why do americans hate muslims,is it becuase what happened in sep.11? dont u think they started the war on muslims when USA tried to rule the world like they are our leaders??
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Why do you think all Americans hate Muslims?  I lived in Indonesia for awhile.  I even fasted for Rahmadan (please forgive my spelling) out of respect for my host family.  It was hard, but I though alot about God during that time.  I went to church last sunday and heard a surrmon on how Islam is a false religion.  I got so mad I walked out and will not return to that church.  If we do not preach religious tollerance, what will the world become.  So, no personaly I do not hate Muslims.  What I don't like though, are terrorists foriegn or American.
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I agree with the first two answers, historically they are just repeating the same mistakes and are likely to continue to do so. \n\nMind you, there is less noise now about invading Iran next. \n\nMeantime, they are "riding the tiger" and don't know how to get off.\n\nThe people who sit in the comfort of their homes stating "we will stand and fight" make me ill to my stomach. THEY are not there - its someone else getting maimed and blown up. They are the sort who send people to fight these wars - other people. Can't they see that nobody wins these conflicts? People die, the innocent right along with the "guilty" .\n\nI think your "destroying people's lives" is a less than impartial generalisation, but I would suppose you have a specific grievance you have not shared? I do not think "they" set out to do this. It was a side effect.\n\nOh and one final comment? It was not a war it was an invasion. The success of an invasion is not invading, its holding what you have invaded.\n\nAnd for the "gentleman" who assumes all that is not pro-American is thus Muslim extremist - I am neither Muslim nor extremist. He would do well to familiarise himself with a little basic geography (all Muslims are not Arab) and understanding of the theology of other religions than his own (all Muslims are not extremist and true Islam advocates tolerance),  although I doubt he has properly studied his own.
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They don't hate America.  They only loath the US foreign policy and some arrogant Americans.  Besides, don't generalize.  The individuals who come here are not necessarily the ones who screamed "Down with America".  Maybe it's their neighbors.  Go ask them to be sure.
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As with all things, some Americans support it totally, some oppose it totally, a bunch are somewhere in between, and some have no knowledge or opinion about it.\n\nThere are obvious logical problems with an "innocent-until-proven-guitly" nation running a Guantanamo.  The article probably does not pick the best example to illustrate the problem, though, since the particular prisoner did sound like a nut.\n\nYour narrow definition of "defense" probably does not make a lot of sense in today's world; it sounds like form over substance.\n\nI don't think you should feel pity for American civilians.  Like people in most countries (but maybe more so), most do not spend a large amount of their lives and time studying and thinking about politics.    \n\nIronically, so many people still see the USA as a "dream country" that there is a big immigration and border control controversy lately.\n\nI don't think Muslims are a "different breed" of people.  Most Muslims are probably a lot like most Christians and Jews.  Extremist Muslims are probably somewhat like extremist Christians and extremist Jews.  The groups could trade places, and I think little would change.  All the groups are just people who get angry about things, and a segment within each group expresses anger in violence.
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Why should we support a terrorist organization just because it was democratically elected?\nHitler, too, was democratically elected. \n\nWhy all together, should we support people who danced on the streets on 9/11?\nThey hate our guts because we represent humanistic values which are anti-Islamic. \n******\nThey don’t hate the West because of Israel. NO they hate Israel, because it is a part of the WEST in their midst.\nAs such it is too much of a exposure of the failure of their Islamic “cultutre”
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That would be such a great thing if all of us on Earth put our hatred of each others away, not just the US, including the Sunnis, the shia and everyone else.\n\nI don't hate any of them, and worked to help them out.  I among many more are against the war, and many of us spoke against it, but you seem to fail to recognize it ever happened!  Have you seen some of the hatred against the American! have you heard the chanting the death to the American, all of us!  \n\nYour question is so unfair! how quickly we forget 9/11 in New York, 7/7 in London, and Spain, and Egypt bombing of tourist area! etc etc.\n\nThe people of Iraq are suffering and dying.  Take a better look and see who is doing the killing! who is killing whom before you jump and accuse the American of all the hate!  pay attention to the news.  The Sunnis did this, and the shia did that, and the American did that!  how was their life before that miserable war, not so pretty as you would like to imagine it, or delusion yourself to believe.  \n\nPictures! you mean like the people who were searching for their family members on 9/11, or watching your son having his head cut off in front of you with what it appears to look like a butter knif! or watching your family member burned in a car, draged in the street, and hung on the bridge with a bunch of kids screaming with delight!  things like these!? and other more! is that what you mean!?\n\nSir, why don't you show us the way, and you start with stopping the hate.  Your question is just full of hate.  May God help us all.\n\nHave a little heart for others, all people not those whom you just care for.  I don't blame 9/11 on the Iraqis, as a matter of fact, I don't blame any group of the deed of the some.  You might try to do that as well, and not misjudge us all because you don't like what some of us or you had done.  The US is not alone in Iraq, you may not have known that.\n\nHow would you react if you saw you dad die in front of your eyes, and all he was doing is helping your people to get food, medicine and supplies, to give them aid, and the only reason he was killed was because he was an American? how would you react?? \n\n\nI am not a Bush fan, but don't bash all the American people just because of Bush. Bush will be gone when his term is over, and we will still be around, please stop the hate, it works both ways, not just one sided deal. That is the reality of us all.\n\nWe are always going to have people disagree with us, and push us around.  I am speaking of all people, not just the American; but in the end the universe will unravel as it should, and everything will be as it suppose to be.  Let's hope for the best, for all good honest people.\nStill typing
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Simply because these being killed are Muslims and Arabs, people protest for animals and call for animals rights , but not a condemn to what is happening in Palestine or in Iraq or at Lebanon few months ago...\n\nAmericans wonder why these "bad" Muslims bomb themselves ?\n\nThe answer is : Thanks to the American -made-motives.
