11-25-2004, 01:01 AM
Salam,
I will try and be very Islamic here and not get my temper into action as you have seemed to have steped on my toes like so many journalist as you see it have steped on other people's toes.
It is true that journalist are conveying one side of the story and there is war in the middle east at the moment. But I assure you that many people are upset about Bush going to war and taking many western countries with him. As we know it for power. We are not ignorant people we don't believe what we read. We know it is only for the oil because oil=money.
May I ask where you are from. From your point of view I am guessing you're not from the west.
Also you say that western society makes the Japanese and Germans look bad. Well for a start living in Australia I can understand why us Aussie would be upset about the Japs trying to conquer us. But we are now a multi cultral contry and we try to forgive and move with are new brother's and sister's. I tell you the west is over the Germans, even though they do make fun of Hitler, that is only one man. You have to think he did a pretty insane thing and most Germans followed there ruler. As in society there is a ruler that leads a nation for bad or worse. I'll mention some and maybe you'll see that life reloves like that but we must keep strong in what we beleive in and let not the disbelivers let us down. We must be strong in our faith and fight for what is wright. Now in histroy we've had JESUS, MOHAMMAD, CEASER, CLEOPATRA, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, HENRY 8TH, AKHENATON (who was a pharoh who believed in one God) HITLER, BUSH.
My grandparents are Hungarian and my grandfather was forced to fight for Hitler and moved to Oz after it. Like I said Oz is very multi cultral so how many other grandfathers have moved here for the same reason and we don't blame the Germans for one mistake.
I am only new to this deen and yes I have found it hard converting because of the Western society I live in but I want to sent the whole society an example because of what I believe in. Maybe they will see how great Islam is. But all we can do is try.
Please be more open.
Salam Alliex