-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/30/2016 10:56 PM, Razer wrote:
"Many people like to imagine that Islamic terrorism is supported by almost no one in the Muslim world. That is not the reality of the situation. Surveys done in Germany, England, France, and Spain, suggest that about 1 in 4 Muslims think that violence against civilians in the name of Islam can be justified. "
http://therightstuff.biz/2016/06/13/the-orlando-shooting-and-islam/
Of COURSE he doesn't mention the fact that almost every christian in the industrialized world would allow the wiping out of muslims in a heartbeat. They do. Right now. It's not a hypothetical.
That's not a hypothetical: It's a misperception engineered by propaganda. Multi-million dollar budgets are devoted to lining up as much support as possible for the West's economically motivated conquest of territory that happens to have Musilims walking around on it, and exploiting racism and xenophobia is a tried and true winning strategy. The illusion that Christians hate Muslims is an example of the Bandwagon approach: Lists of classic propaganda techniques always include Bandwagon, and describe it as messaging that proves "everybody's doing it," the it being whatever the promoter was hired to sell. Brining people on board is the primary objective, but Bandwagon's includes a secondary impact when the same messaging that seeks to unite and motivate one audience serves to turn other audiences against them. This greatly enhances the insular group identities of all affected demographics, and in a political context prepares them for mobilization against each other. In our example, the racist Islamophobia attributed to "almost every christian in the industrialized world" is an artifact of Bandwagon propaganda targeting the minority of self identifying Christians who happen to express strong xenophobic and racist traits as native personality features, independent of their religious beliefs. This minority is large enough to be dangerous if united and mobilized - which is why extensive, expensive efforts are underway to capture and mobilize them. As a veteran and member in good standing of Full Gospel, Catholic, Gnostic and Quaker faith communities, I can assure one and all that very few of the racist xenophobes mentioned above are observant Christians, even by the most superficial standards of performance. The Christian mainstream recognizes and opposes the systematic exploitation and abuse of their brand, but contrary to indoctrinated popular belief, does not have the financial and media resources to successfully challenge that agenda in the public arena. I would describe the problem Christians (a.k.a. target demograhic) as people with very legitimate grievances against the real world they live in from day to day. They have been systematically denied educational resources, locked out of living wage employment, and politically disenfranchised. Because of these realities, they are also strongly affected by what Alvin Toffler called "future shock," exceptionally vulnerable to the Good Old Days propaganda technique. The same people who imposed poverty on their communities exploit the resulting vulnerabilities by presenting outsiders as scapegoats, and mobilizing them to demand that their captors be given the power and authority to "put the world to rights," a.k.a. Make America Great Again on their behalf. What can we do about the resulting mess? I'm an advocate for outreach; get the "real Christians" up on their feet and down to the street, not to stand against but with their wounded co-religionists. The sidewalk talk, soap box speeches and formal sermons practically write themselves and win at an easy walk. Where and as the necessary effort is made, all the uncommitted are belong to us. What can non-Christians and the anti-religious do? Before enlightenment chop wood, carry water, smash the State. After enlightenment chop wood, carry water, smash the State. But make sure you know what's up and where it's at before you throw down and get it on . :o) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJYQBmKAAoJEECU6c5Xzmuq/xUIAMSgFsCH+WA5hUkOH05g/ITq 8W1CdKSIgqhCzYYGVJwY4hnnILuHeXIEx52aDWgo9+WKip/9hnyh11+BUZJNPkva +Uc3e+TMufiR+l6Wd57E31GUBYl0mHMn6yNafLjhQYRuJZbPoMnEm4KBc68W3zcs TWecbpRKDCPHW9Qk6G+9jyB1ZtufLs6ntyS80eVSMCm77ksx5TXYIqu1mR8Grjob VPIxSyKve1i9CMdnhxQh0QmQKzskLJ//gbLgLILdrRkXi6U2qe7J5ulusGxVxUVS nQ8rDgbNyvkrOs5rfol/5X648vtoWl0d75vyLhh2hkHe22Ir4cDqnEN1BCveJgA= =VXY4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----