Any trust the moderate Muslims living in America have garnered over the years has taken a beating because of the massacre yesterday at Fort Hood. If a well educated Muslim military psychiatrist can go berserk and cruelly murder 13 innocent American soldiers, his fellow soldiers, then how can we ever trust the Muslims?
This man earned his living working for the U.S. military but strenuously objected to their presence in Muslim countries. Why didn't he just quit and work somewhere else? And why consider the senseless murder of his fellow soldiers acceptable?
What, in the Muslim religion, pushes their followers to kill their own countrymen? It seems their commitment to their religion is vastly stronger than their commitment to their home country. Even diehard anti-government fanatics don't commit mass murder of innocents like this because they have the decency to honor human life over whatever religion they happen to follow.
The actions of this man will have a dire effect on the lives of moderate Muslims no matter what their occupation. They will be less trusted through no fault of their own simply because of the questionable reputation of their religion.
Someone at the military base where he worked must have seen signs that this man was irrational and dangerous. Was it "political correctness" that caused them to ignore the signs?
One more instance of the devastation caused by religion.
2 comments:
Mom, you cannot generalize about a whole group of people because of some crazy ones. Some people just don't value life, not because they are white, blue, purple or green. There are plenty of 'good looking white guys' who have done horrible things. Please don't generalize like that, it perpetuates hate. You taught me better than that.
I'm referring to religious fanatics. I may be wrong but it appears that Muslims(especially third world) are more easily swayed by fanatical leaders.
I have to admit a lack of trust when I see their women covered head to toe with only their eyes visible. What kind of religion supports this kind of behaviour for their women?
I simply am not sure about them.
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