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To: 82Marine89
"My screenname was derived from the 1965 ecological and cultural sci-fi novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert."

Ahh I see. I found his post where he makes that claim. However the term comes from 'Dune:The Butlerian Jihad.'.

I found a reference to it at this site...

DUNE: THE Butlerian Jihad

I especially found this part interesting...

"And the title begs to be questioned. It's unfortunate that these skilled wordsmiths didn't choose a more appropriate keyword than a militaristic distortion of "jihad," which mainstream Islam reserves for discussing the discipline of pilgrimage and/or personal spiritual discernment. Ironically, a thinly disguised oppressed religious group modeled on Muslim culture is thoughtfully and respectfully portrayed."

Interesting that he chooses a name based upon a "thinly disguised oppressed religious group modeled on Muslim culture", kinda gives one an idea of how he views Muslim culture, huh?

70 posted on 03/01/2005 9:28:52 PM PST by WindOracle
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To: WindOracle
His whole goal appears to be a desire to have all Immigration threads moved to the Smoky Backroom. The thing is, he is not alone. They are developing an anti-illegal immigration ping list designed to incite flame wars and have threads pulled or moved from News/Activism. That is why, in an earlier post, I told him to go home.

As for the screen name, anyone who likens themselves to a jihad is not welcome at my house.
71 posted on 03/01/2005 9:40:35 PM PST by 82Marine89 (U.S. Marines- Part of the Navy....The men's department.)
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To: WindOracle
With our American men and women today dying for and with Muslim men and women in our common fight against terror, I stand proudly with our President in his goal of bringing freedom and liberty to all Muslims in the troubled area. You may choose to stand with the hopeless DNC in lambasting the supposed Untermenschen Muslims and Muslim culture.
93 posted on 03/02/2005 12:11:24 AM PST by Cultural Jihad
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