October 22, 2003
Bush's Liberal Ignorance

Time to get anal.

"Liberal" in the true meaning of the term: that which relates to or describes freedom.

Says Bush:

We know that Islam is fully compatible with liberty and tolerance and progress, because we see the proof in your country and in our own.

No, it isn't "fully compatible." It's a religion. It translates it's spiritual teachings into rules for humans to follow. Some of the more egregious:
  1. Allah created everything and must be surrendered to.
  2. Allah will end the world and judge everyone, sending them to either eternity in Paradise or Hell.
  3. Giving usually 2.5% of your income after expenses to the needy.
  4. Proselytizing others to Islam.
  5. "Struggling in Allah's cause," otherwise known as jihad. Not necessarily Holy War.
  6. Alcohol, pork, and gambling are all prohibited.

Bush's ignorance of the true meaning of liberty is compounded by his own religious fervor, so I can understand why he doesn't get what he's saying. Christianity suffers from the same problems.

To be sure, there are Muslims in the world that are peaceful, tolerant, and want to live and let live. And Bush is right in saying

Terrorists who claim Islam as their inspiration defile one of the world's great faiths. Murder has no place in any religious tradition, must find no home in Indonesia.

As is usually the case, a minority has taken something and ruined it. But my point is that they've only ruined it further.



Posted by Drizzten at October 22, 2003 10:54 AM

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