Are we supposed to be surprised about this stuff?
You said — “Are we supposed to be surprised about this stuff?”
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Well, I find that most people are surprised by this stuff. They presume that what is going on with the Islamic jihadists is simply a small minority, who are “hijacking” an otherwise peaceful religion (since our own government tells them that).
The actual truth of the matter is that there is no such thing as a “moderate Musilm”. There may be a few who are “backslidden” Muslims, who are not practicing their religio-governmental idealogy — but they are not “moderate Muslims.” There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim, regardless of what the media or the Bush Administration wants to try and tell you. The religion is not being hijacked.
In fact, if there were any such thing as a moderate Muslim, the real Muslims could *legitimately* make the claim (and prove it) that it is the “moderate Muslim who is hijacking the religion.
You can see more info at post #28 and #44.
And you should see —
http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/trailer-12min.php
What people don’t realize is that about 60-70% of the Muslim world population is solidly in the jihadists camp, in that they will provide support by various means, by money, by protesting, by participating in jihad, by whatever means they have at their disposal at the time.
FURTHERMORE, it’s actually *unimaginable* (to our own minds, here in this country) how *indoctrinated* all the Muslims are, in each of their countries, to the constant barrage of hate and kill and Islam will take over the world. It’s *so pervasive* — everywhere — it’s that if you were to tell people *how pervasive* it is, everday, with these people — most Americans would be sure that you were exagerrating and trying to over-emphasize it.
The fact of the matter is that it’s almost *impossible* to over-emphasize the situation, because “in real life” they (themselves) have over-emphasized this to an extreme. One simply cannot do that, in normal speech, to other Americans to get the point across.
So, back to your question — “Are we supposed to be surprised about this stuff?” I find that “yes, most Americans are surprised!” when they find out the true nature of it and how pervasive it is. They will simply *continue to disbelieve it* — no matter how much information you give them...