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you are right there our Muslim enemies teach their children to hate and kill us and they have some reasons as we have destroyed their country and they lost their homes etc because we have unquestionable supported Israel, to do this to them, \non the other hand why should we give a dam what happens to them their religion is so filthy and evil and they are so damned fanatical about their religion and are hell bent on either killing every one or making them convert to their filthy religious ways,\neven tho I feel a deep sympathy for them, it is sort of like seeing a rattle snake killed by fire ants, you feel sympathy for the snake , but, you would also be afraid to help him as if you do he will surely bite you , same with the Muslims, many people felt sympathy for the Muslims and have spoke out for them, but at the same time scared to death of them , look at the B,S, they yell about and riot over etc, their damned clergy should be charged with murder every time they yell for death or worse to any one who offends Islam,if an \nAmerican orders some ones death they are arrested tried and imprisoned, why are we so lenient on these monsters,?\nNo, we will never win another war, as our great Generals MacArthur & Patton  said after ww2 ,Politicians who have never even fought or been in the Military can not run a war machine, and that is the way America wants to run them, have we won any thing since ww2?
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Study our recent U.S. history (20 years) and you will discover that more than 95% of our terrorist attacks and wars are against Muslims, and that they are the instigators of such activities.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy religion.  What are the Muslim faith doctrines ... OOPS!  "Death to all infidels!!!" (you are an infidel if you are not a muslim).\n\nNot all religions preach violence; you mentioned Christianity in your question, as I understand it christians preach peace, hope and love.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy Ancient History.  As far back as you would care to travel in time you will find the muslims at the heart of conflict from their very inception as a family, then tribe, then nation, then world religion.\n\nOR -\n\nStudy sociology.  Muslims view of life does understand that what you 'believe is true, is true' regardless of how other individuals or nations regard truth.  The driving force in Muslims lives is their religion because they clearly see that it is their belives that give meaning to life (and direction for their life choices).\n\nMeet a devote muslim and you will meet a person that has NO tolerance for anyone who does not believe exactly as they do. \n\nThis is true of very few of the 5000+ religions in the world.\n\nIn my opinion, muslims are just like you and me (hopefully), individulas that in the U.S. have the right to their thoughts and beliefs as long as they are not hurting others.  BUT therein lies the problem.\n\nThe scottish have a saying "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me."\n\nWhy are people racist . . .
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Hey, I'm a Mormon too! I think people hate us because they don't have a life. They have nothing better to do so they chose to take something or someone that they don't agree with and chose to loath them with a Passion. There are people that hate G.W.Bush with a Passion, others hate Muslims the list goes on! basically all you Mormon haters need to get a life!! Maybe you should take up painting.
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I think there are more Americans that are (at least partly) like Timothy McVeigh than there are Muslims that are (at least partly) like Osama Bin Laden.\n\nBut hey, this will get me at least 7 thumbs down :)
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For me , i do respect americans , they are very hard workers,they made a great country in nearlly no time , they are going towards the future in a really fast spead and above all you as as people like knowledge and always asking why? when ? and where ? , etc ... and this is very important. \n\nIn islam ,there's no hate towrads any body, as a mulim i like every body ,even who do bad things to me , i should forgive them. \n\nThen why USA is hated? \ni think one of the best reasons is the Support to Israel , now and ever , even there's reasons or there's not , it's always supported no matter what it does to the palastenians.\n\n2nd reason i think, is attacking Iraq, and afganistan.\n\n3rd , it's always against any country which seeks for self protection specially with nuclear weapon, i dont understand why america is against nuclear protection in the time it has the biggest nuclear amry in the world ? and it's not a member of the anti-nuclear countries ? and it's emitting 25% of the world CO2 gas ?!! why being selfish and protecting it self with all possible ways, and always saying when anther country is trying to protect it self" They are terrorists , They MUST NOT have a nuclear weapon" \nEven if those nuclear activities are Peacful , and used to generate power ,still it is not appicable ... \n\n I hope u answer my Q , Why america wanna be the only protected country in the world , and every body else is very easy for it to be attacked?! \n\n And still i do repect americans and wish to go there to their to get better education :)
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as a muslim , i tell u that we donot hate america but we hate the american outdoor policy, invasions, setting up wars every where , supporting israeli war machine which kills   kids and unarmed people(see what is going to happen a few days later) , plus america support and protect the non_democratic regimes in arab and muslim countries(most of them) agianst their people with arms and international cover and at last i tell u that no-one knows everything    \nso try to look to the world +ve look and they will look the same to u.............\n                                                                  your brother in islam
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Bush administration is following wrong policies.\nThey may not be on a crusade but all their present targets are unfortunately Muslims who are rich in natural resources but far behind in technology, hence an easy prey.\nIn the ultimate analysis/conclusion USA will never win since their stance is based on in-justice, inequality and double standards.
