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reply to A. American, yes, you are right, and it will get worseReader comment on item: Advice to Non-Muslim Women against Marrying Muslim Men Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), May 22, 2008 at 04:35 A. American: Let me just say, I'm glad you made a firm decision, and I wish all the peace and happiness a person can get. I wish there were some magic wand I could wave to make it all go away for you, but if you are reading this, maybe you'll find some consulation--and maybe humor--- in my story. I think you are right in that this thread represents just a small portion of people--men and women---who are being scammed, if you are talking about the West. But I really don't see the State Department in our country issuing out too many visas for North Africa. At any rate, these Muslim man scams towards women are going to get worse. Islam's power in the world is growing extensively, especially in Europe. In fact, they'll be the majority of the population in many Western EU countries this century. Dr. Pipes addresses this in other threads. But here in the West, environmental and social factors are altering the natural ratio of babies born, meaning there are more girls born than boys. Couple that with the growing arrogance, laziness and utter stupidity of some Western males, yes, I think that more women will seek mates abroad and these scams will only get worse. Arab governments vary considerably, but there is a loose confederation when it comes to dealing with the West and especially Isreal. I have noticed that Libya, Turkey, Palestine and Saudi Arabia are putting forth a somewhat concerted attempt to spread Islam as much as possible for the purpose of dominating the Western portion of Europe. This is a slow, patient strategy that is just beginning to bear fruit, and soon the EU will feel the hammerstroke of the very conservatism that they hate like the plague because it seperates them from their sex, drugs, beer, and parties. It will be like the Puritans all over again. The fact of the matter is many of these religious men seen Western women (and there have been Latinos, Native Americans, Whites, and African-American women who've posted on here) as easy prey for the bedroom. That's why France, Norway and Sweden have a rape epidemic on their hands of native women and unveiled first and second generation Muslim women who don't wear the veil. I've heard a report that one clinic in Oslo can't even keep up with all the rape victims, and 2/3 were done in by Muslim men. I remember reading about how one rapist, hamid, was interviewed. He said it was okay to rape Swedish women, "because they've probably been f++++++ before." When asked if he would marry one, he laughed and said he wouldn't marry a Swedish sl--, er, I mean, woman, he corrects himself, but when he does decide to marry, it will be from someone from his home country who is likely a virgin and good girl. A couple of Somali men under the age of 31 were also interviewed. And one said "Well, you know, Norweigan women are pretty good in bed, if you catch my meaning." Because, AA, there is no such thing as a bad Muslim woman to these men, and if she is bad, she must killed to preserve the honor, as we saw with those poor, beautiful young girls in Texas who were with American boyfriends, OR she is simply not a Muslim. That's a classic sales trick of ethos to lure women. Why does this work? Because in our liberal society, so many people feel sorry for themselves and want pity and attention. They want you and me to pat them on the back and say "I tolerate you, and and I like you because you are different." That's why if you go to myspace or livejournal, you'll see young people talk about their bisexuality, or on youtube about being a pagan or satan worshipper or atheist. I've found they may or may not believe it themselves, but they just do it for attention and they are too scared to bring it up in public or in front of someone. After all, if they had such a grand social life, why would they be wasting their time talking to strangers? Because it's EASY! It's easy to meet someone on-line, because then you can threaten, love, hate debate them as much as you want, without feeling fear of, yup, you guessed it, FACE TO FACE CONFRONTATION. This is why so many people date on-line, I think. Because half the battle is knowing whether or not that person is even interested in you. It's handy because: Men fear rejection, women don't want to be seen as sluts. On a dating site, if you're just putziing around or looking for friends, you're an outcast, and won't get any attention at all. There, it's safe, and everyone knows that everyone is there for dating, one-night stands or whatever. How do I know this? Because that was my reason for dating on-line: easy, convienent. One thing I've noticed is that a a lot of people like this kind of drama, as the college and high school kids of today call it. They see all the friggin relationship drama in music, on TV, on youtube skits, and they want it. They want to feel the emotions, good, bad and ugly, but under one condition, and this condition: That they can control it. But, once they marry a more belligerent, stronger, more will-powered man, they lose control. As the Reflections would sing it "Just like Romeo and Juliet." Love that ends in a bitter tragedy with two rival, powerful families uniting over it and singing the tales of woe of their love forever. The only difference: they are still alive to hear the musings and reflect on the drama and get more pity and attention from others. But really, if you can control it, how real is it? In a successful marriage, you surrender yourself completely to that person no matter what, all doubt must be shredded away. The other side of the coin is that I think we've been raised by movies that show things like everyone lives happily ever after, and that all differences can be overcome by love. I mean seriously, was there a single movie made in this country w/o a happy ending before Nightmare on Elmstreet??? It's absolutely amazing how powerful the media, whether it's these princess-romance Disney movies, or cable news stations, has over people today. Side note--and people say I can't think for myself because I follow a 2,000 year old religion ;) See, the internet is full of paper tigers. I also found out that this French fellow was extremely jealous of me and my woman, but all he could do was cry and call her every night about it. What's really, really ironic, is that a lot of the women who talked to him, gravitated towards me, because he was just mean, and it made my woman jealous as they come. Funny thing---my woman was getting money from one of them and from me! It was like dating Jekyl and Hyde. I'm really just chuckling to myself here, not at your misfortune, but at mine. I still cannot believe I even went out with this woman, but like so many other dopey men, appearence drew me in. I remember her calling me so angry and upset over these people all the time, and eventually one night I just started laughing on the phone. It was so stupid, you know? And I can hardly even tell the story without bursting out in laughter right now. She just groaned and hung up in a rage. I'm glad you responded, and I hope this makes some sense to the readers, but I find it hard to articulate certain feelings sometimes, and have often found that this story is so incredulously stupid that no one would believe it.
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