Posted on 01/25/2008 6:40:51 PM PST by milestogo
How Muslims are perceived in 21st Century
Abid Ullah Jan
Exactly four years ago, I came to the conclusion that Muslims are fast becoming 21st Century Jews. The initial thoughts were published in an article on January 7, 2004. The argument was backed up by an attempt to monitor the status of Muslims and attacks on Islam as a religion from around the world. It has been observed that the perception of Muslims as terrorist and extremists kept consolidating with the passage of time.
In 2006, the theme was expanded and turned it into a chapter in After Fascism. Two words are enough to sum up my feelings after closely monitoring the theme for four years: hopeless and dejected. And this is so because 21st Century Muslims are now being treated worse than Jews under the Nazi rule in the 20th century.
Some might call this conclusion an exaggeration. In fact, such thinking itself is naivety and one of the root causes of the unfolding tragedy before our eyes. The main reason for our taking 21st Century fascism for granted is the misperception about Muslims. The actions and inactions of Muslims themselves have further led to the globalization of hatred against them, development of an anti-Islam mindset, racism and above all an international holocaust that was mostly local in the early 20th century Germany. The world is silently witnessing a replay of the Nazi crimes on a global scale, occurring during a relatively larger time frame under “legal” justifications and professional cover-ups.
The result is that nearly 6-8 million Muslims have been butchered in the decades since the Jewish holocaust - The frequency of genocides has increased over the last two decades - but there is not even a whimper, let alone a standing-up to the modern day fascism and erecting of Muslim holocaust memorials or establishing of museums. May be these are actions that come with realization of guilt after the fact. On the other hand, in the case of Muslims, they are still passing through the age of holocaust. The misperceptions about Muslims are getting even stronger by the day and more and more people are crossing the line into accepting Muslim concentration camps and other inhuman treatments. And Muslim are, by and large, either silent by choice out of fear or by design and ignorance.
Racial profiling at airports and immigration processes; the blasphemous cartoons of their prophet; the U.S. forces flushing the Qur’an down in toilets, blowing up mosques in false flag operations and showering civilians with White Phosphorus; the labelling of Muslims as Islamists and promotion of heretics such as Manji and Rushdie as “moderate” Muslims, these are all manifestations of how Muslims are viewed in the 21st century.
Muslims have to go through the physical and intellectual horrors to learn civility and become normal, civilized human beings. The first step in this civilizing mission to prove to non-Muslims that Muslims are not equal human beings. They are barbarians and evil. We are just entering into the mainstreaming phase of this kind of fascism in which the New York Times joins the ranks of rabid Islamophobes in saying: “The cartoons are just an isolated incident.” The rest of the analysts are presenting protests in the Muslim world as some kind of grand conspiracy to conquer the West. They are challenging the rationale behind the protests with the argument that why don’t Muslim protest when people are beheaded in Iraq. These Islamophobes ignore that Muslims did not protest and their governments did not lodge complaints even when it was absolutely confirmed that Iraq was occupied through lies and deceit. They are still not saying a word, even if Western analysts are pointing out that 608 million Muslims have been murdered since 1991.
Muslims didn’t protest when Fallujah was raised to the ground and thousands of innocent civilians were butchered. Muslims did not protest when they come to know that Iraqis were treated in the most inhuman and barbaric way possible. In this mayhem, beheadings and bombings become part of the genocidal actions and reactions for which the primary responsibility rests on the shoulders of the United States.
The rising chorus of Islamophobes openly calling Muslims to leave the Western countries is another way to see how Muslims are perceived and a sign of the problem ahead. If we look at the list of requirements which Muslims – the sub-humans - have to fulfill before they are considered worth living among “normal human beings,” one may find out that it is an open challenge to them to leave your religion and associated beliefs or get ready for total isolation. In Germany, the state of Baden-Wurttemberg has added its own list of guidelines for use by officials when interviewing Muslims seeking German citizenship. All applicants face the usual tests of language proficiency, general knowledge and their ability to fend for themselves and their families. They also must accept the democratic principles laid out in Germany’s constitution. But Muslims face up to an additional 30 questions probing their religious beliefs, as well as their views on such topics as Western values, women’s clothing, homosexuality, wife-beating and polygamy.
