Al Qaeda to jihadis: ‘Target white Americans, avoid minorities, because US mislabels attacks as ‘hate crime’

[JayJayH 546]

I have no problem ridiculing ISIS, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia, but I do have problem with people going around saying, or implying that because ISIS are bad, therefore the entire Muslim religion is somehow not to be trusted. Your need to label everyone on the left as somehow being unable to criticize the above, is completely off the mark.

ISIS not doing it to prevent Liberals from launching attacks against the GOP, but to try and drive a wedge between white Americans and minorities, or in matter of fact, to help exploit pre-existing fear of people who aren't white. Good job for falling for what ISIS is trying to do.

I'm not saying the entire religion. There are plenty of secular Muslims and Muslim organizations whom I greatly respect and admire - Particularly the Quilliam Foundation.

I think there is a fine line between saying the entire religion is not to be trusted, and recognizing that there is a global jihadist insurgency hellbent on waging war against the west. I also don't think it's far fetched, from a secular liberal's perspective, to recognize that Islamism is a dangerous ideology that springs from religious orthodoxy - A phenomenon which is so widespread in the Islamic world that it could best be compared to Europe in the Middle Ages.

As the Iraqi atheist (now in the U.S. on asylum) Faisal Saeed Al Mutar put it: "Being atheist in Iraq is like being the only sober person in a car filled with drunk people, and you're not allowed to drive."

No, if they wanted to pit Americans against each other, they would keep doing what they're doing. Have one side blame "all Muslims" and the other side blame "racists" and "gun laws." They specifically say "don't use guns" and "don't attack minorities" because Americans will blame "racism and their government instead of us."

Edited July 5, 2016 by JayJayH

[Expat1 971]

I'm fully aware than not all Muslims are extremists. But I think we have different versions of what we call extreme. I generally think of anyone who believe death is the appropriate sentence for homosexuality, apostasy, adultery, blasphemy etc. is a religious extremist. They exist in America. They form majorities of the population in large swathes of the Middle East and South Asia.

We've been sold this meme of Islamophobia to cover anyone who insults or criticizes Islam. From a liberal's perspective, I really don't get this. I think insulting and ridiculing Islam is a good thing. I think insulting and ridiculing Answers in Genesis and the Westboro Baptist Church is a good thing. The catholic church didn't stop burning people at the stake because the great thinkers of the enlightenment were scared to offend the religion. Islam is in dire need of a secular reformation, and what's holding it back in the west is this strange alliance between conservative clerics and far left liberals both refusing to accept this.

When Al Qaida has to instruct its holy warriors to use bombs instead of guns, and to only attack white Americans, so as to not give liberals the ammo to launch their rage at the GOP.. I'd say the denial on the far left has reached ridiculous levels.

Well said

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I'm not saying the entire religion. There are plenty of secular Muslims and Muslim organizations whom I greatly respect and admire - Particularly the Quilliam Foundation.

I think there is a fine line between saying the entire religion is not to be trusted, and recognizing that there is a global jihadist insurgency hellbent on waging war against the west. I also don't think it's far fetched, from a secular liberal's perspective, to recognize that Islamism is a dangerous ideology that springs from religious orthodoxy - A phenomenon which is so widespread in the Islamic world that it could best be compared to Europe in the Middle Ages.

As the Iraqi atheist (now in the U.S. on asylum) Faisal Saeed Al Mutar put it: "Being atheist in Iraq is like being the only sober person in a car filled with drunk people, and you're not allowed to drive."

No, if they wanted to pit Americans against each other, they would keep doing what they're doing. Have one side blame "all Muslims" and the other side blame "racists" and "gun laws." They specifically say "don't use guns" and "don't attack minorities" because Americans will blame "racism and their government instead of us."

Very well thought out balanced post

[smilesammich 10,727]

No, if they wanted to pit Americans against each other, they would keep doing what they're doing. Have one side blame "all Muslims" and the other side blame "racists" and "gun laws." They specifically say "don't use guns" and "don't attack minorities" because Americans will blame "racism and their government instead of us."

why does al qaeda get to manipulate american's conception of attacks? i want to know where the folks fit in who blame the attackers/jihadis. the 'one side' blames racists and guns laws for terror attacks? no way.