect adolescents celebrating National Day, expressing their joy to do so. Again, my apologies to those who abuse their right as the Islamic religion, because religion is to us a love of good for others and respect the other, and preserve his rights and preserve his life under the name of (right dhimmi) and to preserve it and keep to ourselves, but what do we do? In order to correct our image and means to inform you?!

]]> By: Miriam http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-26055 Miriam Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:51:31 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-26055 I wish that people would read about islam and learn the qur'an before they start to define islam as a hateful religion. Please educate yourself before you try to educate our viewers. Thank you. I wish that people would read about islam and learn the qur’an before they start to define islam as a hateful religion. Please educate yourself before you try to educate our viewers. Thank you.

]]> By: T C Bishop http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-25968 T C Bishop Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:50:34 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-25968 I am 59 years old. My family is of old English origin. I really do not understand how or why my Country has permitted this insane extreemist religion to destroy our countrys traditions way of life or our culture. I have always tryed to understand people with different religious direction and have at no time wanted to destroy anybody. Is Hittler Now A Hero ? I am 59 years old. My family is of old English origin.
I really do not understand how or why my Country has permitted this insane extreemist religion to destroy our countrys traditions way of life or our culture. I have always tryed to understand people with different religious direction and have at no time wanted to destroy anybody. Is Hittler Now A Hero ?

]]> By: eatbees http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-25912 eatbees Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:06:14 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-25912 Boogeyman — I'm glad to see people are still reading these old posts. I wrote this one when I was just starting to blog, and I wanted to define my mission as building understanding between the Arab-Muslim world and the U.S., which means applying the same standards to "them" that we do to "us." Sadly, a year and half later this post is just as relevant, because I still encounter the same fears in the media and on the internet. The way Barack Obama's middle name "Hussein" is treated as an insult is just one example. I think I've gotten tired of arguing with such things each time they appear, but on the positive side there is much that people from the two cultures (or any culture) can learn from each other as individuals. Best wishes to you in making a life here in America, and thanks for your visit and words of support! Boogeyman — I’m glad to see people are still reading these old posts. I wrote this one when I was just starting to blog, and I wanted to define my mission as building understanding between the Arab-Muslim world and the U.S., which means applying the same standards to “them” that we do to “us.” Sadly, a year and half later this post is just as relevant, because I still encounter the same fears in the media and on the internet. The way Barack Obama’s middle name “Hussein” is treated as an insult is just one example. I think I’ve gotten tired of arguing with such things each time they appear, but on the positive side there is much that people from the two cultures (or any culture) can learn from each other as individuals. Best wishes to you in making a life here in America, and thanks for your visit and words of support!

]]> By: Boogeyman http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-25911 Boogeyman Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:50:37 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-25911 A bit late, but I just want to drop you a line to congratulate you for being able to see beyond the BS. I am from Morocco originally and have lived in the States for 18 years, and I can appreciate how much it takes to get beyond the thick smoke screens everywhere in this country. Of course there are those in the US who have an agenda and who are on a mission to keep the American people in the dark about the realities of the world. Can you imagine, for example, the consequence of the majority of the American people realizing that Arabs and Muslims are human beings just like them, with the same concerns and same desire in life? I don't think the exterimist among Israel's supporters and the religious right would like that. This is why some go to Youtube looking for reasons to hate even more and breach that hate to others. The kind of world you proposed is not a dream at all, I grew up in that world, and that is why most Moroccans and I dare say most Arabs and Muslims make the difference between politics and religion or race. A bit late, but I just want to drop you a line to congratulate you for being able to see beyond the BS. I am from Morocco originally and have lived in the States for 18 years, and I can appreciate how much it takes to get beyond the thick smoke screens everywhere in this country. Of course there are those in the US who have an agenda and who are on a mission to keep the American people in the dark about the realities of the world. Can you imagine, for example, the consequence of the majority of the American people realizing that Arabs and Muslims are human beings just like them, with the same concerns and same desire in life? I don’t think the exterimist among Israel’s supporters and the religious right would like that. This is why some go to Youtube looking for reasons to hate even more and breach that hate to others. The kind of world you proposed is not a dream at all, I grew up in that world, and that is why most Moroccans and I dare say most Arabs and Muslims make the difference between politics and religion or race.

]]> By: Baal http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-24863 Baal Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:43:34 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-24863 Education matters. Whatever education you give to people, it matters. If you educate people an ideology of hate and fear, if you teach people that criticizing a god carries the same weight as murder, which carries the same weight as adultery, you are going to get masses of people, who think that criticizing a god carries the same level of damage as murder. And that an immoral action from a woman can cause irreparable damage to the fabric of society, close to the damage caused by murder. Maybe as young men get older, they will start "learning for themselves" that criticizing and murder are not equal. But then you are still ending up with 15-30yr old sociopaths. Again if you teach kids an ideology that does not contain the golden rule, you teach kids the opposite of the golden rule. That murder is relative, that anything done against us is bad and anything done by us is good. You are going to end up with the same sociopaths. In that editorial, you are stating that Morocco is a moderate islamic country, yet even morocco they are now dealing withe the problem of Moroccan suicide bombers. WHY! Why would moderate morocco have suicide bombers? Do you really think your solution will help moderate Morocco's growing suicide bombing? And all the lower form of jihad leading up suicide bombing? Your solution is beautiful, but I do not think it will help Morocco. Education matters. Whatever education you give to people, it matters. If you educate people an ideology of hate and fear, if you teach people that criticizing a god carries the same weight as murder, which carries the same weight as adultery, you are going to get masses of people, who think that criticizing a god carries the same level of damage as murder. And that an immoral action from a woman can cause irreparable damage to the fabric of society, close to the damage caused by murder.

