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Originally Posted by Workshop_Willy
Originally Posted by Workshop_Willy
Many of these countries, most of them in fact, are secular. Aside from Iran (correct me if I'm wrong) there are no "Islamic countries" in the Middle East, at least not Islamic governments. Maybe you should check to see what the Red Crescent has done. I haven't checked, and maybe they've done nothing. Maybe they've done alot. My point is simply that you need to think of these countries as secular countries, not religious ones. And given that fact, it is not possible to make a valid connection regarding moral obligation to help other muslims, at least not at the government level.
By the way, Islam is actually a very peaceful religion as practiced by the VAST majority of it's adherents. Comparing the actions of a few idiotic hotheads with guns to Islam as a whole is exactly like pointing at the KKK and saying it represents Christianity.
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- Darklord forgot to include the entire thing. He left out: "
That being said, the United States government does something that I think is even greater than giving aid -- which is to keep as low a profile as it is possible to keep about giving that aid. In other words, the US government doesn't appear to be into the whole kudos thing when it comes to this. They see a chance to help people in need and they do it without bragging all over the place. That's the real contribution, IMHO."
It seems, like most America-bashers, that Darklord has a selective conscience.
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Originally Posted by DarkLord
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