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In analysing the ramifications of last week’s fundamentalist Muslim madness on the streets of Sydney, the more glass-half full observers have noted that there were about 100 ratbags behind the violence in a country which is home to 400,000 Muslims.
It’s a reassuring thought, but probably only somewhat reassuring. We are kidding ourselves if we think that the number of fundamentalists who endorse violence is limited to that sizeable handful of yobs in Sydney’s CBD. There would have been plenty of other radical Muslims within this country cheering them on.
That fact was confirmed by some of the more absurd commentary from a minority of Australia’s rattier Muslim organisations, with their caveat-laden drivel that while violence is never ideal, people really needed to understand that all bets are off if you start insulting the Prophet. Their idea of proportionality would be funny if it weren’t so warped, in suggesting that throwing bottles at Australian cops is an equitable reaction to the release on YouTube of a poorly-made 15-minute American art flick mocking their deity of choice.
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I had a most entertaining chat with Allah* last week. He emailed me from California, signing off: ‘God Allah, Author, Holy Qur’an / Bible, Lord of the Worlds’.
He wrote: “Help! I am Allah, God of The Religions, am now here on Earth, and asking the Press to help Me locate an organization, community or nation to receive Me.” We had a discussion about what he’s doing here, and he said partly he was helping Jesus Christ with the Resurrection.
He hoped the Last Day would be “kind to all beings”, which seemed a little naïve, and he asked me to send a message to the band AC/DC : “They are quite the sound and also to the all the great actors and actresses. AU has talent. Love, Allah.”
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Aussie_Chris says:
@Al Monty Python comes to mind “Those involved have been sacked” “Those responisble for the sacking of those involved have also been sacked” Or something to that affect… Read more »
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Realist says:
The Muslim population in Australia is fairly small but unfortunately the Muslim populations involvement in crime is disproportionate as is their reliance on the welfare system. They separate themselves by their religion and prey on Australia’s easy going attitude, sadly I fear they will never truly assimilate and their ultimate… Read more »
“We were not raised on hate.”
Speaking about his family and community, that’s what one Sydney Muslim, Ozan Amir, told The Punch late Friday afternoon.
We contacted Ozan to interview him about the violent protests gripping the Arab World, fuelled by a crude, hateful video. Sadly, at the weekend, the same violence arrived here in Australia. And that violence seemed to be perpetuated by those raised on hate.
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Zac says:
Besides the strongest opinion is that he never killed anyone despite being a general and fighting on the battlefield. So make what you want of that. Read more »
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Zac says:
Did you know there were thirteen assassination attempts during his life and he forgave the attempted perpetrator(s) each time? Did you know he was chased out of a city while being stoned and having various filths thrown at him and he still did not curse them. He beheaded entire tribes?… Read more »
Remember when you were a kid and the bogeyman kept you awake at night?
No matter how many times mum said he didn’t exist, you’d still expect him to come out of the wardrobe and eat you up.
Australia has a bogeyman. His face changes every few decades: once he was Russian, then he was Asian.
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JB says:
another politically correct piece from lainie, such a shock to see such a thing on the punch of course there are bogeymen and like it or not, muslim fundamentalists are amongst them not all muslims are bogeymen, you are correct in that but what you fail to acknowledge is that… Read more »
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Kbear says:
I have a penchant of defending the underdog in any conversation and I find it interesting that as soon as someone defends Muslims or agrees that racism is still alive and kicking everywhere, they are labelled as appologists. Hang on a minute, just because I have sat down and thought… Read more »
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