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I know where you are coming from Hayashi. It scares me too. But the (very few) Muslims that I know are very nice people.
It is only a few who are fanatical, in comparison to the great majority who just want to live in peace. But sadly, as in any religious/national/racial group, it is the few that seem to call the tune and eventually stir up hatred in the many because of the foulness of the actions of that fanatical few.
The only way to counter fanaticism is to IDENTIFY AND REMOVE THE CAUSE. And the cause is almost always inequity of one sort or another. 'The West' is notorious for it's indifference to the problems of 'the East'. In fact, we are far more likely to fatten ourselves on their poverty than to give them REAL assistance - I don't consider the meagre food and medical aid we give them to be REAL assistance - such as economic and educational aid, along with advisers, so that they can establish a decent infrastructure and join the modern world. I don't mean the rich Eastern nations, but the rest. And not only the East, either, but ALL the poor nations of the world.
After all, we in the West are swimming in lard, even the poorest of us. We have homes, food, water, and modern conveniences. I saw a picture a few days ago of a family living in a tent made of odds and ends on what appeared to be a rubbish tip. Close by were the high-rise buildings of a modern city. It is a good illustration of the reason why 'the East' fosters fanaticism.
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Dubbed Queen of the Illuminati by Diogenes.
[This message has been edited by Fljotsdale (edited 10-11-2001).]
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