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Submitted by the Grand Infidel of Kafiristan (Australia), Sep 8, 2009 at 21:27

Mr. Ali , writing from yet another Kufaar land of Norway and not content with just his Muslim beliefs, now creates an imaginary being called 'You' - whom he then ascribes all manner of evils to.

".....But you made a wrong, an orientalist image that's wrong but go on believing in it, making enemies and losing all possibilities of friendship and common understanding. You call cartoons free-expression, and ... blah, blah, blah.... West education is education that divides the World, blah, blah,..... the Lord of the Rings and harry Potter."

Who is this 'you' , Mr.Ali? Why do you see so much division in the world when ultimately, none really exists? True, people are in varied material circumstances - often brought about by the diligence (or lack of it) of the generations that preceded them in their own cultures. But people can choose to see the 'glass half empty world ' or the 'glass half full ' world every day of their lives.

But the 'world' you seem to be referring to is the 'world' of people. People are individuals with their own awareness steeped in various levels of ignorance. Ignorance takes many forms - some is very obvious - but it's especially pernicious when it cloaks itself in 'religion'. When ignorance pretends it is enlightenment - then you have a problem.

And really, if you hate it so much, just leave the West.

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