Posted on 02/21/2015 12:58:59 PM PST by xzins
American and European citizens and journalists are spurring jihadi violence by protesting the arrival of Muslim populations into their societies, President Barack Obama declared Thursday.
“We’ve also seen, most recently in Europe, a rise in inexcusable acts of anti-Semitism, or in some cases, anti-Muslim sentiment or anti-immigrant sentiment,” Obama told a Feb. 19 audience of U.S. and foreign officials and advocates, who met to discuss ways to minimize jihadi violence.
Peaceful criticism of Islamic culture is bad, he suggested. ”When people spew hatred toward others — because of their faith or because they’re immigrants — it feeds into terrorist narratives. … It feeds a cycle of fear and resentment and a sense of injustice upon which extremists prey,” he said.
So “we have to ensure that our diverse societies truly welcome and respect people of all faiths and backgrounds,” said Obama.
He insisted the conflict between Muslim and Western cultures is not caused by fundamentally different attitudes about freedom and religious solidarity.
The violence is caused by tit-for-tat “cycles of conflict,” and lack of dialogue. he said.
In the Arab region, “the terror campaigns between Sunnis and Shia will only end when major powers address their differences through dialogue … [when] political, civic and religious leaders [begin] rejecting sectarian strife.”
In Europe and America, governments should guide public debate over Muslim culture, Obama insisted. “We all recognize the need for more dialogues across countries and cultures. … So let’s bring our youth together to promote understanding and cooperation,” he said.
“That’s what the United States will do with our virtual exchange program — named after Ambassador Chris Stevens — to connect 1 million young people from America and the Middle East and North Africa for dialogue,” he added.
Since October 2014, tens of thousands of German citizens and families have been marching quietly and peacefully to protest the local government’s plan to settle many Muslims in their city.
The peaceful “PEGIDA” protests have expanded to other cities and countries since the jihad attacks in France, Belgium and Denmark, but have been met with opposition by an alliance of progressives and Islamists.
“PEGIDA” stands for “Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West.”
Those protests have been angrily criticized by establishment leaders. ”In the name of the government and the chancellor I can say quite clearly that there is no place in Germany for religious hatred, no matter which religion people belong to,” the spokesman for Germany’s prime minister said in December. ”There is no place for Islamophobia, anti-Semitism or any form of xenophobia or racism,” said Angela Merkel’s spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz.
The elite support for immigration of Muslims comes as polls show rising American and European opposition to immigrant Muslims’ mixture of religion and culture, which endorses polygamy, hostility to free speech, anti-Semitism, and which doesn’t value free enterprise, equality for non-Muslims, personal freedom or sexual equality.
Definitely. If it's against the wholesome, excellent country of our parents and grandparents, then he's determined to support it. He wants that America gone.
One other thing we should add that he's in favor of. He's such a narcissistic, self-centered, conceited SOB that he believes he deserves to be emperor of the world. (I'm serious.) I think he's over the borderline into a full blown disorder.
> “anti-Muslim sentiment or anti-immigrant sentiment,”
“anti-Muslim sentiment” - why would that be?
The blame for the headchoppers rests with those who oppose the headchoppers, according to Obama.
“anti-immigrant sentiment” - linking those who oppose Obama’s illegal diktats to the “cause” (in his deluded mind) for the headchoppers.
Obama is a psychopath. What began as offensive remarks - “the police acted stupidly”, “if I had a son”, “Greeks think their country is exceptional, too”, etc. - has progressed to blaming the actions of the terrorists on the victims. He has imposed his delusions on the world with deadly consequences. The 25th Amend. applies.
Obama is a freaking dumbass.
Obama can kiss my ass.
You make an interesting point, but permit me to drive it home...
It’s official: The US has more stringent anti-bullying policies than its anti-terrorism policy.
Hysterical if it weren’t appalling...
Bring it on, Zero! We’ll be happy to waste all those muslims that think they can enslave us!
Every mosque should be bugged. Bug churches and synagogues if it makes you feel fair, but it’s a water of time.
What no public figure has talked about is religion as teleology (belief in how the spiritual world is composed) versus religion as compulsive politics. Separation of church and state works when religion is not political. It makes little sense in the face of an theocratic regime whose purpose is subjugation and conquest.
Actually, there is a cure. The cure is named "Jesus", and quite a few former Muslims have taken it and gotten well. In doing so, they have also been cured of their homicidal tendencies.
So, there is hope for individuals, but for Muslim societies who remain Muslim,... no.
His reelection brings your statement into question.
Maybe we should start protesting “Muslim and South American colonialism and oppression of North America”. Maybe that would make some heads explode.
If he was in a normal job I honestly think he would be told to see a shrink because I have never seen someone who thinks loves himself and thinks the world is about him as much as I have of him.
Obama: ILLEGAL Mexicans Are Inviting Minutemen By Calling Americans Gringos
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..... Well Mr. President ..... what the heck are Islamics inviting by cutting off the heads of Americans?
Excellent question, RKangel.
You'd think they'd be inviting a response. But not with Obama. I think it's because he's on their side. Others will say it's because he's to timid to respond.
Sorry, but the “she was asking to be raped because she was wearing skimpy clothes” defense has been shot down looonnnnggggg ago, Barack.
Excellent point, Cincy.
1965 in Cincy. Idiots traded Frank Robinson.
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