Indonesia has a far less than perfect record but most of the bad stuff is down to a minority, not the majority.
Most people here are exactly the same as most people anywhere else, they don't give a toss about politics and don't hate anyone at all.
Sadly, as you see with the ugly end of American politics and the British EDL, there are nut jobs, intent on mob violence and destruction.
I'll stick to England rather than America because I know it so well.
In England, the EDL mobs run around, smashing up Asian areas in the name of preventing Islamic extremism.
To those who don't know, I could post a load of videos showing that bunch of morons and claim the the UK is full of mad idiots who like to get pissed and smash up Asian restaurants.
Of course, whilst there is a minority of idiots, it isn't the majority.
Is this "the British"?
Muslamic Ray Guns EDL ( Original ) - YouTube
I can't resist posting that video. It's a classic example of an uneducated idiot, told to believe whatever BS he's primed with and not having enough brain power to work out he's an moron.
The sad thing is, people use that type of moron the world over to act as pawns in their dangerous game of hate.
Indonesia is my chosen or adopted country but, at least for the moment, I hold a red, British passport. This is going to really bug those who are trying to make out I'll defend extremists but I'm hanging on a while before I go WNI as I'm still a little concerned with the potential power a few extremist groups may grab. These people would totally ruin the country.
They've already tried a failed (pathetic, half wet) coup and their bombing campaign is designed to destabilise the country.
That's where many make a mistake about the Bali bombs, the idiots that did it may well have been indoctrinated into thinking they were murdering evil kafir who drink, use drugs and fornicate but it was nothing to do with that at all.
The tourist trade brings millions to the Indonesian economy and the evil bastards who set up the attack knew this and knew it would take jobs from Indonesians, mostly Muslims, as the attacks cleared tourists from the whole of Indonesia.
It takes much less effort to radicalise a man who has no money and no chance of earning any.
As a note, I was informed by a senior policeman here, the terrorist suicide bomber's family are paid off by the terrorist group as compensation for the loss of their husband/father. A man with no hope for the future may well take this terrible step to take care of his family.
Last common error.
I converted about a year before marriage (In that I stopped drinking alcohol, only ate halal food and wandered to mosques) but before I proposed to my girlfriend.
My official conversion was a couple of months before I got married but that was a tad late as I'd been a good boy for a while.
The reasons for conversion.
I held a very poor opinion of Muslims until I actually met a good few. This told me the Daily Mail and so on were telling fibs. That prompted me to look at Islam and I found out I was a Muslim anyway.
The truth as in Al Qur'an fits with what I felt to be right so I came to the conclusion it was right for me.
The big problem with so many people is simple enough and tends to be two fold:
They know they're so right, everyone else must be wrong
They live for religion, not use religion as a means to lead a good life
These two serious errors aren't reserved for Muslims but for many people in religious and even political groups.
I think that boring post about covers things but let me know if I've missed anything.