Comments on: Islamophobia http://xrdarabia.org/2005/11/07/islamophobia/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://xrdarabia.org/2005/11/07/islamophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 John Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:30:39 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=1213#comment-1207 There are certainly a lot of similarities, but--thankfully--not the history. There are certainly a lot of similarities, but–thankfully–not the history.

]]> By: Hootsbuddy http://xrdarabia.org/2005/11/07/islamophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Hootsbuddy Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:05:44 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=1213#comment-1206 Thanks, as usual, for a more measured response to an inflammatory situation. Those not subject to hyperventilating seem to be left out of the debate, don't we? I am amazed at how quickly events get framed into whatever viewpoint is held by the framer. It works for left and right alike. Pat answers abound. Meantime, and I said this in my last post, I am coming to the conclusion that Islamophobia is fast becoming the New Anti-semitism. Thanks, as usual, for a more measured response to an inflammatory situation. Those not subject to hyperventilating seem to be left out of the debate, don’t we?
I am amazed at how quickly events get framed into whatever viewpoint is held by the framer. It works for left and right alike. Pat answers abound.

Meantime, and I said this in my last post, I am coming to the conclusion that Islamophobia is fast becoming the New Anti-semitism.

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Beware of Islamophobia http://xrdarabia.org/2005/11/07/islamophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Beware of Islamophobia Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:33:31 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=1213#comment-1205 [...] As I’ve noted in other places, the riots in France and little to do with religion. Trying to prove that the religion of most (not all) of the rioters is the direct cause of the violence is not only absurd, but impossible. While it does play a role, it’s not a cause, but rather one reasons they are in a situation which led to the violence. The looting in New Oreans had nothing to do with Christianity just as the LA riots were equally secular. Crossroads Arabia chimes in with more wisdom for you islamophobes out there: [...] [...] As I’ve noted in other places, the riots in France and little to do with religion. Trying to prove that the religion of most (not all) of the rioters is the direct cause of the violence is not only absurd, but impossible. While it does play a role, it’s not a cause, but rather one reasons they are in a situation which led to the violence. The looting in New Oreans had nothing to do with Christianity just as the LA riots were equally secular. Crossroads Arabia chimes in with more wisdom for you islamophobes out there: [...]

]]> By: mcconnell http://xrdarabia.org/2005/11/07/islamophobia/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 mcconnell Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:01:14 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=1213#comment-1204 Here comes the <a href="http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2005/11/terrorist-french-fries-in-paris.html" rel="nofollow">terrorist French Fries.</a> Here comes the terrorist French Fries.

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