Originally Posted by
Alik Bahshi
Still, I'd like to debate more specifically on the content of the article, and not of such vast concepts that you invest in change.I repeat it is concerned only with the change of U.S. policy in relation to Russia and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
You accepted the debate on a broader scope my friend... and on a broader scope it shall stay. To pigeon hole this debate on a specific point of a nations sovereign policy provides no answers to what is truly happening in the world today.
The Arab/Muslim world is almost 1000 years behind the West in it's approach to government. There is no Freedom of speech, there is no freedom of religion and Education for anyone but the children of the ruling class is almost non-existent. Religion and Government are intertwined and there is no choice allowed in respect to personal faith. Islam is imposed upon everyone in these countries from their date of birth. There are no options.
Take a look at the West... Why is it that Islam is a Minority religion all Western Countries? Why is it not as popular? Why are Western Countries not as accepting?
It is simple. Islam is roundly and flatly rejected in societies where Education, equal rights, and Freedom of Speech and Religion are established. In Western Societies we value Personal Choice. The right to say what we like, the right to associate with who we like and the right to worship the Faith of our own Choosing.
The Muslim Majority Countries where Islam is the prevalent have the highest percentages of uneducated and subjugated peoples in the world. There is no Choice in this... in Most Muslim Countries you must accept Islam without question. To not do so leads to Arrest and possibly death. This is due to one reason: Islam preys upon the uneducated and the fear of the poor.
In the west we are educated and free to choose in all aspects of our lives, with higher education comes self awareness, an increased sense of self worth, understanding and higher levels of thinking. We become aware of the choices we have and the liberation provided to us by learning. When a person frees their mind they are truly free. Free to do anything they can possibly imagine.
Education sparks creativity, Scientific advancement, advances in art and literature and an increase in the standard of living for the peoples involved. It leads to self reliance and ones desire to have government play a minimal role in our day to day lives. This is NOT true in Muslim Society. The Muslim Majority Countries prefer that their people remain uneducated and uninformed, they keep women subjugated and illiterate, they allow no outside books or ideas and the media is heavily censored to reflect what the state wishes the people to know. They are fed a steady diet of Islam, of intolerance to other cultures, a hatred of Israel and a jealousy of the United States. Muslim people have little access to the Internet and the free flow of information into Muslim Majority countries is heavily Fire Walled.
Why does this happen? Because it is easier to control the uneducated. Islam is a religion of control, it controls all the actions of its peoples lives. In western culture we the people control our day to day lives.. not the Bible, not the Government. WE CONTROL OUR OWN DESTINY.
Islam is failing... You mention Algebra... yes...Algebra was invented in the Muslim world, by the PERSIANS. But that was back in the Renaissance. ALMOST 700 YEARS AGO! That has NO bearing on the Contributions of todays Muslims Countries. What have they done in the last 100 years to contribute to the world? Where are the Nobel prizes? Where are the academic institutions? Where are the Women in Government and the Workplace?
Arab/Muslim culture has been Stagnant for centuries. It can not advance due to it's lack of educational opportunity to the masses. These countries will remain the most backward and poorest in the world till this is resolved.
Muslim countries MUST provided Education to ALL PEOPLE if they are to advance.
Muslim Countries must treat women as 100% Equals in all things if they are to advance.
Muslim Countries must seperate Government from Religion and embrace Secular Agendas if they are to be accepted.
The Islamic Clerics must preach a doctrine of peace and acceptance of ALL PEOPLE. This include all faiths... yes, including the acceptance of Israel and the Jewish Faith. The Clerics must call for an end to the use of Violence and pursue peace.
None of these things are being done... They must be done or the Muslim nations and Islam will be stuck in the 10th Century forever. Eventually they will cease to be relevant and become third world nations again when the Oil runs out.
The Clock is Ticking.
(Your Turn Ali Bahshi)
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