It is my contention that,
SOPHISTRY AND BLATANT LYING, are the two principle methods that moslems will use to deceive us [...we who are deemed to be their enemies].
But imo, it is sophistry [effecting intellectual deceit/cunning] which is probably the most common technique which is being used by moslems, in their communication with non-moslems.
In the moslem/ISLAMIC context, sophistry - essentially means [psychologically] redefining the meaning of common words [and phrases], so that those words [and phrases] can [now also] mean what you [the moslem] want those words [and phrases] to mean.
e.g.
These are just a few examples of common words [and phrases] whose meanings [have not so much been changed, but whose meanings] have been appended, by the moslem psyche;
Peace = = submission to Allah's will [we all want peace, don't we ?
"We moslems want to see peace cover all of the earth."
]
Terrorism = = resisting Allah's will, by rejecting ISLAM [we are all against the violence of terrorism, aren't we ?
"We moslems condemn acts of terrorism."
]
Innocent people = = only moslems [we all abhor acts of terrorism against Innocent people, don't we ?
"We moslems condemn the killing of all innocent people."
]
e.g.
abu viewing osama positivelyhttp://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1304755026/22#22 Quote:June 26, 2007
HARDLINE Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir said today that extremists blamed for Indonesian bombings were role models for other Muslims and feted them as "counter-terrorists."
"There are no terrorists in Indonesia. What there are, are counter-terrorists," Bashir said.
It will become clear when engaging in debate with moslems, that
the moslem psyche has appended the meaning of many common English words, so that [now] the moslem can use those words in their arguments with non-moslems, but, in a circumstance where the non-moslems are forced [intellectually] to still interpret the words that the moslem uses [in his argument] with their common meaning, but where [in actuality] moslems have already assigned [or appended] a different meaning to those words, for the purposes of engaging in intellectual argument with their enemies.
To the moslem mind, this is not seen as intellectual dishonesty, but is ['accepted' by him as] a 'legitimised' mental cunning.
And so it is with the blatant sophistry which is practiced by moslems.
This sophistry used by moslems, to appended the meaning of many common words [and phrases], is a supreme act of intellectual duplicity and dishonesty - but this dishonesty is made 'lawful' because this intellectual dishonesty is conducted against the enemies of Allah/moslems.The sophistry as is used by moslems is a psychological slight of hand, which for moslems, [on a psychological and 'transactional' level]
transforms their [moslem] deceit into meritorious [moslem] intellectual intelligence/cunning.
And moslems view this, their 'intellectual advantage' over the infidel, as proving Allah's favor towards them [moslems], and moslems view this 'intellectual coup' as being provided by Allah.
Moslems certainly, do not see themselves as engaged in intellectual argument with fair and honest persons, but as engaging in intellectual warfare with infidels, demons incarnate, who have rejected Allah's perfect religion.
Every act[tion] is justified in ISLAM.
SO WHAT CAN WE CONCLUDE FROM THIS UNDERSTANDING OF MOSLEM SOPHISTRY ?THIS;
The words which we will hear moslems use, do not mean what >> we << think that they mean.
The words which moslems use, only mean what moslems want them to mean - and nothing more.e.g.
"ISLAM is peace." [is mentally 'translated' as;
"ISLAM is the religion of submission to Allah's will."]
and the declaration;
"We [moslems] condemn the killing of all innocent civilians." [the meaning of that statement was clarified, on hearing a statement by another moslem community spokesman;
"....when we say innocent people, we mean muslims."]
some of the posts by Yadda, where moslem sophistry is examined...
http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1354364015/14#14http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1327547890/38#38http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1314069846/179#179http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1327763527/22#22http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1295543010/13#13