Bolt today
continues his relentless rhetoric of hate against Islam as he riles against
criticism of his hatred.
Throughout history
various religions that have at the core of their beliefs a philosophy of peace
and goodwill toward their fellow man have had within their ranks murderous extremists
who abuse the name of their faith to commit the most horrendous crimes against
their fellow man. Even political ideologies sometimes use their religious faith
to justify the most horrific crimes. Catholicism for centuries committed the
most terrifying crimes against Protestants; Judaism as a religion has been
responsible for crimes against Arabs in Palestine as they take over lands they
claim were given to them by God; Orthodox Christians in what was Yugoslavia
have committed genocidal crimes against some of their fellow citizens because
they happened to be Muslims; on and off for nearly eight hundred years
Christians from Europe embarked on crusades to wipe out Islam; there were
Christians in America who believed African-Americans were subhuman and should
be either enslaved or killed. And, of course, there were the Christians of
Europe who during the 1930s and 40s attempted to exterminate all of European
Jewry.
But not in any of
these cases can their religion per se actually be blamed for their actions. In
every case religion was used merely as an excuse to commit these crimes. But in
not one case can the base philosophy of any religion be blamed for the crimes
committed by their adherents.
And now here’s
Bolt, ready to condemn an entire religion because of the crimes of a few
misguided fanatics who claim to be part of that religion. Bolt’s obsessive
hatred of Islam has blinded and confused him. He is no longer able to
distinguish between the actions of fanatics and the reality of what they
profess to be their faith. In short, he has become as fanatical in his hatred as
those he accuses of being hate filled.
I think Mr Bolt has lost the plot entirely on this one.
ReplyDeleteIt may interest you to know that Bolt was never against Islam per se or the Muslim in general. In fact it has taken him nearly a decade to realize just what Islam and its medieval followers are all about.
ReplyDeleteI guess the fact that a recorded 17,000 to date, Islamic terrorist attacks around the world since 9/11 is, in your opinion, no cause for concern? If those same attacks had been carried out by Christians or Jews would you still offer up the defence of not blaming a 'religion' on a few 'misguided fanatics'?
Do you know anything at all about the history of Islam and its goals?
Can you show some of Bolts 'relentless rhetoric of hate' so that we may see your evidence for such rhetoric of your own?
If you truly lived up to your 'profile' as general carer of what goes on in the world you would avail yourself to study up on Islam, which is in fact, an ideology based on a religion of sorts that also includes the social and political laws of how the Muslim must live. Maybe then you could be more an 'authority on Islam' and not simply one of its 'useful idiots'.
"If those same attacks had been carried out by Christians or Jews would you still offer up the defence of not blaming a 'religion' on a few 'misguided fanatics'?"
DeleteOf course! To do otherwise would be discriminatory.
The problem with religion (all of it...) is it can be twisted to support practically anything.
Michael, the problem with ALL religions, is that they are man made constructs designed to herd the populace into a form of control via Church, Mosque or Temple officials.
ReplyDeleteA persons existence should always be a personal experience between himself and his God and should never be 'middle manned' by those who hold positions within corrupt religions.
'Of course! To do otherwise would be discriminatory.'
I may take it then that you believe discrimination is wrong?
If that is the case then why do you think that?
You and Bolt are both racists. However your statement "A persons existence should always be a personal experience between himself and his God and should never be 'middle manned' by those who hold positions within corrupt religions."
DeleteSounds less Christian and more Sunni, Jewish
or that of a god fearing anarchist. Michael on the other hand seems more Marxist yet I'm sure your neither. The Catholic Church is the largest organization that rules from the top down in which it's members have no direct contact with their god unless ofcourse the church has deemed so and makes them saints.
Mosques and Temples are community centres places of prayer and were community members can gather to talk about community issues. The community hires Imams and Rabbis in accordance with community needs. They are not churches. Bendigo muslims want a community centre one open not only to their own but all Bendigo. Outsiders have interfered.
17,000+++ Islamic terrorist attacks you fail to distinguish how many are directed outwardly to the west as opposed to internally. You failed to mention the west in the 1920's created artificial borders in the Middle East and made colonies of them for the British & French they created kingdoms. These borders cut through tribal lands without consideration to people living there their history, religion or differences why? Resources took precedence primarily oil took over any social needs.Tribes were double crossed.
