I really don't consider myself moderate
What do you consider yourself, when you are with those closest to you in idealogy and you are discussing the "Small minded westerners"?
I met a Klansman once and he was white
Ever talk to any brothers who followed Farakhan and the Nation of Islam?
Islam has it's issues but the countries and people that practice it may have some terrorists and anarchists in their midst but their means to make war are limited. 1,000,000,000 muslims have done a lot less damage in this world than the few million US christians have
Easyshi, I don't mean to sound too impolite, but the reason the Islamic countries have not become dominant in the last few hundred years nor are they likely to, is because they lack the intelligence and ability to get along and form a unified front. Look at all the sectarian violence in Iraq between Muslims. Look at how no Muslim country has come to the aid of the Palestinians, other than sending money for suicide bombers. When Saddam invaded Kuwait who were the housekeepers and servants to the Kuwaitis? The Palestinians. The Palestinians are looked down upon by other Muslim countries. There is no unity with the Muslim countries, which is why they will always have fundamentalist groups stoking the fires from within. The real question is this .....if Muslim countries were superpowers, would they present a threat to the rest of the world and mount a crusade of their own like their spiritual Father did? What kind of rulers run the Muslim countries? Pakistan...A military general who came to power by coup? Saddam Hussein...enough said. Iran, the religious fundamentalists.
Is there something good to say about any of them? The crime rate is pretty low in Iran considering the consequences of disobeying Islamic Law.
I have no doubt that if the Muslim countries had power they would attempt to convert the world by force. Moderates don't run those countries and there is nothing to suggest that moderates ever will run Muslim countries.
The reason the "Small Western Minds" have the power is because we are less small minded than the Muslim countries and we are united with other countries of like mind, like the Brits. Thats why Katie Kitten will defend a Texan and we all will defend the Brits. Katie doesn't need to be the Minister of Defense, she has an entire army to back her up.
What do you have?