I feel better now!

Submitted by Octavio Johanson (Italy), Feb 24, 2006 at 17:45

Initially, I challenged Amir to tell me if his views were consistent with life in the West. As a European, I know that there are 20 million Muslims living in Europe and most of them support Militant Islam. I don't know if Amir lives in Europe or if he is one of those 20 million European Muslims. But I challenged him and his buddy: if you believe in Islam, why don't you go back to the Middle East? Amir shouted abuse against Europeans, but he didn't provide a valid answer to my challenge. Then, it was Harrak who felt provoked. He admitted living in the West and living well. But then, to make matters more annoying, he is rich in his own country! He has got a BMW and he plays tennis as the Americans (I am just assuming that he lives in America) give him economic opportunities. I started my challenge from the European view-point: what are 20 million Muslims doing in Europe? But then, I got support from Americans like Nicholas, Richard The Lion Heart (what a complex name!) and Jeremy. They felt outraged at Harrak's claim that he has got more choices than we have and that he is rich in his own country. If the Americans feel outraged, what should the Europeans say? We have got the largest Muslim community outside of the Middle East. Now, I am waiting for Amir to answer. Is he also living in the West? Does he have a BMW? Does he play tennis? I feel great because people have given me support after I exposed this hypocrisy. I like to expose this kind of hypocrisy. Where are you Amir? You don't mock Jesus anymore. You don't mock the Jews anymore. ...

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