____ wrote on Aug 9
th, 2014 at 12:08pm:
Phemanderac wrote on Aug 9
th, 2014 at 12:06pm:
It seems the only two options available to many in this discussion are either all out war or appeasement.
Ironically, the solution may be somewhere in the middle, but that is never going to suit the radicals of any group.
I have no recollection of anyone calling for appeasement on the thread so far. If I am incorrect, can you point it out.
Yeah I am sure you are correct, as far as this thread goes. I suppose I should have followed forum form and started a whole new thread to make my point.
I invite you to think outside of the square for just a moment. Consider the number of times the "left" have been accused (for example) of appeasement. Arguably some of those times have been correct, however, not all.
As such, this is just another thread discussing how people with differing beliefs may address their differences. Consequently I made the observation that, based on belief, culture, ideology and wealth (monetary), it seems that the most radical of the opposing camps view that there are only two choices. I would suggest that this is a polarising effect that only radicals will buy into.
In short, not all Muslims are or have a desire to be terrorist. Likewise, not all terrorists (demonstrably) are Muslims or have carried out acts of terrorism in the name of Allah per se.
It has been said over and over again, there are no winners. Yet still there is this ongoing argument that offers nothing but a win lose position. Clearly, that equates to being a lose lose in reality, yet neither side seems to grasp this. To my mind that is because, they have allowed their beliefs to trump all else.