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FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 06:16 AM Sep 2014

What in the world is Choudary trying to say here?

https://twitter.com/anjemchoudary/status/512796215369408512



He didn't get the memo? Doesn't he know that 99.9999% of Muslims don't want global Shari'ah? They just want to be left alone. If the western world gets out and stays out of the Middle East, they will be perfectly content.

I think he should lodge a complaint about his Twitter being hacked.
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CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
1. He's the main mouthpiece
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 08:27 AM
Sep 2014

of the caliphate movement.

He sends out the memos from his comfortable abode in London.

I think he's "protected opposition", there to stir things up.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
4. What do you mean, what is he trying to say? I think that would be obvious.
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:21 AM
Sep 2014

It's utter bullshit and he sounds like a fool, but he's saying that Islam will rule the world.

Does it scare you?

I'm more curious about what you're trying to say. The way I interpret your paragraph that begins with "He didn't get the memo?" is that you believe it's not true that the vast majority of Muslims (be that 95% or 99.whatever% don't want global Sharia.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
5. He's pissed because he was just detained by British authorities
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:24 AM
Sep 2014

plus he says things to get attention.

I think they told him to stop recruiting for Isis but he still has twitter for his missives.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
6. Sounds like what some fundies like Pat Robertson says about Christianity.
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 10:25 AM
Sep 2014

Extremism in any religion or ideology is dangerous.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
7. Sounds exactly like rah-rah Christian fundamentalusm.
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 11:04 AM
Sep 2014

The Jews will convert to Christianity, Jesus will curb-stomp all governments and competing religions, and everyone who made fun of me in high school will be sorry.

FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)
10. At least the vast majority of Christians are sitting back and waiting for Jesus to do it
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 11:32 AM
Sep 2014

The Daesh are actively pursuing it.

When extremist Christian groups in Kansas or Wyoming or wherever start beheading agnostics and Unitarians, and selling women into sexual slavery, I will support whatever is necessary to stop them as well.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
15. The vast majority of people in Muslim societies are also peaceful citizens.
Tue Sep 30, 2014, 10:55 AM
Sep 2014

America has the murder and slavery pretty much covered, and nominal Christians are well-represented.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)
9. Does this mean you've only just heard of Anjem Choudary?
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 11:25 AM
Sep 2014

Yes, everyone knows he's an extremist. He lives for publicity. He is the British Muslim equivalent of the Phelps' clan.

If you want to talk about Muslims in general, look for some polls about their feelings. Or talk about some countries that are majority Muslim. There's plenty of nasty stuff for you to point out there. You are wasting your time if you think you're pointing out Choudary spouts repellent views. He and his followers (26?) are the extreme 27 in the 2.7 million Muslims in England and Wales. So, you should have written '99.999%'. They are 1 in 100,000.

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
11. I don't know why folks feel the need to make data up, you are very very wrong here
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 11:34 AM
Sep 2014

The latest WikiLeaks revelation: 1 in 3 British Muslim students back killing for Islam and 40% want Sharia law


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1340599/WikiLeaks-1-3-British-Muslim-students-killing-Islam-40-want-Sharia-law.html#ixzz3Eidm3zmt
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Poll reveals 40pc of Muslims want sharia law in UK

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1510866/Poll-reveals-40pc-of-Muslims-want-sharia-law-in-UK.html

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)
12. As I said, look for a poll
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 11:47 AM
Sep 2014

British Muslims do not follow Choudary. He is a self-publicist. He organises protests to which the same 10 people turn up time after time, outnumbered by the photographers. Pointing at what he tweets is a waste of time.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)
14. Neither link mentions Choudary, so your claim makes no sense
Mon Sep 29, 2014, 01:18 PM
Sep 2014

I said it was a waste of time talking about what Choudary tweets. I suggested "look for some polls about their feelings ... There's plenty of nasty stuff for you to point out there". You seem to think that, since you looked for some polls, you have somehow shown me wrong, and that I was 'making data up'.

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