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11 years ago
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Koran burning on 9/11
In the small, usually quiet, town of Gainesville, an event that has not yet happened is already capturing the attention of the nation. Terry Jones and his small congregation of 50 people is planning on having a Quran burning bonfire to 'commemorate' September 11. Many people have voiced their opinions including Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Liberman, Eric Holder, and Gen. David Petraeus. Here's my opinion: I think it's very sad, very closed minded, and quite frankly against God therefore hypocritical. This man, this group has no idea what he's talking about. It's not the religion that should be condemned, but the radicals that manipulate the religion and use it for political purposes that are extreme and not at all reflective of the true values of the society. Oh gee, kind of like him! He's exhibiting the same exact hatred that he's protesting against. The irony is, he doesn't realize it. One of my dear friends actually fought in Afghanistan and he separated religion from the issue of who the enemy was. The enemy was not the religion, or even the majority of people who followed this religion; the enemy was, and continues to be, those extremists who always mess it up for the rest of the group. All it takes is that one bad apple, doesn't it? Another really sad fact is that the world is letting this man control us. How could 50 people control the world like this? Many of my fellow classmates are saying that we are giving them the attention they want. I have to agree with them. Yes they are radicals, yes they are offending a lot of people, and yes they plan to have this event even though the fire department denied their requests but this should not have become the world's focus to the extent that is has become because the problem is now compounded.
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By now this is moot, but I thought it was a much better example of my writing and of what I intended this blog to be about than most of what I've been publishing lately. However, I still think this event is perfect for a Socratic discussion. Any takers?
ReplyDeleteActually now it is no longer moot. The f****** retard retracted his statements saying he was lied to by the Iman, and now has "suspended" but not "canceled" the book burning. In other words, mother f***** cannot get enough media attention and is dragging it out a little bit more.
ReplyDelete-Stay tuned for updates on this neverending stupidity saga.
I feel that he should have kept on with his burning and prove that he can keep his word, but he backed out because he has lost his balls.
ReplyDeleteDo you personally agree with the burnings? Or are you saying that for the sake of the arguement, playing Devil's advocate? It would be interesting if you did agree with it because I would want to hear the reasoning behind this act.
ReplyDeleteI just feel that he should have gone though and not backed out to show that he believes in his belief.
ReplyDeleteHmmm...that's a really interesting point. While most of us were concerned about our safety you were able to see beyond the immediate issue to something profound. Should we follow through on an action because it is our belief regardless of the consequences? Or should we at some point say "this has gone too far"? Personally, in this case, I think he took it too far because there was a real fear of an attack at the football game. They did up security and I heard that the FBI had their eye on the situation. I'm not aware of any agents ever coming out to Gainesville however.
ReplyDeletePeople should have no fear but should he held liable for the atrocities they create.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't you say it is fear that holds most of us back from crime? I would say it's not a sense of 'right' and 'wrong' but rather an ingrained fear, except that we don't call it fear, of the consequences. Most people don't rob a bank because they don't want to go to jail. In one of my classes we were discussing that in the US if you count all the people in the military and police force and the like, they only account for a small percentage of the population. Yet in other countries-mostly the third world countries- there is a higher law enforcement/military to civilian population ratio. The question was asked "Why does the population of the US not rise up and revolt against the government yet in these third world countries they do?" It was an open ended question at the end of class designed to make us think. That is how I will leave it here.
ReplyDeleteOverpowered by government.
ReplyDeleteAgain, the US does not have as many law enforcement officials as third world countries do, yet you say the citizens of the US are overpowered by government? If it's not manpower that makes a government strong, then what does? Yes people have to have faith in the government and give up some of their free will to be run by it, but what makes people do it?
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