Comments on: An Interesting Letter http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:49:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: grognard http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56843 grognard Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:29:00 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56843 Munaeem, this sounds a lot like the great anti-intellectual movement the West had to suffer through, Fascism. As you know the movement started with the social turmoil of the world wide depression and seeds of the destruction of that movement was in its philosophy of the destruction or subjugation of the weak and inferior. Could the Fascist movement have been stopped before it caused the conflagration of World War Two? I don’t know, I think at times war was inevitable once things were set in motion. I fear that the same is true for the Wahhabi movement, that the intolerance of the religious beliefs will lead inevitably to a regional war that will finally seal the movements destruction. Munaeem, this sounds a lot like the great anti-intellectual movement the West had to suffer through, Fascism. As you know the movement started with the social turmoil of the world wide depression and seeds of the destruction of that movement was in its philosophy of the destruction or subjugation of the weak and inferior. Could the Fascist movement have been stopped before it caused the conflagration of World War Two? I don’t know, I think at times war was inevitable once things were set in motion. I fear that the same is true for the Wahhabi movement, that the intolerance of the religious beliefs will lead inevitably to a regional war that will finally seal the movements destruction.

]]> By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56833 Rudi Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:38:39 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56833 Also no links to Ann Coulter, FrontPage or Dan Pipes. Also no links to Ann Coulter, FrontPage or Dan Pipes.

]]> By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56830 Rudi Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:24:47 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56830 MvdG - thanks for the link to the Munameem blog. Looks very interesting and moderate, but why no links to MEMRI (snark :-P). MvdG – thanks for the link to the Munameem blog. Looks very interesting and moderate, but why no links to MEMRI (snark :-P ).

]]> By: Michael van der Galien http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56819 Michael van der Galien Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:45:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56819 Munaeem: thanks for those links to very interesting articles. Munaeem: thanks for those links to very interesting articles.

]]> By: munaeem http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56817 munaeem Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:23:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56817 <a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/009484.php" rel="nofollow">Disastrous "Steadfastness"</a> Disastrous “Steadfastness”

]]> By: munaeem http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56815 munaeem Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:20:35 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56815 <a href="http://www.munaeem.org/archive/2007/2/152416.html" rel="nofollow">The Future of The Moslem Mind</a> The Future of The Moslem Mind

]]> By: munaeem http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56812 munaeem Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:17:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56812 Many of the storms engulfing our part of the world can be attributed to the fact that the movements practicing politics in the name of "political Islam" are still governed by a coup mentality, still acting as underground movements rather than as modern political institutions that respect and observe the law. Tareq Heggy <a href="http://www.munaeem.org/archive/2007/1/145404.html" rel="nofollow">Islam Between Copying & Thinking</a> Many of the storms engulfing our part of the world can be attributed to the fact that the movements practicing politics in the name of “political Islam” are still governed by a coup mentality, still acting as underground movements rather than as modern political institutions that respect and observe the law. Tareq Heggy

Islam Between Copying & Thinking

]]> By: sootytern http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56802 sootytern Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:10:29 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56802 Thank you, Michael, for directing our attention to these letters. They are truly inspiring. We have spent for to much time blaming religion for our problems and not enough time blaming people. It is people who contaminate religion, not religion contaminating people. Thank you, Michael, for directing our attention to these letters. They are truly inspiring. We have spent for to much time blaming religion for our problems and not enough time blaming people. It is people who contaminate religion, not religion contaminating people.

]]> By: Rudi http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56800 Rudi Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:01:18 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56800 Christianity is still changing, not always for the good. Jim Crow, miscegenation laws and Prohabition(sp) are modern examples of modern blemishes on the supposed modern religion. Christianity is still changing, not always for the good. Jim Crow, miscegenation laws and Prohabition(sp) are modern examples of modern blemishes on the supposed modern religion.

]]> By: grognard http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56797 grognard Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:50:52 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56797 Islam will only come to terms with the Jihadists when they go through the same trial that Christianity did with the Protestant revolt. Only when Muslims see that the Jihadists will not deliver on their promise of Utopia but only create a never ending cycle of violence will Islam change, like Christianity did. Unfortunately this might take decades of warfare and millions of casualties. Islam will only come to terms with the Jihadists when they go through the same trial that Christianity did with the Protestant revolt. Only when Muslims see that the Jihadists will not deliver on their promise of Utopia but only create a never ending cycle of violence will Islam change, like Christianity did. Unfortunately this might take decades of warfare and millions of casualties.

]]> By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56796 domajot Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:47:57 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56796 The author, scholar Salim Massur, blends a poetic sensibility, philosophy and sharp observation of human nature through history. This kind of thinker once flourished in the Muslim world, including some remarkable women. We could take this as a warning regarding what happens to society when scholarship and aesthetic appreciation become subservient to political ideology. The author, scholar Salim Massur, blends a poetic sensibility, philosophy and sharp observation of human nature through history. This kind of thinker once flourished in the Muslim world, including some remarkable women.

We could take this as a warning regarding what happens to society when scholarship and aesthetic appreciation become subservient to political ideology.

]]> By: munaeem http://themoderatevoice.com/11269/an-interesting-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-56777 munaeem Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:07:07 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/an-interesting-letter/#comment-56777 Koran's message is very simple . It says it is guidance for those who can differentiate between right and wrong. Religious precepts followed by militant Jihadists are wrong. Koran’s message is very simple . It says it is guidance for those who can differentiate between right and wrong.

Religious precepts followed by militant Jihadists are wrong.

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