A Must Read from Newsweek
This week's cover story "Learning to Live with Radical Islam". Pakistan's Swat valley is quiet once again. Often compared to Switzerland for its stunning landscape of mountains and meadows, Swat became a war zone over the past two years as Taliban fighters waged fierce battles against Army troops. No longer, but only because the Pakistani government has agreed to some of the militants' key demands, chiefly that Islamic courts be established in the region. Fears abound that this means women's schools will be destroyed, movies will be banned and public beheadings will become a regular occurrence.And, the article tells us, we have to stop treating all Muslims as if they practiced radical Islam.
The militants are bad people and this is bad news. But the more difficult question is, what should we—the outside world—do about it?
Be sure to read some of the comments. I'm assuming they are taking down some of the most hateful ones, but even so. . .
For example. . .
Posted By: peacequiet @ 03/01/2009 4:51:28 PMSigh!
I have never hated any body or anything as much as I hate the Muslims.
They have done zero here in America to call out these pieces of crap.
They can all burn in hell with their virgins
posted by Mr. Mac | 5:55 PM
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The ignorant comments are the most enjoyable to read in my opinion.Someone could go on a rant about "whos the real monster" after reading the comments that are similar to the example.I think that the government agreeing to some of the militants terms will only legitimize and perpetuate the talibans methodology.
-Tyler King-
Those comments sometimes scare me, but always leave me feeling unsettled and depressed.
I frequently imagine that there is a superior race of aliens out there monitoring the progress of our civilization, and wondering if humans are too dangerous to be let loose in the universe.
Imagine what they're thinking!
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