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Eric Beck on February 21, 2008, 12:50 PM

I think that Mr. Nasr is fairly spot-on with his remarks. But he fails to take into account the non-actions of the American Muslim community over the last 36 years, primarily that community's deafening silence as Radical Islam has increasingly waged war on virtually any NON-Muslim peoples, on virtually every continent. The Munich Olympic Massacre, far more than a an act of terror perpetuated by Palestinians against the State of Israel, was in reality the first skirmish in the Muslim-Non-Muslim global battle we find ourselves in today. It is without question that Muslim communities force their will on non-Muslims, say, in the case of Minneapolis cabdrivers who refuse to carry fares who may be transporting alcohol, European Muslims who attack and kill Dutch movie directors for making films critical of Islam, or the ruthless persecution of Christians in Indonesia. Recent U.S. polls of Muslims in America found that 26% of young Muslims felt suicide bombings were justified. How long before these same people, incited by anti-American mullahs who are allowed to freely express themselves here, find justification for blowing themselves up in the malls of America? And of course, there was 9/11. Had American Muslims taken to the streets en masse and LOUDLY voiced outrage, LOUDLY proclaimed that such acts were the antithesis of Islamic teachings, had poured their efforts into helping this country heal, American perceptions would be far different from what they are today. But the Muslim community was woefully absent in those critical hours and days, and MONTHS. And for that, they must accept that there is a price to pay. Finally, I am not saying that Americans' gross perceptions of Islam are justified, but rather, Muslims themselves must accept some responsible for the anti-Muslim sentiments they face today.

Eric Beck on February 21, 2008, 5:50 PM

I think that Mr. Nasr is fairly spot-on with his remarks. But he fails to take into account the non-actions of the American Muslim community over the last 36 years, primarily that community’s deafening silence as Radical Islam has increasingly waged war on virtually any NON-Muslim peoples, on virtually every continent. The Munich Olympic Massacre, far more than a an act of terror perpetuated by Palestinians against the State of Israel, was in reality the first skirmish in the Muslim-Non-Muslim global battle we find ourselves in today. It is without question that Muslim communities force their will on non-Muslims, say, in the case of Minneapolis cabdrivers who refuse to carry fares who may be transporting alcohol, European Muslims who attack and kill Dutch movie directors for making films critical of Islam, or the ruthless persecution of Christians in Indonesia. Recent U.S. polls of Muslims in America found that 26% of young Muslims felt suicide bombings were justified. How long before these same people, incited by anti-American mullahs who are allowed to freely express themselves here, find justification for blowing themselves up in the malls of America? And of course, there was 9/11. Had American Muslims taken to the streets en masse and LOUDLY voiced outrage, LOUDLY proclaimed that such acts were the antithesis of Islamic teachings, had poured their efforts into helping this country heal, American perceptions would be far different from what they are today. But the Muslim community was woefully absent in those critical hours and days, and MONTHS. And for that, they must accept that there is a price to pay. Finally, I am not saying that Americans’ gross perceptions of Islam are justified, but rather, Muslims themselves must accept some responsible for the anti-Muslim sentiments they face today.