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Hello there MarioOnTheFly.
On average and usually, a Muslim of any caliber (moderate to extreme) is going to support another Muslim well before supporting a non-Muslim. It comes hand-in-hand with the mentality of "Muslims united, separate, and superior to non-Muslims", which is cultivated by Islamic teachings.
Many moderate Muslims would support Sharia implementation through silence, from the fear to draw hostility from extremists. The extremists are like the play-ground bully,... except in Islam, they have doctrinal support for their hostile and violent nature.
However, there has been an increase in the instances of moderate Muslims openly confronting extremists. Such displays are a wonderful and hopeful sign of peaceful coexistence between Muslims and non-Muslims.
They are poor house guests.
chishuppu
I find it amusing how people think this is going to happen while the average citizen watches, I will quote Assad, nothing happens unless the citizens go along with it. Everyone here knows the Muslims like to keep to themselves, you will rarely find a Muslim trying to convert you to Islam. Stop scaring yourselves into hating Muslims so you find it ok to wrong them in a bid to protect yourselves, enough Muslims have died for Western "freedom" from oppression while oppressing Muslims. Leave them alone and go by your daily business, if laws are being passed in Muslim favor that means that you didn't do your home work before you took your dumbass to the voting booth.
MarioOnTheFly
reply to post by Logarock
Absolutely. Cultural before religious problem.
But, one could say...that those cultural differences are more or less a byproduct of the religious differences....since they are at the forefront of this conflict.
Logarock
chishuppu
I find it amusing how people think this is going to happen while the average citizen watches, I will quote Assad, nothing happens unless the citizens go along with it. Everyone here knows the Muslims like to keep to themselves, you will rarely find a Muslim trying to convert you to Islam. Stop scaring yourselves into hating Muslims so you find it ok to wrong them in a bid to protect yourselves, enough Muslims have died for Western "freedom" from oppression while oppressing Muslims. Leave them alone and go by your daily business, if laws are being passed in Muslim favor that means that you didn't do your home work before you took your dumbass to the voting booth.
Don't blame the natives friend. Most politicians would never admit to any Muslim sympathies that would lead to what you suggest. Most of this is backdoor stuff, out of sight, out of mind.
As well no one bothers the Muslims. However there are well documented case that are largely kept out of the press were pressure is placed on non-Muslims were the Muslims have the upper hand. In one case a christian wrestling coach was fired by a Muslim administrator for some infraction that involved to much fraternization with then christian coach and a Muslim student wrestler. This took place in one of our Muslim dominated areas.
We shouldn't forget the trouble these extremists cause when they run rampant...and the democratic society enables them to slowly take hold.
boymonkey74
If any religion tried to take control of my government I would fight as many others would.
I wish we could just give them all a big land mass, wall them in and let them all kill each other off to let the rest of humanity who doesn't want state and religion as one get on as a specie.
Scary it is but education will sort it all out....I hope.