The Origin of The Shia - Part One: Mullahs

» Binte - Mullahs

In response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Comparisons posted by Pinky102:

Hmmm. I supposed it depends on what perspective you're looking from. From the Muslim angle, it's actually positive because it is a something that gives hope.

I think the thing that rubs many Muslims the wrong way is the tendency the US has to kind of shepherd others into their ideal of democracy and the 'right way to live and govern'. It would be nice to give countries a chance to explore what works for them - culturally, socially and religiously - rather than dictating how it should be done 'because we do it this way'.

Iraq will never be America, because Iraqi's will never be American. It's an impossible goal to ask a people so different to imitate each other. As long as they don't infringe human rights (like the way Saudi's do sometimes), what's wrong with giving them a chance to work things out on their own? It could be a learning experience.

We still see policies and politics leftover from the colonial ers in Kenya and sometimes it surprises us how these entirely foriegn concepts have trapped us in their tangles. We don't understand them and because we never had a chance to battle it out (so to speak) through practical application, we end up confused.

I doubt mankind could ever come to one unanimous agreement about which way is the right way to rule. Everyone looks at it with bias. The best we can hope for is to agree to disagree

Fatima

-- posted by Binte