tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post2156575978881096529..comments2023-07-17T05:15:01.971-07:00Comments on rude and obscene: This blog.Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737492656379574111noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-54302337411105245612008-11-10T18:45:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:45:00.000-08:00Incorrectly.Incorrectly.Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795061370423701020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-11247186994968154492008-11-10T18:29:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:29:00.000-08:00X,Apparently, I read your response incorrctly. I w...X,<BR/>Apparently, I read your response incorrctly. <BR/>I was very interested in your opinion and the process that has led you to the conclusions you currently hold, as you are clearly a man with an intriguing point of view. <BR/>I must have misinterpreted your tone.<BR/>I apologize for the misunderstanding on my part.<BR/>I actually did not find your comment on my blog offensive. I respect your stance and can see why you would say what you said. You are certainly in alignment with the majority on that point. <BR/>I just don't care to receive anynomous comments. I find it rude. <BR/>Thank you for the resources you have pointed me toward.<BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>TishaTishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795061370423701020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-24264092739722436522008-11-10T15:57:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:57:00.000-08:00Tisha: If I had set out to just insult you, that w...Tisha: If I had set out to just insult you, that would have looked very different and it would have taken me a lot less effort than trying to indicate where you might find some information that would explain my thoughts on what are very complex subjects. At least I think these things are complex and I neither think arriving at conclusions is easy, nor do I consider most conclusions final.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I left more than one comment on your blog (although I might be wrong). Based on your reply I figured it wouldn't be a good idea to continue any discussion there since it was your blog and it would only make you feel "attacked at home". People tend to roll out the artillery when they feel there are barbarians at the gate. Nothing good comes of that sort of tense situation.<BR/><BR/>As for the fundamental/fundamentalist comment -- I was not trying to prove any point; nor was it any sort of spelling flame. I was pointing out that I was talking about fundamentalists and if you misread it as "fundamental" and a "fundamental christian" has some common use, then it is not one I am aware of. (English is not my first language).<BR/><BR/>Also I wasn't going to give you a lecture on why I think fundamentalist movements on either side of current world conflicts are, in many ways, mirror images of each other. It would just bore you, probably convince you even more deeply that I'm some sort of elitist, wannabe-intellectual and most certainly put you in a defensive frame of mind.<BR/><BR/>I was more interested in seeing your thoughts upon exposure to ideas I tend to take for granted. If you don't have the time, that's fine. I wasn't offering simple explanations, nor was I expecting you to plow through yards of shelves. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I feel a bit of a turd because my posting a comment on your blog without telling Sandy first put her in the awkward situation. That I regret deeply.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737492656379574111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-10901076983477295752008-11-10T10:56:00.000-08:002008-11-10T10:56:00.000-08:00I probably should have never introduced you two! ...I probably should have never introduced you two! :)Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452205282950845204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-40461817740032109632008-11-10T10:46:00.000-08:002008-11-10T10:46:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795061370423701020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-57323394124087426062008-11-09T09:40:00.000-08:002008-11-09T09:40:00.000-08:00If there was a discussion, it was not one I was aw...If there was a discussion, it was not one I was aware of.<BR/><BR/>You do with your time as you like, but I do hope that I have at least awoken some curiosity in you to read more current history.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737492656379574111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-87987311807111373742008-11-08T20:24:00.000-08:002008-11-08T20:24:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795061370423701020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-36024489895051258962008-11-08T16:56:00.000-08:002008-11-08T16:56:00.000-08:00I am not so worried about any religion in particul...I am not so worried about any religion in particular. I am more worried about what happens when religions in general are allowed to take on extreme forms and are allowed to significantly influence parts of society where it can cause irreparable damage. Especially when used as a tool to control and manipulate people for political purposes.<BR/><BR/>For instance, I am not at all comfortable with world leaders who see any given conflict as being God's will. Regardless of religion.<BR/><BR/>Note that I referred to <I>fundamentalist</I> and not <I>fundamental</I>. I am not even aware of a definition of the latter.<BR/><BR/>As for the parallels between radicalized islam and fundamentalist christians, this is not something that is easily summed up in a few paragraphs. But I'll try to give you some useful pointers. <BR/><BR/>The most dangerous, and currently relevant mirror images are essentially the embodiment of the same set of basic ideas in the west and the middle east <BR/>-- neoconservatism in the west, and the legacy of the Muslim Brotherhood (after Sayyid Qutb joined them) in the middle east.<BR/><BR/>I'd recommend reading about Sayyid Qutb and Leo Strauss. Look at the historic context, the shared ideas and their respective goals and strategies to achieve them. An understanding of the timeline that lead to our current situation is essential.<BR/><BR/><I>(An interesting footnote to this is that Strauss was an atheist, so this is an excellent example of how dangerous the mixture of religion and politics is and how it can easily be abused as a tool for political purposes.)</I><BR/><BR/>If you start with Qutb and Strauss and go forward from there a lot of things will become clearer and perhaps a bit frightening when you follow the connections all the way to the present day. You should find a lot of info on Wikipedia.<BR/><BR/>It should also, partially, answer your questions as to why I see religion as something which has increasingly become a threat the past two decades.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737492656379574111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902120610982271796.post-84341218690407694542008-11-08T13:49:00.000-08:002008-11-08T13:49:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795061370423701020noreply@blogger.com