Thought this was kinda interesting, honestly hadn't thought about it. As background for those of you that aren't familiar with the author, he's an ethnically Muslim, religiously atheist, former Republican and current liberal talk show host -- helps to know that in terms of where he's coming from...

[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/why-is-no-one-calling-the_b_117507.html[/url]

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^^They aren't calling him a terrorist because he isn't from Iraq or Afghanistan, and doesn't wear a towel on his head...We have been programmed to think that a "terrorist" is a Muslim extremist from the Middle East....Pretty sad that we allowed ourselves to become programmed and controlled. It's like the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Most people would never say that they want to be junkies...Same thing here, as none of us think that mind control can happen to us...But it has and does..

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wasnt McVeigh considered a terrorist?

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yep -- but that was pre-9/11.

raises an interesting question, I think. In today's day and age, does "terrorist" necessarily imply "Muslim?" There was no question that we all viewed it as terrorist activity at the time -- now that we know he was one of our own, why does that change?

I actually think one legitimate reason might be that there's a lot of haze about what exactly it was that he was trying to accomplish. I do think that "terrorist" does necessarily include some sort of anti-US (from our standpoint) sentiment.

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^^Also, on the news, we are pounded with "We are trying to get the terrorist over in Iraq/Afhganistan" lingo...Day in and day out, we hear it...That is why we associate terrorism with Muslim extremist...News media as a propaganda tool?? You better believe it.

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[quote=lilsensa;633178]^^Also, on the news, we are pounded with "We are trying to get the terrorist over in Iraq/Afhganistan" lingo...Day in and day out, we hear it...That is why we associate terrorism with Muslim extremist...News media as a propaganda tool?? You better believe it.[/quote]

+100

You hear about it everyday.

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Same shit goes with "fundamentalism"....It's a strange thing; this word fundamentalist and fundamentalism does not exist in the vocabulary of Islam. So now, any Muslim who goes to extremes in his/her religion is automatically labeled as a fundamentalist by most specifically, America....forgetting that in Christendom, you had similar type of people. Rev. Jim Jones in Jonestown. He committed suicide with 914 of his followers and mass. He was a Christian fundamentalist, but you don't call him so. That David Kuresh, WACO...that gang were fundamentalists...but you seize to call them fundamentalists. Those Pro-Lifers in America who are bombing hospitals where they do abortions and killing people...they are fundamentalists...but still, no one calls them fundamentalists lol. I want to know why. This jew who went and slaughtered the Muslims at prayer in a mosque, an American, no one bothers to call him a fundamentalist. Guy who shot Rabin was a fundamentalist...but no one bothers. How is it that this concept is only applied to Muslims?? America obviously has double standards if this is the case and it is. As you have extremes among Christans, Hindus, Jews, and Shintos, you also have extremists among the Muslims. But now this label is uncalled for. When the anthrax break out happend...who did they look at first, pre-judging the whole thing? Of course, the Muslims...people are now programmed to think so.

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^^ I use, and see others use, that term to describe Christians all the time... :NotMe:

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maybe now....but at the time of those incidents u wouldn't

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fundamentalist is often reserved for those basing a viewpoint on religion.

terrorism is usually geared toward more political things.

both interchange at times. osama, mcveigh, koresh.

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[QUOTE=ownit;633552]maybe now....but at the time of those incidents u wouldn't[/QUOTE]

actually, that's just factually incorrect. I'm too young to remember the Jonestown Massacre, but I remember Koresh and the Branch Davidians, and that is exactly the word I used, although it was probably used in conjunction with a word like "whackjob" or "nutcase." Not a new term, it's just not. I agree with your bigger point that Muslims are viewed differently, but I don't see the word "fundamentalist" having any particular significance. Sorry.

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[quote=ownit;633542] How is it that this concept is only applied to Muslims?? America obviously has double .[/quote]

Because right now the US is at "war" with them.

We must be programmed to believe that they, the enemy are subhuman and totally different to the rest of us. And once this has been achieved, we can then go around murdering, raping men, woman children and not feel bad about it.

Sad but true. :(

Truth is, everyone feels pain and everyone feels sorrow. No matter what race or religion.

Only citizens of nations can stop wars.

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anyone remember how neocon pundits used this anthrax scare to propel us into war, suggesting so much as that it came from iraq without ever pointing out that the connection was tenuous in fantasyland, and non-existent in reality? Even john mccain went on tv suggesting that there was a connection.