Rosie and Extremism

Let me get this straight, American foreign policy is essentially the extension of a Christian worldview that's ultimate goal is setting the stage for the end times, while satisfying our economic needs in the meantime. Is this what you are trying to say?

Compare the body counts.

18 dead in suicide bombing

Somali President survives bomb; 8 others killed

<snip>Mr. Yusuf immediately blamed Al Qaeda for the attack on Monday. American officials have said Qaeda cells operate out of Mogadishu, with the aid of the Islamist forces in control of the city.<snip>

Attacks in Iraq leave 23 dead
The worst attack was in Tal Afar, where a bomber wearing an vest filled with explosives killed 21 people and wounded 17 others when he blew himself up near a line of people waiting to receive their allotment of cooking fuel, according to Iraqi state television.

Tal Afar, a dusty, agrarian city of a quarter million in northwestern Iraq, has been the scene of fierce battles over the past two years as American troops have fought to wrest control of the area from groups affiliated with Al Qaeda and from other insurgents.

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Let me get this straight, American foreign policy is essentially the extension of a Christian worldview that's ultimate goal is setting the stage for the end times, while satisfying our economic needs in the meantime. Is this what you are trying to say?

US foreign policy is driven more by corporate pressure to expand the market. The "Christian worldview" just happens to help it along, at the moment.

echi wrote:

US foreign policy is driven more by corporate pressure to expand the market. The "Christian worldview" just happens to help it along, at the moment.

Personally I think that "democratic fundamentalism" is more to blame than Christian fundamentalism. This notion that it is our duty to spread democracy to all the peoples of the world. This idea that democracy is the cure-all for all the world's ills. I see more of this in our current leaders than anything. I don't believe that any "end times" scenario even crosses the minds of our leaders. Of course democracy means open markets so I think we would agree there, but I think you far over-estimate the influence of Christianity in our foreign policy.

jp -- You can not be serious when you say that our market system is simply about supply and demand. All demands here are jerry-built and jury-rigged. BTW, ever hear of Calvinism?

kuvasz wrote:

So to calling the religion which kills the least the best?

The question concerns Rosie's claim that radical Christianity is as dangerous as radical Islam.

What was it about my observation and remark "the thread has devolved" that you didn't understand?

It's not whether radical Hinduism, radical Satinism, or radical Atheism is as dangerous as radical Islam.

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And calls proclaiming Christrianity as a peaceful religion are God damned dumb. Pointing to your holy books and boasting of its pacifictic nature while ignoring the centuries of where Christian killed Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Animist and even other Christians in defense of that Holy Book makes you look like a blind stupid fool.

What century are you stuck in, kuv? Try to live in the now.

I know by training you are skilled at both clarifying and obfusticating, but you surpass yourself in the latter here by breaking off bits and shards of my post and changing its over-all meaning to make superflous and banal mouthings. Numerous posts heralded a moral supremacy of Christianity versus Islam due to skulls counted during the Crusades. My remarks were quite apropos here in pointing out such a cypher to be misplaced. If you cannot help yourself and your penis stiffens with each post of mine you read and you feel to need to respond to it and distort it with your insanity, go see a doctor. You have contracted Massegetto's Disease..

jpinMilwaukee--

This is the point I am trying to make:

The number of civilian deaths caused by US attacks is enormous. These attacks continue, in large part, because of the willingness of American Christians to remain ignorant and to just go along with whatever their preacher says. You might not call them "extremists", but the consequences of their support are extreme.

Compare the numbers

jEither you're naive or intellectually corrupt by advertising and big business.

Ticomaya wrote:

kuvasz wrote:

So to calling the religion which kills the least the best?

The question concerns Rosie's claim that radical Christianity is as dangerous as radical Islam.

What was it about my observation and remark "the thread has devolved" that you didn't understand?

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And calls proclaiming Christrianity as a peaceful religion are God damned dumb. Pointing to your holy books and boasting of its pacifictic nature while ignoring the centuries of where Christian killed Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Animist and even other Christians in defense of that Holy Book makes you look like a blind stupid fool.

What century are you stuck in, kuv? Try to live in the now.

I know by training you are skilled at both clarifying and obfusticating, but you surpass yourself in the latter here by breaking off bits and shards of my post and changing its over-all meaning to make superflous and banal mouthings. Numerous posts heralded a moral supremacy of Christianity versus Islam due to skulls counted during the Crusades. My remarks were quite apropos here in pointing out such a cypher to be misplaced. If you cannot help yourself and your penis stiffens with each post of mine you read and you feel to need to respond to it and distort it with your insanity, go see a doctor. You have contracted Massegetto's Disease..

But do you think the Christian extremists are any less bloodthirsty?

Do you think they are satisfied with the amount of violence that has already taken place?

Muslim extremists are more desperate, so they seem more dangerous.

Atavistic -- Sounds like you support violence.

The number of civilian deaths caused by US attacks is enormous. These attacks continue, in large part, because of the willingness of American Christians to remain ignorant and to just go along with whatever their preacher says. You might not call them "extremists", but the consequences of their support are extreme.

MarionT wrote:

What a bunch of nonsense Gungasnake writes. The Crusades were meant to liberate Jerusalem from the evil Muslims. The Crusades were set up to take the land that belonged to the Muslims for centuries. The Crusaders slaughtered millions of Muslims. No one ever seems to remember that.

What a bunch of nonsense MarionT writes. I am very much afraid MarionT is IGNORANT of history! MarionT is not aware that the Crusaders killed more Jews than Muslims and more Christians than Jews. MarionT would do well to do some actual research rather than parrot such idiotic gibberish.

Atavistic, you say you support war because you support reality. Does that mean that you support pedophilia and other atrocities because they exist in reality? Isn't it better to acknowledge that (social) reality is what we make it?