Sunday, July 01, 2007
Saudi religious police face backlash
Okay.
The Saudis are the supposed "moderates". The reasonable Islamists in the region. Our allies in envisioning a brighter, new, and modern day in the region.
In our society, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and the "Religious Right" are seen as equivalents of these people.
Look at the most extreme things that the "Religious Right" in our country has been accused of wanting to bring about, and compare it to what the Saudi government has done ... FOR THE LAST 60 YEARS!
The Saudis ... the "moderate" Islamic government ... acts out daily things that only White supremacist groups want to do in our country.
These guys are our "friends". They scare the crap out of me. Given power in our nation, they would enact daily atrocities that make the behavior of the Gestapo and the SS look like a day at Six Flags.
Who would they go after first?
The "borders" of our society. On one end of the spectrum: the gays, the lesbians, the musicians, the artists, the filmmakers, the writers ... anyone who attempts to expand the bounds of what is acceptable to see, hear, watch, think about and discuss. On the other: the rabbis, the priests, the preachers, the pastors, the lay-leaders ... anyone who advocates any religious or moral code that is not Islam.
Quickly, and inexorably working their way to the center of our society ... until secret police can snatch women off the street because their dress allowed so much as their eyes to be uncovered.
"When questioned, the commission members claimed we were indecently covered," because her daughter's veil didn't cover her eyes, she said.
HHHhhhmmmmm ....
So, working in, going to, ... etc. a Hooters would be a capital crime.
Imagine if the "Religion of Peace" makes some, as we consider them today, average American say, "Give me Hot Wings, or Give Me Death!"
The Saudis are the supposed "moderates". The reasonable Islamists in the region. Our allies in envisioning a brighter, new, and modern day in the region.
In our society, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and the "Religious Right" are seen as equivalents of these people.
Look at the most extreme things that the "Religious Right" in our country has been accused of wanting to bring about, and compare it to what the Saudi government has done ... FOR THE LAST 60 YEARS!
The Saudis ... the "moderate" Islamic government ... acts out daily things that only White supremacist groups want to do in our country.
These guys are our "friends". They scare the crap out of me. Given power in our nation, they would enact daily atrocities that make the behavior of the Gestapo and the SS look like a day at Six Flags.
Who would they go after first?
The "borders" of our society. On one end of the spectrum: the gays, the lesbians, the musicians, the artists, the filmmakers, the writers ... anyone who attempts to expand the bounds of what is acceptable to see, hear, watch, think about and discuss. On the other: the rabbis, the priests, the preachers, the pastors, the lay-leaders ... anyone who advocates any religious or moral code that is not Islam.
Quickly, and inexorably working their way to the center of our society ... until secret police can snatch women off the street because their dress allowed so much as their eyes to be uncovered.
"When questioned, the commission members claimed we were indecently covered," because her daughter's veil didn't cover her eyes, she said.
HHHhhhmmmmm ....
So, working in, going to, ... etc. a Hooters would be a capital crime.
Imagine if the "Religion of Peace" makes some, as we consider them today, average American say, "Give me Hot Wings, or Give Me Death!"
