Those George W. Bush quotes are important. Because they set the tone. Suppose FDR had said something similar after Pearl Harbor. “The Japanese imperialists are a swell bunch of guys. A small group of them just got carried away.”
If FDR had said that, maybe the war against Japan would have been carried out half-heartedly, if at all. And today I’d be sniping at Japanese Zeros from my back porch.
He never was the brightest star in the constellation.
In the bookstore was a very expensive, beautifully bound in green leather Holy Quran. If one was going to give a gift to someone, like a president, or any other high "ranking" person in society, it is what you would buy.
Every page was in Arabic on the left side, and English on the right. The English side was just like the other modern ones, all the "bad" stuff left out.
I have a non Muslim friend who is fluent in spoken and written Arabic.
I asked him to come to the bookstore with me, because I was too cheap to buy the book.
I pointed out the sura I mentioned, and a few others, plus there were some he was familiar with he wanted to check.
(he had spent quite a few years in Saudi-Arabia as a civilian). I have never seen the expression that came on his face before. Absolute shock. He had only seen true versions before too.
He said, "My God, they are two different books". I remember those exact words.
I don't remember the rest of his comments word for word, but he went on to say, that this explains why so many people in our government have the wrong idea about Islam.
He used to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and had a good idea of what was thought about Islam in our government.
If you have Muslim friends, here's an interesting thing to do.
Be alone with one, in a friendly, relaxed situation. Disarm him or her with friendly banter.
Then this or similar:... "[their name], I know you are a Muslim, and I would never think of trying to convert you to anything else.
But do you, as a Muslim, believe that other people should be free to believe in their religions too, whatever they may be, Catholic, Jew, Hindu, Presbyterian, Baptist, and so forth?
Watch their eyes. Listen to their response.
Back in the pre Trump era when the GOP electorate were not fully enlightened about their own leaders, this dumbass managed to slip through carrying his daddy’s name. If the primaries were held today he would be standing even further out on stage than Kasich.
Celebrate diversity.
It’s obvious that the female is a muzz. If this were in the USA it would get off scot free and with ample apologies.
This is EXACTLY equivalent to siccing one’s vicious dog on someone, and the dog kills him. No different. In both cases there is a vicious animal that has no moral sense, just blind instinct. But of course the court won’t see it that way .