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2007-02-22 Olde Tyme Religion

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Is jihad a popularity contest?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-22 00:06|| 2007-02-22 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Muslim anti-American feelings is raising my anti-muslim feelings. So there.

Posted by ed 2007-02-22 00:19|| 2007-02-22 00:19|| Front Page Top

#3 More precisely the Wahabi trained clerics are fueling anti-US sentiment with their raving.

Posted by DanNY 2007-02-22 00:27|| 2007-02-22 00:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Heh, just noticed this little jem from the Times of UK on this subject...

The percentage of Iranians who view the US unfavorably has dropped from 63% in 2001 to 52% in the latest gallup poll.

Maybe it's that strong horse thingamabob...

Posted by DanNY 2007-02-22 00:44|| 2007-02-22 00:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Only natural. Predators prefer prey what doesn't fight back.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-22 00:48|| 2007-02-22 00:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Misogynistic-7th Century-death cultists, why do they hate us?

And come to think of it, do they get along with ANYBODY?

Posted by Sic_Semper_Tyrannus 2007-02-22 02:05|| 2007-02-22 02:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Notice that Muslims have not blemaed wahabis and Al Quaeda for their crimesbe it against non-Muslims (9/11), agsinst Shia (massacress of Hazara by the Taliban, Irak bombings) or even against other Sunni (Darfur).

Theur indignation is very, very, very sleective.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-02-22 02:17|| 2007-02-22 02:17|| Front Page Top

#8 The general situation WRT the west and its non-admirers in the ummah could be summed up thusly (ummah = Peter Lorrie, west = Bogie):

Ugarte: "Rick, Rick, do you despise me?"

Rick: "Well, if I gave you any thought I guess I would."

Posted by Verlaine 2007-02-22 02:24|| 2007-02-22 02:24|| Front Page Top

#9 That headline could go either way.

Posted by Charles 2007-02-22 02:27|| 2007-02-22 02:27|| Front Page Top

#10 One finding was that the wealthier and better-educated the Muslim was, the more likely he was to be radicalised.

I believe this has been noted previously and mirrors the same phenomenon found in the U.S. with regard to "radicals."

Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-22 03:46|| 2007-02-22 03:46|| Front Page Top

#11 Why are they so upset? If it wasn't for the, how else would they get into heaven with their attitude? Sheesh. Pick one side, because you can't have both!

Posted by gorb 2007-02-22 04:18|| 2007-02-22 04:18|| Front Page Top

#12 This is the Pakistan Times, after all.

Posted by Bobby 2007-02-22 06:19|| 2007-02-22 06:19|| Front Page Top

#13 One finding was that the wealthier and better-educated the Muslim was, the more likely he was to be radicalised.

Of course. The wealthier and better educated the more likely a memeber of the Muslim ruling elite feels he is part of master race destined to rule the world.

It is not powerty wahat drives Muslmim anger, it is resentment for not being masters ayttended by dhimmis and slaves.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-02-22 06:47|| 2007-02-22 06:47|| Front Page Top

#14 In other news, a recent poll of petulant three-year-olds finds that 83% of them think their mommies "are poopyheads".

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-02-22 07:55|| 2007-02-22 07:55|| Front Page Top

#15 great fisking.

I wouldn't care what they thought so long as they fear us. Unfortunately (minus the WH) our elected leaders give them little reason to fear us anymore.

Posted by Broadhead6 in Iraq 2007-02-22 08:41|| 2007-02-22 08:41|| Front Page Top

#16 Let me check.... nope. Nothin'. I don't care that they hate us.
Keep it down over there or we will glass the lot of you. You're keeping junior awake with your noise and making him cranky.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-22 09:43|| 2007-02-22 09:43|| Front Page Top

#17 I am a descendant of Oliver Cromwell. These people have no idea what a radicalized Christian looks like. I pray for their sake they never do.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-02-22 09:45|| 2007-02-22 09:45|| Front Page Top

#18 GREAT fisking, Sea. Maybe material for snark o' the week! And, DanNY, I noticed the anti-American-ism has dropped in Iran too. Maybe, just maybe, Bush's speeches are gettin' to the people? If Iran could have a "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" moment, instead of us invading/bombing them back to the Paleo period, all the better. However, I still don't hold out much hope for that Persian Street™ uprising thingy.

Posted by BA 2007-02-22 10:22|| 2007-02-22 10:22|| Front Page Top

#19 Antipathy towards Western culture VS. Americans felt some prejudice towards Muslims.

YepIts a Daily Times article alright. Then again, you prolly would see the same style of comparison in the NYTimes.

Posted by DepotGuy 2007-02-22 10:52|| 2007-02-22 10:52|| Front Page Top

#20 Machiavelli would have agreed with Broadhead6 in Iraq

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

Niccolo Machiavelli quotes (Italian writer and statesman, Florentine patriot, author of 'The Prince', 1469-1527)

Posted by SwissTex 2007-02-22 11:02|| 2007-02-22 11:02|| Front Page Top

#21 That's not Sea. She's not pink.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-02-22 16:55|| 2007-02-22 16:55|| Front Page Top

#22 That's not pink; it's salmon. Which means it was Steve White. Pepto Bismol pink is Scooter McGruder, but he's been awfully busy with his own projects for a while, it seems.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-22 18:17|| 2007-02-22 18:17|| Front Page Top

#23 Antimuslim feelings soar among Americans. There, fixed it for you.

Posted by SR-71 2007-02-22 21:16|| 2007-02-22 21:16|| Front Page Top

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