How can we criticize Islamic fundamentalists when we don't understand their culture?

Actually we DO understand it, because it's founded on a western concept: fascism

A lot of people don't take the word "fascism" seriously because they don't understand it.

Too many people use it incorrectly, to a lot of Americans it's merely an obtuse concept that represents a "bad government" or anything draconian or authoritarian.

for instance:

restaurant owner: "Sorry you can't smoke in my restaurant"

dirty dirty hippie: "Hey man, stop being such a fascist! Adolf!"



Fascism is actually what happens when nationalism (a sense of superiority of your own culture) becomes the center of the legislature. The citizens in a fascist government are required to sacrifice for their government (give land, money, military service) without any expected return (their payment is the furtherance of their country and culture), and citizens who aren't a member of the preferred culture are legally established as inferior or second class citizens (hence the holocaust).



The Islamic fundamentalist form of governing rule is Sharia, which is a fascist system.

Instead of establishing the superiority of the Aryan race it establishes the superiority of Islam over other faiths.



This alone is scary, but it gets worse.

Much of the propaganda and political tactics of Islamic supremacists comes right out of Hitler's playbook.

One of the founders of the Muslim Brotherhood and arguably the most influential shaper of modern Islamist political philosophy was Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, who fought alongside Hitler in Bosnia and was deeply involved with the Nazi party.

Here's a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Am…

After the war Nazism was destroyed in Europe, but it's Nazi counterparts were allowed to flourish in the middle east (one thing that is interesting to note is that he was a member of movements to exterminate all of the Jews from Palestine in the 20's, long before Israel was ever established).



So why is this important?



The myth of Islamophobia and terrorism



These are an Islamists most powerful tools, taken right from Hitler.

When the Nazis started out they were a small party with very limited influence.

They gained attention by constantly complaining about mistreatment (by the government, by their competitors, by their representation in the media and public forums), all the while intimidating their critics with horrible acts of terrorism.



Hitler's most powerful key to success was convincing regular Germans that the rest of the world was trying to destroy the Aryan race (and that Jews were, of course, at the helm).



This is what the myth of Islamophobia is used for, it demands special treatment under the guise of "fairness" (as if the media has a campaign against Muslims, as if their critics are lying about the honest criticism of them, as if not legislating Sharia into our government is a form of discrimination and bigotry against Muslims) and in doing so it exploits the compassion of good-hearted people.



The most important job of the myth of Islamophobia, however, is to create anger and a sense of constant persecution amongst regular Muslims. This is why they proudly proclaim "death to the west" and "kiII the Jews" in fits of religious of religious fury in large mobs in the streets and even during events at high profile mosques.



The goal is turn decent reasonable people into a mu rderous extremists, and it works (like gangbusters).



So what am I suggesting?



Just relax about this concept that Muslims are being especially victimized in America.

The facts indicate otherwise:

of all of the hate crimes against people based on their religion

70% are against Jews

8% are against Muslims

and 6% are against Christians



http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2009/index.htm…



Jews are 2% of the population, Muslims are 1% of the population



So why do we hear so much about this made up word "Islamophobia" and not about anti-semitism?

For one, Jewish people are very comfortable and they AREN'T terribly discriminated against in this country, Muslims are even less so, much less so. This myth of Islamophobia is unfair and unsubstantiated (hate crimes against Muslims have declined every year since 9/11, there were only 116 against them in 2009, out of 2 million to 6 million Muslims in this country.



This is propaganda with a dangerous political goal.



We also need to openly criticize Muslim leaders when they express bigotry against jews and homosexuals, AT LEAST AS MUCH AS WE WOULD CRITICIZE A CHRISTIAN LEADER FOR THE SAME.How can we criticize Islamic fundamentalists when we don't understand their culture?
The American govt brainwashes you all.
I was just watching ABC and they're evaluating future leaders of EGYPT and trying to figure out which would benefit their OWN USA. LOL. NOT even worried about the Egyptian people.

This US Govt is going to be the death of everyone.
How can I criticize a pedophile when I don't understand them? The mind just as complicated. Yet I can still criticize their basic ideas, if you have no foundation then the details don't matter.How can we criticize Islamic fundamentalists when we don't understand their culture?
I manage to criticize some jerk that steals my newspaper, despite not knowing his family background.
b/c we do understand it



Sharia is a legal code frozen in time 1400 years go - it is completely ridiculous.
Because we're American, and we're douche bags.
why the **** would you answer your own question. you should have posted this on google
WHOA!! I wasn't expecting that!



You're good!
cause they want to kill us man hide your guns before the goverment take it man
Wow, I'm going to have to read that again, because I'm amazed that there's a post that I almost completely agree with.
I'm still stunned.

Some definitions add the close involvement of business interests in the definition of fascism,
and I'd add the other religions and their "crimes" and illogical need for power,
but otherwise,

Well I'm stunned.
because PEOPLE are ignorant scared insects. PEOPLE don't like change. a PERSON will look at this and understand and will make an effort to change their self. I was taught never to judge so i try to avoid it as much i can. I only speak out against the stupidity and hatred PEOPLE. I am willing to learn anything if it peaks my interest. and i am not going to lie, my interests are limited. religion and politics being way down on my list.
Fantastic. Amazing. I am ... stunned. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Wow. I am speechless. That was just breathtaking. I wish I could like, send you a fruit basket or something. If you didn't copy and paste that then you need to send it to like, Jihadwatch or something and get into professional writing. Not blowing smoke. That was freaking AWESOME !!!
it's all about control. centuries ago is the same as now: fear is an effective way to control the populace. the tricky part is that if the populace realizes it's only a ruse, then it becomes the old saying about the double edged sword. but religion has taken it one step further. without tangible evidence, how can anybody discover the ruse before death?
You're rather ranting there (though you raise some interesting points).



But to answer your main question, no, we should never hesitate to criticize anyone because we don't "understand their culture". It's not alright to mutilate young girls' genitalia, even if it's part of your "culture". It's not alright to repress those who think differently, even if your "culture" says it is. That type of behavior is incompatible with a functioning pluralistic society, and will only send humanity back to the Dark Ages.



If what someone is doing is wrong, it's wrong. "Just following culture", just like "just following orders", is never an excuse.