No one should intern anyone unless they are known terrorist sympathizers and represent a clear and present danger. But the following statement that I read in a post above is truly an idiotic and asinine generalization. Moreover it seeks to justify the unjustifiable and must be strongly condemned:
It is most definitely not human nature to commit terrorism and kill innocent human beings. The examples of people who viewed themselves as oppressed yet did not commit terrorism are too numerous to list, but hereÂ’s a few:
In the 1930s, Jews who were oppressed perhaps beyond all others blew up no buildings full of innocent Germans. They slaughtered no innocent children on school buses. Yet Muslims commit these acts of horror. And what is profoundly twisted: they think their behavior is justified.
Christian African Americans oppressed in slavery committed no terrorism in Atlanta, Charleston, or anywhere else. Yet Muslims who consider themselves oppressed commit acts of terror all over the planet.
Buddhists who viewed themselves as oppressed by the Catholic minority in Vietnam burned themselves in protest, not others. Muslims burn others: men, women, and children, it makes no difference. And it is not collateral damage, they do it on purpose.
Native Americans who view themselves as oppressed on reservations set no IEDs in Sioux Falls, or anywhere else in the US. Yet killing people with IEDs is the number one Muslim growth industry.
Chinese slaughtered by the hundreds of thousands in WW2 murdered no Japanese children in school houses in Tokyo. Yet Muslims in Chechnya, and elsewhere, have no guilt over such crimes.
American Japanese oppressed and interned by the thousands in WW2 flew no aircraft into buildings in New York City. Yet Palestinians danced in the street when Saudi Arabs did exactly that.
Before I address your argument, let me clarify my own. I do not necessarily believe that the conditions will lead to terrorism, just violence in general.
ok, now your argument:
The Jews did not lash out in violence, but I framed a time period of "a few generations". The European Jews were suppressed and freed in less than 20 years.
African Americans are an interesting case. They did not revolt while they were slaves. Perhaps it was just completely impossible. However, economic disparity and racial injustice have instigated black violence in the past century or so.
Like the Jews, the monks were faced with a problem in a short period of time.
Some Native Americans were violent against whites. Though the whites did deserve it.
The Chinese never made it to Tokyo, though they may have killed children if they had the chance...especially considering Japan killed Chinese children. This was also a short period of time.
Japanese Americans...small time frame.
The time frame is very important. A lot goes into the development of a violent mindset. Extremist mentalities do not grow over night. Years of strife give birth to the hardliners and hardliners need time to spread their views.
Muslims did not blow up buildings when they were occupied early in the 20th century. It was years of bad governing and economic turmoil (for most) that made this insane form of violence a viable means for a better life.
It was almost one hundred years after slavery that african american extremist groups like the 'Black Panthers' became formidable. If this country does not end long standing practices of structural violence, these groups may grow again.
False. It is not a racial problem at all. It is an Islamic religion problem. Ethnic groups such as Arabs, Iranians, Pakistanis, Indonesians, and others, have killed innocent people with demented abandon. What do these ethnic groups have in common? They are Muslim.
What else do most arabs have in common? Their nations are ravaged by poverty. Social environment is everything...everything.
Africa is a good example. Certain, African nations are at war constantly. In many cases Islam is not a factor in the wars. The problems are arbitrary borders and poverty.
Would you be wrong to say certain sects of muslim are dangerous? No. Wahhabism is an extreme example of the religion. It advocates beheadings for criminals, and is basically unacceptable by modern standards. An outgrowth of Wahhabism is people like Bin Laden who take everything one step further and hope to reclaim the vast empire Islam once held. Eliminate poverty, and you take out the rug from Bin Laden and other ultra-conservative manipulators.
What good is a revolution against the west if the arab people are already satisfied? That quandry is why we must improve conditions in muslim countries. We must give these people a life so they have no interest in losing it.
