The Arabs I know

Arab News ^ | 8-8-02 | Frank Fugate

[Fzob]

I would have to say the only good ones are the Christian Arabs.

That is largely my take on it as well. There is another type of Arab that seems to be normal; the secularized Arab.

The problem ones then boil down to Islamics not Arabs in general.

[faintpraise]

THE RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE
by EDWIN MARKHAM

Gone is the city, gone the day,
Yet still the story and the meaning stay:

Once where a prophet in the palm shade basked
A traveler chanced at noon to rest his mules.
"What sort of people may they be," he asked,
"In this proud city on the plains o'erspread?"
"Well, friend, what sort of people whence you came?"
"What sort?" the packman scowled; "why, knaves and fools."
"You'll find the people here the same," the wise man said.

Another stranger in the dusk drew near,
And pausing, cried "What sort of people here
In your bright city where yon towers arise?"
"Well, friend, what sort of people whence you came?"
"What sort?" the pilgrim smiled,
"Good, true and wise."
"You'll find the people here the same,"
The wise man said.

[William Terrell]

Oh really? I could have sworn this was written by a hostage with a gun at his head...

If he's a follower of Islam, he does have a gun to his head. Islam is like a catfish trap. Once you get in, you don't get out.

[kjam22]

"They love their families, they love their country, they love their land, they want to better themselves, they want to live in peace, and they worship the same God as Christians and Jews."

Of course this last is not true.

I work with an Arab. He used to make this same claim until one day he asked me what I believed about Jesus Christ. Now he agrees with you. That we don't worship the same God.

[KSCITYBOY]

The truth seems to be that "Islam" is the problem. Muslims can't see to stop themselves from killing people of other faiths.

[Johnny Shear]

Shhhhhhhhhhh...........

You'll upset all the racist Arab/Muslim haters here!! Don't you know that ALL Muslims and Arabs are ALIKE!!!!! They're all bloodthirsty cult members!!!

[Dialup Llama]

The Arabs I know are Christians who were being murdered 'over there' by the Arabs you know.

[MissAmericanPie]

That is interesting, I have never heard these terms before. Don't ya hate being forced by their presence to have to learn about every dumb failed culture in the freakin world?

[FITZ]

I guess if the Arabs are so good and so pro-American, they will insist that the Saudi government support the US against Iraq and demand acceptance of Jews in the Middle East. They will look around and see there are Islamic states existing in the Middle East and decide there can be a Jewish state also.

[wattsmag2]

and they worship the same God as Christians and Jews

No, they don't. If this were true, why would we be called infidels, and why would Christ be called a prophet instead of God's son.

[Celtic Conservative]

Good point, pacto. Growing up I had the chance to interact with a large extended family group of Christian arabs that were members of my church.They were chaldeans, Catholic iraqis who emigrated. My mother once had cause to ask them why they came here. The answer was simple: they were sick of the religious/ political oppression from saddams sunni Baath party and, secondly they were "sick of living in the twelfth century" (direct quote, lol!). Their point was that muslim orthodoxy forces a intellectual and social stagnation that they chose to escape. So My experience tends to reflect that muslim arabs DO suck, ala the twelfth century.

Slainte,

CC

[grumpster-dumpster]

Evidently the author went "native" ...and early.

[Twodees]

Thanks for the link. Not being very familiar with your postings, I had to ask in order to see whether you were in the "kumbaya" corner here. There are a few posting here who would gush over this Frankie Fugazi fellow's nonsensical piece. "Islam is a religion of peace" is two boneheaded lies in one short statement, IMO. ;-)

[far sider]

I work in Detroit for an engineering firm. (I live in Ohio thank God.) I work with several middle east types. They all seem like decent family men. One is a Lebanese Christian. One is an Iraqi Catholic (lapsed maybe) who came to America very young. Two are Hindu. Several others are Moslem. They all seem to be "normal" hard working Americans to me. I suspect that many of the "broad brush" anti-middle eastern statements I see on FR sometimes are made by people who don't really know any.

[wjcsux]

I have befriended several Christian Arabs over the years. One settled here in the early 70's from Iran. He was a Christian being persecuted by his fellow countrymen for not being a member of "the religion of peace". He applied for U.S. citizenship, and served in the Army.
The Muslim arabs I have met are rude, arrogant and normally smell bad.

[Twodees]

Shhhhhhhhhhh........... You'll upset all the racist Arab/Muslim haters here!!

I see they let you out of the quiet room. See that "x" in the little box at the top right of your browser? Put your pointer on it and click. Repeat until you see DU or your desktop.

[caddie]

...and they worship the same God as Christians and Jews.

I don't think so, dude.

Whether or not arabs are phony-nice and have you in for coffee and a look through their scrapbook is immaterial.

That is all phony.

What is REAL is their true hatred and malice toward Christians, and to a much greater extent, Jews.

Mr. Aramco here is just a d*ckhead oil executive who sees his pension teetering on the brink.

I had a relative live in Saudi as an executive for an American oil company.

The community of execs and their families couldn't sip a beer, or pray to God publicly in Saudi, for fear of arrest.

How can it be, Mr. Aramco, that we worship the same God?

Use your brain, corporate pig-dog.

[Texas Mom]

Excuse me, I do know Arabs.. I lived in Morocco for two years and I also know I can trust an Arab about as far as I can throw him/her.

I found out one thing our government seems to have a hard time grasping.. They will look you right in the eye smile and lie and steal your teeth and you may not realize it happened until you go to eat a steak.

Yes, I've known Arabs.

[iconoclast]

I would have to say the only good ones are the Christian Arabs. that is if there are any left. The muslim arabs SUCK.

I agree with you completely. My best friend and my aunt Mary were (both now deceased) Lebanese Christians. No finer people in this world.