Libya

[Peter Korsten]

Op 22-2-2011 12:56, The Dong schreef:

> On 21/02/2011 19:47, Peter Korsten wrote:
>> Or an Islamic emirate, which would be even worse. I don't want a bunch
>> of extremists on my doorstep.
>
> I'm pretty sure we already have a bunch of hate extremists on both sides
> of our doorsteps, created unashamedly by, for example, the Daily Mail
> and government propaganda.
>
> Isn't naming everything based on Islam extremist, extremist in itself?
> Even I am unwilling to try and cram such a huge chunk of the worlds
> people into such a small pigeon hole. It's an impossible assumption, so
> laughable in its misdirection that it cannot be true.
>
> It's a bit like saying most Catholics are paedophiles, all women are
> unreasonable, or all men are wankers (oops!)

Cool it, will you? Not once have I claimed that all Muslims are 
extremists, and I find your implication/assumption thereof highly insulting.

Most Iranians aren't a bunch of extremists, but the people running the 
country are. And that is what counts. They've tried the popular uprising 
in Iran, and they lost.

- Peter