<OT> -- WAY OT Re: So it goes . . .

[Collins Richey]

On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 22:18:39 +0200
Roger Oberholtzer <roger at opq.se> wrote:

[snips - I lost track of who said what ]

> > 
> > Until these alleged billions of peaceful, tolerant Muslims start
> > doing something about their very violent and hateful brethren, then
> > I see no realistic option but to assume they at least tacitly
> > support it. To-date they have, in the entirety, been utterly silent.
> 

Someone noted that at least a few of the British Moslems made a
half-hearted effort to oppose the violence, but this remains pretty much
a singulum amidst the "deafening roar" of silence world-wide.
> 
> Only the Iman is considered educated to the extent that he can discuss
> the Koran without making a mistake.

There are a very few intelligent Moselms who consider this to be a load
of crap and are trying to make a difference. These few find themselves
villified just like infidels. 

> I truly believe that most Moslems are peaceful and dislike terrorism.
> The TV in the U.S., with its various agendas, do not show how everyone
> is acting. 
> Has this sort of thing been reported in the US press? I cannot say as
> I no longer live there. But what I do see seems to emphasize the
> problems to the point one would think that was all there was. 

Got it in one! The general press in the USA (TV and newspaper) is 99%
interested in sensationalism and hammering home an agenda (the war is
wrong, George Bush is the great Satan, and thus any reporting to the
contrary must be suppressed). The Fox network, however, does make an
effort to provide a more balanced viewpoint, as do many (but
certainly not all) of the conservative talk show hosts.


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