Opinions are fine on certian threads of course!
Glad to hear that. How can I tell which ones allow opinions?
But when you are implying that the media is fair and honest
Please,please,please - Would posters simply read and respond to my words and not their own paranoias? Not only did I never say or imply that but it would have shown much more courtesy and fairness on Damascus’s part to simply have asked me if I was implying that instead of blogging it in a declarative statement. Then I would have simply responded “NO” - because, in fact, I think the media is just the opposite and I would never have transmitted Damascus’s implication either in my message or in my metamessage. (personal opinion! Hope this is one of those “certain threads”).
If you can say that if the media does not report it its not happening, I dont think so.
I agree. See how easy it works with a dialogue.
I guess you have more faith in the media than I do.
No. (See above).
I dont know if you are right or wrong,
You haven’t even touched in the least on MY point - so I am sure you don’t know if I am “right or wrong”. Let me try again (and if you don’t understand, please ask about it instead of putting words in my mouth, thank you): Can’t Muslims as a group in this country communicate/demonstrate publicly a stand that they are with the U.S. in denouncing terrorism? Simple example of a response : Call for a “Million Muslim March against Terrorism” in the nation’s capital. Such as this has obviously been done before with other issues and was certainly carried by all the mainstream media. I’ve never heard the unified Muslims’ voice in this regard and I have never heard of any attempt of theirs to do that that was stifled by the media. Have you? If not, let’s ask them to make that effort. OK? We can then support them in that effort.
but Abdulla is wondering where you get this idea from. So am I.
Please. You don’t have to “interpret” Abdullah’s thoughts for him. Quite frankly, I think he is a far better communicator of his point of view than you are of either Abdullah’s or your own viewpoints (my opinion, of course). Neverless, I am trying to address your own “wonderings” here.
But, you brought up this claim, not to get to know about Abdulla’s religious beliefs but you made some accusations he cant possibly defend himself against. It just does not seem fair.
I don’t like to put words in others’ mouths like some bloggers here - but here is an example of a simple response Abdullah might have made (and it has nothing to do with “possibly defending himself” as I was looking for his inside opinion of his religious group only and was not charging him personally with anything): “I get your point, 30miller - you don’t hear it on ABC,NBC,CBS,CNN,FOX, or in theNY Times,Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, etc. - but they simply refuse to hear our voice. We are powerless to get them to carry it.”
If Abdullah had responded with that, I would personally have become an advocate by his side to make sure that their message was heard.
It gets me just as upset when some posters here blame catholics for every bad thing that ever happened in the world.
I totally agree. But this thought only follows your own personal thoughts - nothing I said. I have never and would never blame Muslims (as I take Damascus’s INFERENCE) for every bad thing …etc. In fact, I first and always blame our own sinfulness and turning away from God as the thing to “blame” for the state of the world today.
I understand that bad horrible things have happened. I just dont see how you can say that the media is trustworthy in giving us all the news about everything.
I don’t see how I can say it either - because I didn’t. And wouldn’t.
I hope you see my point?
Ditto.
