[Joe Bonforte]

"The liberals are not so much opposed to Israel as they are opposed to the Jewish religion and capitalism. Islam does not pose the same threat because the religion and the state are one."

An insightful point that I don't think I've seen anywhere else.

[Tom Jefferson]

"The liberals are not so much opposed to Israel as they are opposed to the Jewish religion and capitalism. Islam does not pose the same threat because the religion and the state are one."

I am not sure what that means. Could someone explain the above in clear english. Thanks.

[Eva]

I have been giving alot of thought to why the liberals are supporting the Palistinians over the Israelis and besides the conclusions that I mentioned earlier I have been wondering if the Muslims states could be considered Fascist.

Fascism was just another form of socialism developed by Mussolini which took elements of Marxist communism but used a state control of private industry to benefit the workers, rather than direct control by the workers themselves. Mussolini used nationalism as both the stimulant for change and the unifying cohesive force. The Muslims states use Islam. That is the only difference.