| ANYTHING postive to deflate the madness of jihadi radicalism is good; especially the young Muslim cleric in Canada in the news recently, who is teaching the importance of moderation and coexistence. But, as this article paints, there is this weird Arab pre-occupation with occupation. Colonialism was colonialism and the Lebanese, Syrian and Egyptian intelligencia all benefitted from the educational system the French brought. It`s a far cry, shall we say, from the Wahabi madrasa system that teaches disdain for the Jews and Christians and incited violence. Resistance such as that shown by the American Revolution, the Czech and Ploand and Hungary, India`s Gandhi or by the Jews against the British in Palestine in 1947 merits respect. The "resistance" of a Hizb Allah or Hamas is the glorification of taking life; the glorification of suicide if it takes another`s life and the usurpation of your own people`s rights in the pursuit of the killing of others. The Arabs need a different occupation. |
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