The marches actually made things worse, Jaladhi

Submitted by Noah Wilk (United States), May 10, 2007 at 14:34

Jaladhi, great post! Thanks!

You know, these marches are actually an unfortunate event with seriously negative side effects. As I pointed out in several posts across the forums, these marches are being staged dishonestly by the delusional denialists (who believe they are "experts" - gotta roll my eyes at that!) as evidence of their absurd beliefs. They dismiss the fact that in Karachi, where 100,000 protested, there are over 400,000 Catholics, Christians, and Hindus. Apparently the delusional denialists believe that all 100,000 were hardcore Muslims and that not a single Catholic, Hindu, or Christian attended. They ignore the fact that wanting a secular government does not make them moderate, nor does it mean they don't hate us or that they won't back Islam when you-know-what hits the fan. No, they insist that every protester was Muslim because they cannot admit that they are wrong even when historical precedence, current events, and common sense destroy their claims.

Like I said, delusional. We have far too many delusional people on this earth.

Unfortunately, the greater masses of ignorant people who are too busy atrophying their brains watching American Idol and who cannot name our own Secretary of Defense will believe these delusional denialists simply because they're being touted as "experts" on the matter. So these denialists are playing right into the hands of the Muslims and spreading propaganda on their behalf. As the Soviets used to say, "useful idiots".

I wonder. When the first nuke goes off in NYC, will the denialists still put their faith in their mythological "moderate" movement in Islam, blaming it on the "few radicals" who are "perverting" the "religion of peace"?

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