So where are all the peace-loving Muslims?

After yesterday's lucky catch I have only one question. Where is the Muslim community and why are they not standing up to denounce these barbaric extremists who want nothing more than to murder the innocent?

Why is this 'religion of peace' not making a statement that 'we will not, cannot, and do not support this kind of thought or action'? Why are they not educating their children publically about this? Why are there no new avenues of communication with the general public so as to avoid a rift within societies? Why don't Muslims stand up and be heard that "this is not our religion".


If they do not stand up, they are doomed to the same stereotyped image that their extremists brethern have earned. And if they do not speak out, they deserve it.




An interesting point of view on the topic from a forum...

Where are all the peace-loving muslims, marching to end the violence of their own people? Cowering in the basement, that's where they are. I'm certain there are millions of muslims who frown on the actions of their countrymen, and the reason they cower and hide is because they know the hate and violence the radical element is capable of. They live with it because it's better than dying. The law of religion is above the law of the land, and it is in the constitution of most every ME country that any law which challenges Sharia law is null and void. How can someone expect to express a desire for peace when they know that they will be dead before they can take another breath?

There are three types of people in a muslim country: The radical minority, the silent majority which is non-violent but generally agrees with the radicals, and the last group are those who want peace, harmony and progression of culture. The majority look the other way when the radical element strikes out. That small group of people who truly want peace will never be able to stand up and make change while radical muslims are there to stamp it down murderously. As I stated in another post:

- Iraqi shepherds are being murdered for not diapering their sheep. There is so much agression and sexual tension among the radicals that they find the sight of a sheep's behind arousing.. And Sharia law prohibits the carnal temptation. Obviously, it's the shepherds' fault for not hiding the genitals, and they are being murdered for it.

- An Iraqi high cleric issued a warning that Iraqi grocers are not to arrange the vegetables in seductive poses. The radicals see a table of veggies and become turned on, which is again in conflict of Sharia law. And this is so commonplace that an Imam placed a holy order forbidding it. The punishment if someone is turned on by your carrot and potato arrangement? Death. Death to you, your family, and all the workers at your vegetable stand.

How can someone expect sanity and rational behavior in a place where people murder because of the seductive poses of sheep and vegetables? It's impossible, and the US is going to have a tough time trying to insert Western ideals and democracy into a place that is completely unready for it.

Are we fighting the good fight by being there? Yes, but it's not enough. The people who want to make change are still domineered because we haven't killed enough radicals and those who passively support them, and because we're spread too thin. The US is trying to fight a 'nation' war against an enemy which has no borders. And when over 1 billion people see the US as the 'Great Satan' and 'Jew-loving infidels', some unconventional methods of warfare are needed. Breaking free of the paradigm of warfare which the US is currently stuck in will be a bloody, painful lesson to learn. In this politically-correct culture, we're unready to face an enemy as barbaric as the radical militant muslims. In this current mindset, it's impossible to win against an enemy which doesn't really mind dying.