If you look at the map of the Muslim world, at the center of it, you have some of the worst most unequal most repressive societies on Earth (e.g. Saudi Arabia), many riven by horrible civil strife, and then at the edges, where Muslims live in proximity to significant numbers of non-Muslims, there is conflict, from Burma, to Chechnya, to Israel, to Nigeria, to Indonesia, to Western China, to India, etc., etc. The conflict is not between Muslims and “the West”, the conflict is between Muslims and non-Muslims.
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“If you look at the map of the Muslim world, at the center of it, you have some of the worst most unequal most repressive societies on Earth (e.g. Saudi Arabia),”
Yet, the U.S. has done absolutely nothing about Saudi Arabia. In fact, some say Saudi Arabian regime is ‘secular’. Why? Because of political & economic alliance with the U.S., even if it to date they chop off hands and heads — so, one presumes, as long as you are a Muzzie in bed with the U.S., that’s ok.
“and then at the edges, where Muslims live in proximity to significant numbers of non-Muslims, there is conflict, from Burma, to Chechnya, to Israel, to Nigeria, to Indonesia, to Western China, to India, etc., etc.”
Pretty much same points as above. Actually, the muslim vs. non-muslim conflict has existed for centuries since Islam was conceived in today’s Saudi Arabia. BUT, it was never so prevalent or highlighted as it has been since 9/11 in the West & the rest of the world.
“The conflict is not between Muslims and “the West”, the conflict is between Muslims and non-Muslims.”
You’re correct to some degree. But, ‘the conflict’ is not only between muslims and non-muslims. It is also between muslims and muslims, as bizarre as it may sound. Pakistan, for example, has had many more Islamic terrorist acts in any year, over the last 30 years, than the U.S., Europe and Israel combined.
Afghanistan was rather Westernized & civilized before all that crap happened with the Soviet invasion and then the U.S. arming and radicalizing groups of muslim fighters (later known as Taliban) to fight the Soviets.
These are some of the things we don’t quite hear as much about in the West, as we would if they happened in a Western country.
The Islamic terrorism was all pretty much dormant until 1979. It gradually spread thereafter. And, has gotten worse since then, year after year. Why?