150 Sunni tribes, Kurds and Shia groups ruled by the colonial gun, created kingdoms some morphed into sectarian dictators or western imposed democracies. Coalitions of opposing groups formed trying to overthrow governments in Syria, Iraq Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Some want to change and create new borders an Islam state others wanting stop discrimination of current governments and others the formation of independant tribal states. Within this mixed coalition fall natural enemies of differing beliefs.It's bloody and has a history of being so & created millions of refugees. 1.6 billion Muslims 1.3 billion have not gone to war in the Middle East because it's politics,politics.
Islamophobics lump it all together under the brand Islam. They wants our Immigration Act changed to return to an Apartheid State. Our Education system changed to insure a purity of ideas, our dress codes altered &to ensure that Multicultural policies are returned to Assimilation ones so that second & third generation migrants lose there parents cultural characteristics. Need to rid ourselves of Sydney rd Brunswick, Dandenong and according to Bolt and become more Malvern or Portsea.
The illegal drone bombing of Pakistan, Yemen, and other countries with it's collateral damage even the killing of US citizens by the US gov
is never regarded as terrorism. What does the Bible say about eyes and teeth again? These illegal acts have fed justification for reprisal by the most extreme groups. Imagine will the US and Iran become the new coalition of the willing?
In the late 90's Bosnian Serbs attempted genocide. 200,000 Muslims dead not including those injured and raped. Billions of dollars destroyed. Not one Islamic country retaliated against Christians or Westerners within their borders
ReplyDeleteEarly 2000's 3000 people of mixed race and religion died on 9/11 due to a terrorist attack by Al Qaeda. Globally most Muslims were as shocked as the West and condemned the event outright.
Sympathy for Al Qaeda grew because of the US reprisal. The invasion of both Afghanistan and Iraq by a foreign force that killed indiscriminately writing deaths off as collateral damage. Governments fell political differences rose to the surface and terrorist groups still remained to fight each other for power. It's happening as we speak.
Do you think the right wing of US,UK,& Aus are about to say sorry we made a major blunder? Cheney even today says Iraq had weapons of mass dstruction and god & right was and still onside.
Bolt is a preacher for the right. He is from Australia but not of Australia. A Hollandaphile whose heart lies in Aalsmeer. A very very small town the centre of Nazi sympathy in Holland in WW2 lead by it's elected mayor and council. 100's of court cases are attestament post WW2 to the fact when 75% of Dutch Jews were killed.
Bolt preaches Assimilation but admits he really didn't understand Aussie culture until his 30's when his father in law introduced him. His heart lies with the Dutch and is more akin to the Boers of South Africa who we fought. There was no love lost between them and the British. Furthermore they were among the last to accept the end of Aparthied.
Bolt argues for the change to our immigration laws to keep Islam out and claims it's not racist. Islam is a dangerous religion.
1.6bill people 1 billion from Asia ,250 mill the Middle East , 300mill Africa and 50 mill the rest. They are 95% colored. Is he a closet racist you be the judge.
Malaysians, Indians, Indonesians good to do business with but keep them out. Is this a cry for the return to the White Australian Policy and regional Aparthied or not
Lebanon 4mill hosts 1,000,000 refugees
ReplyDeleteJordan 600,000
Turkey 800,000
Do they kill or send the infidels among them back? Mr Bolt?
The world media has headlined Australia as being the most shameful place on the planet in the way it treats it's refugees. Bolt & Jones like Goebbels praise the strategy for it's humanity and the world's lack of vision.
It won't be long before travelling Aussie will hide the Boxing Kangas, Koalas, flags and other Aussie icons in shame. For now it was great to see a young Malaysian Greek Australian on center court at Wimbeldon. It spoke heaps about who we are
Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison are fixing that message.They encourage suicide & murder of people behind razor wire saying they are saving them from drowning. It's akin to Eichman's Final Solution... What refugees asks Morrison? They defend and stand side by side with the Sri Lankan government reviled internationally for it's human rights abuses. Morrison could be negotiating with Nth Korea as far as we are concerned. We'd never know.