Among other things, Muslims could be asked whether they accept criticism of their religion, how they feel about the terrorist attacks of 9/11, what their attitudes are toward Jews and whether they would allow their daughters to participate in school activities. The state’s Interior Minister says the test is designed to weed out unsuitable applicants or to be used as a basis for later deportation of those found to have lied.[3]
This type of screening based on individual beliefs and values, rather than actions, is the a fast forward towards 21st century fascism, which will clearly lead to the coming exodus, the end of nation states and Muslim holocaust in the near future. Interestingly, the mainstream media, religious institutions, [4] academia, and political and military leaders are all part of this 21st century Nazi campaign against Muslims which didn’t come about in the last few years. It is the product of systematic and organised work at least since the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and the fall of the former Soviet Union. Unbeknownst to the Islamophobes they are not pushing only Muslims towards total isolation and destruction, they are undermining their own societies as well. They are turning their own people and valuable resources into cannon fodder as well. In sum, they are pushing the humanity towards the ultimate tragedy.
In this unfolding tragedy, the most important point to note is how the Muslim Holocaust has been ignored not only by the so-called mainstream Media which is only to be expected but also by the ‘Alternative Media’.
This suggests that when it comes to the denial of Muslim holocaust, even the ‘Alternative Media’ has become so hypnotized by the lies of the “mainstream media” that its mindset is governed by the parameters set by the “mainstream media” and thus it cannot handle another reality outside that mindset. This is exactly what Cognitive Dissonance is about and what even the ‘Alternative Media’ is suffering from. Of course, the ‘Alternative Media’ is unaware of this and it’s up to those of us who are aware to shake them back into awareness.
Excellent point often left untouched/unreported.
They also generally fail to discuss how many millions of Christians and non-muslims have been butchered and murdered by muslims since the jewish holocaust.
Kind of like black on black crime (92% of blacks who are murdered in USA, are murdered by another black).
um...Gitmo, duh!
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The difference is that Jews didn’t do anything wrong other than be Jewish. They certainly weren’t responsible for the majority of terrorism in the world.
You forgot the huge BARF ALERT!!
Damn good point.
Most of the Muslims who have been killed have been killed by other Muslims. Muslims have steadily increased their intolerance of other religions ever since they have had oil wealth. The persecution of those of other religions by Muslims has been worse in the time frame of which this author speaks than it was for hundreds of years before.
Muslims ARE sick perverted ...
Racial profiling at airports and immigration processes;
Yeah, why would that be. Can't think of a reason...
the blasphemous cartoons of their prophet;
Welcome to freedom of expression. It's not just you who's expected to tolerate expressions you don't like. Ever heard of "Piss Christ?" Let's see, did anyone die over that one? Or even get injured? Gosh, no. What's the difference there?
the U.S. forces flushing the Qur’an down in toilets,
Are you citing the debunked Newsweek story? Myths don't count.
blowing up mosques in false flag operations
Huh? Got a citation for this one, dude?
and showering civilians with White Phosphorus;
I remember something about this. Wasn't it another myth?
the labelling of Muslims as Islamists
No, the labeling of Islamists as Islamists
and promotion of heretics such as Manji and Rushdie as “moderate” Muslims,
Hadn't heard that one.
these are all manifestations of how Muslims are viewed in the 21st century.
Suggestion: stop your co-religionists from blowing people up, demonstrating with "Behead those who insult Islam" signs, going nuts over a few cartoons, lashing women who were raped, having religious policeman, wrapping women in bags, etc. The reputation of Islam will improve.
Pathetic screed. One of the reasons Muslims are lumped together with terrorists is that Muslims can’t or won’t disavow or “ex-communicate” the terrorists from their midst. Further, Muslims are quick to take advantage of any benefits of the terrorists, whether abandoned property of terrorized people, lawsuits for being “profiled” or discriminated against, or threats to loose their uncontrollable “youths”. If you accept the benefits of a bargain, you must also accept the burdens.
For mooselimbs to become the new Jews would require an injection of logic and reason. That would take about...let's see... about 1300 years.
As a bunch of backwards, immoral, uneducated, ummm, don’t want to get banned......
Help help!!! I’m being repressed!!!
No matter what the number, it is not enough until the cult ceases to exist as a threat.
I have never heard of Jews taking hostages, committing honor killings, or bombing office buildings.
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