In a live TV show, you don't get a second chance to say a few words you really
wanted to say, and take back a few words you did not want them in. All of us could have done better, but the
idea is to express different points of view, and it is up to the public to choose what
they will do with the information.
Here are a few phrases, rather paraphrases that got everyone going. "She (Brigitte Gabrielle) is as dangerous as the extremist", "you (Jamie Glazov) are disgusting" and "You (inference) are an Islamist" and several more.
Tamara Holder said Brigitte Gabrielle is as dangerous as the extremists. I can fully understand her take, and I have said a very similar thing to Brigitte a few months ago, "Your 'statements' are dangerous and are a come-on to those terrorist" while our men and women are serving in the conflict zones we should not be goading them. It negates the safety efforts of our administration.
It resonates with what I have been writing frequently, "For every Muslim ass, there is a Christian, Jewish, Hindu or a Buddhist ass, just as those men at ISIS and Al-Qaida will declare Jihad against us Americans; we have some among us who would want to do the same. It is a serious issue, but to hype it up to the Nth degree does not bode well for the safety of fellow Americans. I stand opposed to any pre-emptive strikes or going to war.
Jamie Glazov does not realize that hate is the mother of violence. He attacked Islam instead of the radicals and that got me going. Tamara called him disgusting and I would reiterate that his statements were disgusting. What do I wish?
I would wish that he can take out his anti-Islam bias, as it creates animosities, unfortunately if he is joined by others, we Americans sound like hateful people, and we are not. Do his statements contribute towards building bridges? Hell no!
Blaming the religion is dumb
I want to assert a thought that very few on the right have had a chance to learn. Religions and civil societies evolved to build cohesive societies where all the members of the society can function effectively and without fear of each other. Whether it is Zoroaster, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad, Nanak, or any of the peace makers, their messages was same, most people get that right, and a few don't.
Justice is the key component of a society. When an individual commits a crime or violates others' rights, both the civil and religious societies have prescribed punishment for him, with a hope that the punishment will act as a deterrent to others. Furthermore, you don't punish the man's parents, siblings, spouse and kids, nor do you punish the man's clergy, mayor of the town, the people of the town, his nation, his religion or people who follow his religion.
Some men do not understand a thing about religion. They may have studied the same wrong thing over and over again, and that does not make them an expert, if their language generates fear and hate for the other.
The reason you blame and punish the individual is to restore trust, harmony and justice. You don't blame the religion, and don't buy the alibis of the criminals. The guy may say Allahu Akbar and kill someone, but that does not mean you have to buy that as an act of religion. Glazov hangs on to the statements made by some radical Muslims scholars from the past ignoring what Quran says.
Blaming Islam does no good. You cannot beat, kill, hang, slaughter, shoot or bury religion - it amounts to barking at the wrong tree, it does not produce any result. But punishing the bad guys restores justice and trust in the society, after all religion in an intangible thing and cannot do a thing but provide guidance.
Can you call Pamela Geller a murderer, and Bill Blasio a rapist? Because New Yorkers murdered over 1500 people, and raped over 3000 women last year? It would be dumb, wouldn't it? Blaming Islam or Muslims for the acts of the few is equally dumb.
Caliphate is another conspiracy theory. First of all, no two Muslims agree on anything. No doubt Islam is one, but its understanding is as different as Christ in different denominations. There never will be a Caliphate, it is an useless dream of few on the Muslims side and conspiracy of a few on part of non-Muslims. The Saudi version of Islam, the brotherhood, Taliban and other versions have zero tolerance for each other and the average Muslim who minds his own life taking care of his family and living his own life. The division within Sunni is steep, let alone the animosity between Sunnis and Shias. The Caliphate is the imaginary product of conspirators.
What we all need to do is talk with each other, lay things out as bluntly as we can and then examine how we can build cohesive societies, where no one has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. We need to highlight the dimension of pluralism, and we want the world to respect us for our justice, honesty and fairness.
God bless America!
Here are a few phrases, rather paraphrases that got everyone going. "She (Brigitte Gabrielle) is as dangerous as the extremist", "you (Jamie Glazov) are disgusting" and "You (inference) are an Islamist" and several more.
Tamara Holder said Brigitte Gabrielle is as dangerous as the extremists. I can fully understand her take, and I have said a very similar thing to Brigitte a few months ago, "Your 'statements' are dangerous and are a come-on to those terrorist" while our men and women are serving in the conflict zones we should not be goading them. It negates the safety efforts of our administration.
It resonates with what I have been writing frequently, "For every Muslim ass, there is a Christian, Jewish, Hindu or a Buddhist ass, just as those men at ISIS and Al-Qaida will declare Jihad against us Americans; we have some among us who would want to do the same. It is a serious issue, but to hype it up to the Nth degree does not bode well for the safety of fellow Americans. I stand opposed to any pre-emptive strikes or going to war.
Jamie Glazov does not realize that hate is the mother of violence. He attacked Islam instead of the radicals and that got me going. Tamara called him disgusting and I would reiterate that his statements were disgusting. What do I wish?
I would wish that he can take out his anti-Islam bias, as it creates animosities, unfortunately if he is joined by others, we Americans sound like hateful people, and we are not. Do his statements contribute towards building bridges? Hell no!
Blaming the religion is dumb
I want to assert a thought that very few on the right have had a chance to learn. Religions and civil societies evolved to build cohesive societies where all the members of the society can function effectively and without fear of each other. Whether it is Zoroaster, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad, Nanak, or any of the peace makers, their messages was same, most people get that right, and a few don't.
Justice is the key component of a society. When an individual commits a crime or violates others' rights, both the civil and religious societies have prescribed punishment for him, with a hope that the punishment will act as a deterrent to others. Furthermore, you don't punish the man's parents, siblings, spouse and kids, nor do you punish the man's clergy, mayor of the town, the people of the town, his nation, his religion or people who follow his religion.
Some men do not understand a thing about religion. They may have studied the same wrong thing over and over again, and that does not make them an expert, if their language generates fear and hate for the other.
The reason you blame and punish the individual is to restore trust, harmony and justice. You don't blame the religion, and don't buy the alibis of the criminals. The guy may say Allahu Akbar and kill someone, but that does not mean you have to buy that as an act of religion. Glazov hangs on to the statements made by some radical Muslims scholars from the past ignoring what Quran says.
Blaming Islam does no good. You cannot beat, kill, hang, slaughter, shoot or bury religion - it amounts to barking at the wrong tree, it does not produce any result. But punishing the bad guys restores justice and trust in the society, after all religion in an intangible thing and cannot do a thing but provide guidance.
Can you call Pamela Geller a murderer, and Bill Blasio a rapist? Because New Yorkers murdered over 1500 people, and raped over 3000 women last year? It would be dumb, wouldn't it? Blaming Islam or Muslims for the acts of the few is equally dumb.
Caliphate is another conspiracy theory. First of all, no two Muslims agree on anything. No doubt Islam is one, but its understanding is as different as Christ in different denominations. There never will be a Caliphate, it is an useless dream of few on the Muslims side and conspiracy of a few on part of non-Muslims. The Saudi version of Islam, the brotherhood, Taliban and other versions have zero tolerance for each other and the average Muslim who minds his own life taking care of his family and living his own life. The division within Sunni is steep, let alone the animosity between Sunnis and Shias. The Caliphate is the imaginary product of conspirators.
What we all need to do is talk with each other, lay things out as bluntly as we can and then examine how we can build cohesive societies, where no one has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. We need to highlight the dimension of pluralism, and we want the world to respect us for our justice, honesty and fairness.
God bless America!
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