A Radical Muslim is a Good Muslim

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Islam is one of the largest religions on the planet. There are a lot of misconceptions about it. The biggest one is that it is a generally peaceful religion and that the problems are caused by a handful of extremist nuts. The reality is that the extremist nuts are the ones who are truly practicing their religion, and all the peaceful Muslims are a bunch of hypocrites who pay their religion lip service - but don’t practice what it teaches. In other words, they are luke-warm Muslims. The overwhelming majority of those who practice Islam fall into this category. And it’s a good thing!

If all the Muslims in the world read the Quran and truly believed in it, the rest of us would be in for some serious trouble. Especially the Jews and Christians. They cannot live in peace with them according to their scriptures, and in fact are called out to kill all Jews and Christians. But they don’t. At least not yet. Many of the inactive Muslims are simply waiting for the proper time. But many more of them are just plain wimps.

The radical extremist Muslims think the time is now. The peaceful Muslims cannot disagree with their doctrine or what they are doing, just their timing. That’s important to understand. Muslims are called to kill all Jews and Christians (in that order) during the end times. The extremists say (correctly I might add) that the end times are here now and it’s time to get things started. The peaceful Muslims are a bunch of wishy-washy pansies who are afraid to get involved. Either that or they don’t want to give up their Tivo.

It’s obvious to anybody who was not brainwashed from childhood and who truly studies the religions of the world that Islam is a bunch of hogwash. Your eternal reward for abstaining from sin is an eternity of indulging in sin. Now how much sense does that make? I think it’s obvious who is responsible for this whole concept. The Quran, written some seven centuries after the Bible, was obviously written in direct contradiction to it. It doesn’t even have any original ideas, just a blatant opposition of the Bible. They have their own version of end-time prophecy, one in which the Muslims kill all the Jews and Christians and live happily ever after in eternity. You probably could have guessed that’s how it ends, right?

The really frightening thing is that leaders of Muslim nations not only believe in it, but are actively attempting to bring about the Islam end-time prophecies. Iran is now working frantically to develop nuclear weapons, the primary purpose of which is to use them against Israel. If you think the threat of mutual destruction will deter them from that, think again. That’s not how they roll. Surely 9/11 proved that. Mutual destruction suits them fine. After all, they have 72 virgins waiting for them in heaven to have eternal sex with.

So the only really good Muslim is a radical extremist. Don’t be mad at them. If you are going to get upset at somebody, yell at the rest of the Muslims for being hypocrites. While you are at it, you might also want to yell at your own government for being so blind.

Papa Riah

Technorati Tags: Religion, Islam, Muslims, Iran

Obama Sin Laden Our New President?

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It’s now several weeks before the Presidential election and it would appear that the Democrat has a solid lead, if you believe the polls. In fact many are predicting an Obama landslide. If you watch the guy on television these days, he is acting like somebody who has already won with the election being a mere formality. And who can blame him - according to the prediction markets (where large amounts of money a wagered on the outcome) Obama is an 85-15 favorite at both Intrade.com and the University of Iowa Electronic Markets. These prediction markets have an uncanny record of accurately forecasting results. As the saying goes, opinion backed by money is the best poll there is.

Does McCain really only have a 15% chance of winning the election? That’s about 5-1 odds against! The Republicans may scoff at this, but obviously not many of them are creating accounts and placing wagers on their candidate or the odds would improve. If you really think he even has anywhere near a 50/50 chance this bet is a no brainer, winning $550 for every $100 risked.

Some Republicans are now quoting something known in Southern California as the Bradley effect. Many years ago there was a very popular black mayor in Los Angeles by the name of Tom Bradley. He ran for Governor and was way ahead in the polls, like by 12 to 15 points. But when the voters got into the booth and closed that curtain behind them - when it came right down to casting that vote - they couldn’t do it. He lost in a landslide.

So the Bradley effect means putting on a good show for the sake of being politically correct. But when it comes down to actually casting your vote in private, are you really going to vote for a black President? It’s an interesting concept and a real test of how far our society as a whole has progressed from the racial issues we were afflicted by only half a century ago. Personally I’m glad Obama has such a solid lead because now we can test the theory. I find that much more interesting than the election itself! Perhaps quoting the Bradley effect is just the last batch of straw that desperate Republicans are clinging to. We shall see.

There is one thing I find astounding about Obama’s lead however, and that is his name. Coming from an advertising background I would never had thought he stood much of a chance at getting this far, simply based on word association. During the last administration our country suffered the worst terrorist attack in history, orchestrated by a guy named:

Osama Bin Laden

…and now we are about to elect the next Presidential ticket which goes by the name:

Obama Biden

Am I the only one who notices this stuff? Does word association not matter anymore? Can General Mills release new cereal now called Poisen Puffs and sell the heck out them? Is this really happening? Or is it all a big joke? Or is nobody really paying attention anymore?

Papa Riah

Technorati Tags: Politics, Obama, Election

Politics Creates Hate

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One of the reasons that Papa Riah sees social issues so clearly is that he is not blinded by emotions. I have an unbiased observational viewpoint. You can’t do this if you find yourself politically motivated in life. Once you take a political stance you no longer see things clearly. Everything must pass through that filter before you can form an opinion about anything, and sometimes your opinion will be the wrong one as a result. Not because you aren’t smart, but because you must surrender pure observation to the allegiance you have formed with a certain set of ideals.

That isn’t good. Even if you think you are still your own person, you really aren’t once you decide to have a strong political viewpoint. You now belong to that set of ideals. It owns your ass. If that sounds a bit scary, it should. If that sounds silly, it’s probably because you are already hopelessly owned by a set of ideals that you sold yourself out to.

Some people take this even farther than that and pretty much ruin their lives. They end up a boiling cauldron of hate directed at the other side. This is a horrible waste of your life’s energy. We all know people like this. At work, certain friends, even family members. The sad thing is, they probably wouldn’t even agree with all the radical viewpoints they are forced to express now that they have labeled themselves an extremist.

Mama Riah has a co-worker like this who is a hard-core liberal. My wife made the mistake of actually expressing her opinions about certain things early in her relationship. She was promptly met with angry, attitude-driven statements like So you want people in China to starve! You want people in die in Iraq! All because Mama Riah happens to believe that an American should support whoever happens to be President to show a little national pride. This lashing out in anger simply wasn’t warranted. These people stand poised to blame what they perceive are all the worlds problems on anyone who isn’t as crazy as they are.

Mama Riah had to ask this person to please not discuss politics any more and their work relationship has become strained because of it. After all, what’s left for them? I highly advise not becoming like this. here is a video clip from the late Richard Jeni (one of the greatest stand-up comics ever) putting a humorous spin on the whole concept.

Papa Riah