You are not the only one having that same experience.
If the clerics in the mosques in the US are preaching the same anti-kuffar sermons as they are in Australia, the muslims will withdraw more and more. They are being told that it's dangerous to islam for their children to mix with ours in school, that watching cartoons on TV for example, is idol worship. That islam becomes polluted through contact with us. They are terrified. In Australia, the children are expected to sit next to the opposite sex in grade school! Boys and girls aren't supposed to mix - it isn't 'clean'...the muslim children are coming home asking for Christmas presents and Easter Eggs! (Holding hands with boy/girlfreinds!) This is the first time in their history that muslims have ever been expected to live in the West...as equals...our culture is undermining theirs at every turn. Their young girls want to know why they can't swim in a public pool wearing a swimsuit like everyone else. (With boys yet!)
The clerics are besides themselves with worry. The only hope they have of keeping the muslims 'pure' (and stupid) is to terrify them and keep them apart from us. The pressure is on. Clerics/imams losing control, preaching allah will punish...get the picture?
Posted by ladyjane:
"...You are not the only one having that same (Muslim cold shoulder) experience..."
The most peculiar thing is that these suddenly closed-rank Muslims have been trusted for YEARS. I find myself apprehensive to share potentially-sensitive information with them based on their disconcerting changes and recent nasty attitudes.
Here is an example:
It is no secret that I am a firearms enthusiast. Coworkers have gone shooting with me and became enthusiasts themselves. Well, one of my recent-isolationist-behavior Muslim acquaintances asked me for "tips" that I use to hide firearms around the house. I couldn't believe my ears!
Am I being hypersensitive to believe he may be casing my home as a source of guns to steal? The question was out of left field. I responded that my firearms are stored in a safe, in a locked interior room, with a comprehensive alarm system, all protected by my 85 lb. dog. Some of these facts are true, others aren't. I wasn't going to give an honest answer due to the increasingly anti-social and bizarre behavior I've experienced from my Muslim workmates.
I shake my head ruefully because I've worked shoulder-to-shoulder with these people for so long. They seem prepared to absolutely throw this respectful relationship out the window on a moment's notice...but I suppose that is how domestic terror cells (e.g. Lackawanna, NY) operate. I haven't done anything to "let on to them" that I've grown distrustful, but I'm keeping notes with regard to suspicious behavior.
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