FatHobbit;1741623 wrote:Would you say it's tolerant to equate non violent Muslims to jew killing Nazis as O'boogie does? That even though they may not be active participants, mainstream Muslims teach hate and violence?
I find it amusing that he hates Muslims because they preach hatred and violence. If he had been born in the middle east I'm sure he would be yelling "death to America" because Americans are hateful and violent.
From what I understand, many Germans were viewed as the same as Nazis because "they didn't do anything." I cannot vouch for this, just what I've learned, been told, and such from the history books. It goes along the lines of "if you are not part of the solution, you are the problem." Since non-Nazi Germans didn't necessarily stop Nazis, some may relate that to non-violent Muslims not stopping (or denouncing) violent Nazis.
I don't agree with this. But, I can understand the philosophy. I don't point fingers at non-Nazi Germany for any of the Holocaust. Do I think that non-violent Muslims COULD do more? Possibly. But, what exactly can one do with radicals (anything)? We all know the radical Christians too (Westboro), there's been a lot to denounce them or trying to stop them...nothing even slows it down it seems. To look a different route than organized religion, what about radical pro/con global warming persons? Some go above and beyond with trying to "save the planet" with their global warming ways (like carbon buy-back avenues) while others seemingly refuse to even give it an inkling of truth (continuing to litter, even if it is a cigarette butt).
Either way it's looked at, to me, there's a lot in this world that sucks. But...there's also a lot that "isn't new." Yes, there's violence. Always has been. Yes, there is perversion. Always has been. Yes, there are government issues...again, always has been. I don't imagine things will ever really change. Doesn't mean me, as a lowly individual, cannot treat people differently and care for others, regardless of the crap going on around us.