The much-touted reality show All-American Muslim, which purported to teach Americans that those who subscribe to Islam are really no different from other people, has had a hard go at it when it comes to credibility.
Their modus operandi tends to consist of showcasing nominal or non-practicing types of Muslims and trying to get the viewing public to buy into the claim that any concerns about Islamic teachings are baseless. We were given an example of a woman who opens a nightclub. Maybe someone can help me out with this, but isn't the consumption of alcohol forbidden in Islam? Also how does the example of a woman (who needs the permission of a male relative to leave her prison/house) that decides to dispense with that restriction to the point of owning and operating a night club, prove that Islam is no different from other religions? On top of that, her manner of dress on the show would not allow her half a minute of peace or safety in an Islamic society.
Am I supposed to believe that a guy who claims to be Jewish but habitually eats pork BBQ and never even attends synagogue/temple worship is to be considered representative of Jewish people?
If people want to be vaguely culturally Muslim just as some others in the West are somewhat culturally Christian or Jewish that is fine. Just don't insult my intelligence by expecting me to think that this is how a person of a particular group acts.
The case of this woman proves nothing more than the fact that some people don't follow all of the tenets of their respective religions. She owns a business that sells alcohol, maintains her freedom to move about without anyone's permission and dresses how she wants. Good for her, but none of those things are consistent with being a Moslem.
What it does not prove is that she should not be considered an example of a Muslim anymore that the womanizing John F. Kennedy or many of his family should be considered Catholics. True to form for the Leftist/multi-cultural, anti-West types, the producers of the show serve up examples of people who more or less look and act like we do and hope that we believe that the "exception proves the rule".
According to Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch, advertisers are pulling out of The Learning [sic] Channel's new show.
Josef Goebbels would probably consider this show to be a shoddy job of propaganda.
The Hot Gates - 480BC. An event that was to determine what path much of the Western World would follow occurred as the Persian army threatened to overwhelm Greece in 480BC. The West today again faces both external and internal threats to its identity and existence.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
All - American Muslim
I saw a commercial for a new reality series that is to start on November 13. The show, which is billed as a look into lives of Muslims and their experiences in the US, appears to start with the premise that Americans know little or anything about the religion or those who practice it.
On the surface, one would be likely to see this as a great idea. Several individuals and families can be interviewed and the viewing public can of course can see that in many ways they are very much like we are.
Indeed, I would agree that many Muslims truly are good-hearted people. Just as being Christian or anything else does not lock one in to being a nice person, Islam does not in and of itself force one to be bad.The difference of course is that the system is one that mandates all individual, civil, and social behavior and very often not in a good way.
The trailer featured nice people, many of whom were born in the US. Bits that were provided seem to indicate that Americans as a whole are out to run each and very Muslim out of the country and that we generally assume that Muslims are out to get us. One example was a nice young woman who stated that a person was giving her all sorts of grief at an airport. Her response to this typical ignorant American was to the effect of " Listen, I have to make a flight to teach people like you about us at a seminar". Of course no one can know about Islam except those who belong to that group and we have to blindly accept what you tell us about it. Others consisted of still photos of anti-Islamic vandalism (We can't forget to link those who expose Islam to criminal behavior) and shorts of Muslims who laughingly ask "Where am I supposed to go? I was born here!".
I plan to watch at least a few of the episodes. It will be interesting to see how much of what Islam actually is will be left out. I also expect that almost if not all who express concern about Islam will have not been chosen from among the most level-headed and articulate of that group of people. It's more fun to interview idiots and that tactic makes others afraid to stick their necks out because then everyone else will think that they too are ignorant rednecks. The intent of the series ultimately will be to make your local Mosque and its attendees be percieved as the same thing as the local Church and to make concerned Americans afraid of being labeled as racists.
On the surface, one would be likely to see this as a great idea. Several individuals and families can be interviewed and the viewing public can of course can see that in many ways they are very much like we are.
Indeed, I would agree that many Muslims truly are good-hearted people. Just as being Christian or anything else does not lock one in to being a nice person, Islam does not in and of itself force one to be bad.The difference of course is that the system is one that mandates all individual, civil, and social behavior and very often not in a good way.
The trailer featured nice people, many of whom were born in the US. Bits that were provided seem to indicate that Americans as a whole are out to run each and very Muslim out of the country and that we generally assume that Muslims are out to get us. One example was a nice young woman who stated that a person was giving her all sorts of grief at an airport. Her response to this typical ignorant American was to the effect of " Listen, I have to make a flight to teach people like you about us at a seminar". Of course no one can know about Islam except those who belong to that group and we have to blindly accept what you tell us about it. Others consisted of still photos of anti-Islamic vandalism (We can't forget to link those who expose Islam to criminal behavior) and shorts of Muslims who laughingly ask "Where am I supposed to go? I was born here!".
I plan to watch at least a few of the episodes. It will be interesting to see how much of what Islam actually is will be left out. I also expect that almost if not all who express concern about Islam will have not been chosen from among the most level-headed and articulate of that group of people. It's more fun to interview idiots and that tactic makes others afraid to stick their necks out because then everyone else will think that they too are ignorant rednecks. The intent of the series ultimately will be to make your local Mosque and its attendees be percieved as the same thing as the local Church and to make concerned Americans afraid of being labeled as racists.
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