freedomdwarf1
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ORIGINAL: NorthernGent1 What exactly is 'their ideology' because going off the muslim people I've worked with and lived among they're not doing much different to us: they're working, eating, sleeping, raising a family, that sort of thing. Not once have I ever had any problem with any muslim. We have here. But on the whole, they are no different to us - on the surface. They like the benefits we have here; the free healthcare, free schooling, half-decent housing (compared to where they've come from), job and work opportunities, less religious wars (sunni vs shia etc), better standard of living (food availability, roads, cars, trains, busses, flushing toilets, running H&C water, lack of guns etc), other infrastructure benefits. If you get to know quite a few of them personally, many are quietly very disgruntled that we don't allow the things they want in an Islamic world and are puzzled that we frown upon some of their 'natural' behaviour. Example: When the wife was walking back from her daughter's flat last week, she got verbally reprimanded by a young Muslim male for daring to smoke, in public, and for not covering her face; because it's not allowed in their ideology. So despite what the moderates say to the media, the underlying thinking is very different; they say what they need to say in order to stay where they are and not get deported or imprisoned or otherwise discriminated against. Most of my Islamic friends have said that they very firmly believe in sharia law; a very male dominated way of life where women are treated with less respect and consideration than animals. Some have said that they take exception to having to send their daughters to school by law. Many have said that they firmly believe in honour killings and say it should be allowed in our laws - for the sake of family honour. They almost all believed in the right of the husband to beat the wife if she displeased them in some way. Many have expressed a view that we should abolish and ban all pork products because they believe a pig is a dirty animal. If you dare mention things like equality for gay/lesbian/LGBT people, you get a look of horror and daggers; they firmly believe they should be killed on sight without a thought. They also believe that arranged marriages to girls as young as 8 should be legal. And overwhelmingly, they all felt that religion and religious doctrine trumps the laws of the land. We have also seen first-hand how the men treat their women. Even those that look as if they have fully embraced western ways; but you notice subtle differences if you look. At the wholesalers that we go to:- The women push the barrow/trolley no matter how heavy or laden it is; The women load and unload the van with whatever they buy for their shop; The women fill the shelves and tend to customers for most purchases; When it comes to using the terminals for top-ups, utility keys etc, they are shoved aside because "they aren't intelligent enough" to operate the machinery; Young males boss their mother and other females around - it is expected of them; Most females don't get to choose what to buy - they are told by the males; Most females aren't allowed to engage in idle chat with customers. And there's plenty more examples like that. On the other hand, the males hold the money and pay the bills at the checkout. They engage in customer chit-chat and operate the terminals. They dictate what is bought and when. The males really do totally dominate their society and they teach male offspring the same behaviour. So on the outside, they look as if they are living the same lives that we do. But look under the surface and you'll notice something quite different. Apart from the odd asshat redneck, I don't generally see that lifestyle and behaviour/attitude from people born and bred in the west that aren't Islamic.
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