Maybe as young men get older, they will start “learning for themselves” that criticizing and murder are not equal. But then you are still ending up with 15-30yr old sociopaths.

Again if you teach kids an ideology that does not contain the golden rule, you teach kids the opposite of the golden rule. That murder is relative, that anything done against us is bad and anything done by us is good. You are going to end up with the same sociopaths.

In that editorial, you are stating that Morocco is a moderate islamic country, yet even morocco they are now dealing withe the problem of Moroccan suicide bombers. WHY! Why would moderate morocco have suicide bombers? Do you really think your solution will help moderate Morocco’s growing suicide bombing? And all the lower form of jihad leading up suicide bombing?

Your solution is beautiful, but I do not think it will help Morocco.

]]> By: Me http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-24847 Me Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:03:37 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-24847 That's beautiful, but it's not realistic. I wish that what you said could be implemented NOW, but alas, we are humans and some of us have given our brains to religious BS. As for the Muslims, there is hate against the non-Muslims in their :"holy" books, which makes this religion an obstacle to your vision of how humans should live with each other. If no Muslims followed these "us vs. them, hateful, and violent" teachings, then I would have not cared, but a good number of them do, so what do we do with them? Should we go and "look each other in the eye"? They'll look you in the eye and behead you and video tape it for propaganda. This is the reality of today. That’s beautiful, but it’s not realistic. I wish that what you said could be implemented NOW, but alas, we are humans and some of us have given our brains to religious BS. As for the Muslims, there is hate against the non-Muslims in their :”holy” books, which makes this religion an obstacle to your vision of how humans should live with each other. If no Muslims followed these “us vs. them, hateful, and violent” teachings, then I would have not cared, but a good number of them do, so what do we do with them? Should we go and “look each other in the eye”? They’ll look you in the eye and behead you and video tape it for propaganda. This is the reality of today.

]]> By: eatbees http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-24843 eatbees Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:27:42 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-24843 The Old Testament describes massacres of entire cities by the Jews, supposedly on God's command. When the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem 1000 years ago, the streets were running in blood. The problem isn't religion but human beings, who never seem to have evolved to the point where they stop using religion to justify their crimes. I don't see Muslims living in some other part of the world as "them." I see them as "us." Coexistence isn't just something I've made up in my head, it's something I've lived in Morocco for three years. And yeah, you can find almost anything on YouTube—but videos like the ones you describe are a sick joke, just like Jerry Falwell is a sick joke for saying that America "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-CAcdta_8I" target=_blank rel="nofollow">deserved</a>" 9/11 because we are tolerant of "the pagans and the abortionists and the feminists and the gays." Let's move on from all this, and learn to look each other in the eye, okay? We need to treat each other as human beings regardless of culture or belief, instead of finding new reasons to hate those scary people we don't know. That's the reason for this article, and this blog. Read a few of the <a href="http://www.eatbees.com/blog/best-of-eatbees/" rel="nofollow">other posts here</a> and let me know what you think. The Old Testament describes massacres of entire cities by the Jews, supposedly on God’s command. When the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem 1000 years ago, the streets were running in blood. The problem isn’t religion but human beings, who never seem to have evolved to the point where they stop using religion to justify their crimes. I don’t see Muslims living in some other part of the world as “them.” I see them as “us.” Coexistence isn’t just something I’ve made up in my head, it’s something I’ve lived in Morocco for three years. And yeah, you can find almost anything on YouTube—but videos like the ones you describe are a sick joke, just like Jerry Falwell is a sick joke for saying that America “deserved” 9/11 because we are tolerant of “the pagans and the abortionists and the feminists and the gays.”

Let’s move on from all this, and learn to look each other in the eye, okay? We need to treat each other as human beings regardless of culture or belief, instead of finding new reasons to hate those scary people we don’t know. That’s the reason for this article, and this blog. Read a few of the other posts here and let me know what you think.

]]> By: Me http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to/comment-page-1/#comment-24836 Me Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:47:17 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/10/13/do-they-want-to-kill-us/#comment-24836 And yet there are lots of videos on youtube with Muslims saying that they will take over the world and make all people Muslims. Also, isn't it the Koranthat says to the Muslims to fight non-believers until all religion belongs to Allah? Their "holy" book instructs them to do what you are denying here. And yet there are lots of videos on youtube with Muslims saying that they will take over the world and make all people Muslims. Also, isn’t it the Koranthat says to the Muslims to fight non-believers until all religion belongs to Allah? Their “holy” book instructs them to do what you are denying here.

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