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Subject: Muslims, terrorist and the USA : A different spin on Iraq war.\n\nThis WAR is for REAL! \nDr. Vernon Chong, Major General, USAF, Retired\n\nTo get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. Our country is now facing the most serious threat to its existence, as we know it, that we have faced in your lifetime and mine (which includes WWII).\n\nThe deadly seriousness is greatly compounded by the fact that there are very few of us who think we can possibly lose this war and even fewer who realize what losing really means.\n\nFirst, let's examine a few basics:\n\n1. When did the threat to us start?\n\nMany will say September 11, 2001. \nThe answer as far as the United States is concerned is 1979, 22 years prior to September 2001, with the following attacks on us:\n\n* Iran Embassy Hostages, 1979;\n* Beirut , Lebanon Embassy 1983;\n* Beirut , Lebanon Marine Barracks 1983;\n* Lockerbie , Scotland Pan-Am flight to New York 1988;\n* First New York World Trade Center attack 1993;\n* Dhahran , Saudi Arabia Khobar Towers Military complex 1996;\n* Nairobi , Kenya US Embassy 1998;\n* Dares Salaam , Tanzania US Embassy 1998;\n* Aden , Yemen USS Cole 2000;\n* New York World Trade Center 2001;\n* Pentagon 2001.\n\n(Note that during the period from 1981 to 2001 there were 7,581 terrorist attacks worldwide).\n\n\n2. Why were we attacked?\n\nEnvy of our position, our success, and our freedoms. The attacks happened during the administrations of Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton and Bush 2. We cannot fault either the Republicans or Democrats as there were no provocations by any of the presidents or their immediate predecessor, President Ford.\n\n3. Who were the attackers?\nIn each case, the attacks on the US were carried out by Muslims.\n\n4. What is the Muslim population of the World? \n25%.\n\n5. Isn't the Muslim Religion peaceful? \n\nHopefully, but that is really not material. There is no doubt that the predominately Christian population of Germany was peaceful, but under the dictatorial leadership of Hitler (who was also Christian), that made no difference. You either went along with the administration or you were eliminated. There were 5 to 6 million Christians killed by the Nazis for political reasons (including 7,000 Polish priests). \n(see "http://www.Nazis.testimony.co.uk/7-a.htm)"\n\nThus, almost the same number of Christians were killed by the Nazis, as the six million holocaust Jews who were killed by them, and we seldom heard of anything other than the Jewish atrocities. Although Hitler kept the world focused on the Jews, he had no hesitancy about killing anyone who got in his way of exterminating the Jews or of taking over the world - German, Christian or any others.\n\nSame with the Muslim terrorists. They focus the world on the US , but kill all in the way -- their own people or the Spanish, French or anyone else. The point here is that just like the peaceful Germans were of no protection to anyone from the Nazis, no matter how many peaceful Muslims there may be, they are no protection for us from the terrorist Muslim leaders and what they are fanatically bent on doing -- by their own pronouncements -- killing all of us "infidels." I don't blame the peaceful Muslims. What would you do if the choice was shut up or die?\n\n6. So who are we at war with?\n\nThere is no way we can honestly respond that it is anyone other than the Muslim terrorists. Trying to be politically correct and avoid verbalizing this conclusion can well be fatal. There is no way to win if you don't clearly recognize and articulate who you are fighting.\n\n\nSo with that background, now to the two major questions:\n\n1. Can we lose this war?\n\n2. What does losing really mean?\n\nIf we are to win, we must clearly answer these two pivotal questions:\n\nWe can definitely lose this war, and as anomalous as it may sound, the major reason we can lose is that so many of us simply do not fathom the answer to
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I don't think americans hate muslims. Muslim has been anew word in this culture moreso because of 9/11. Extremist came into veiw with muslim at that time. I don't practice religion. Most people are of Christian decent in the US. Muslims are good people that practice a religion that teaches them values to live by. Just as Christians do. Maybe Christians aren't involved in a large bombing, but they have done alot of things that probably add up to as much death and destruction as any Islamic group. There are many people that claim to be modern-day-muslim Them I know are nice people. Remember these; James Jones Waco,Tx Jim Baker & Adolf Hitler
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It's because of ignorant a**es like yourself that we are hated so overseas.\n\nYou're next question will probably be "Why do people hate us so much?"\n\nYou f**king retard.  Why don't you wrap your American flag around your head and suffocate yourself with it so the rest of us don't have to pay for your arrogance when we travel abroad.