Well, he doesn't exactly say that, but
this article in an Indian Muslim periodical shows that at least some Muslims consider Muslim ignorance - and anger - as critical weapons in their war against the West.
Recently there was a controversy over the visit of some so-called influential Muslims to the Zionist state of Israel. Some of them developed cold feet at the final moment and did not turn up at the airport to accompany the delegation while others went and enjoyed the trip. This was neither the first nor the last in the list of sponsored visits by Muslims to Israel.
The issue is not just the visit to Israel, but the sponsored trip to that, or any other country, which considers the Muslim world as its enemy. This is a dangerous trend. But the issue is that our community leaders are not only making to the Zionist state, but also the United States, United Kingdom and other western countries inimical towards the Muslim world. Visiting these countries with one’s own money may, in one way or the other, be justified, but undertaking trips at the behest of the governments of those countries is simply unpardonable. ...
The Muslim media debated the whole issue only in the context of the visit to Israel. But is it all right for any Muslim to undertake the sponsored visits to the United States or United Kingdom? No not at all. The sponsored trips to these countries need to be condemned with equal ferocity as their leaderships’ attitude towards the Muslim world is inimical. But the tragedy is that we are not taking to task those people who are undertaking sponsored visits to the western enemies.
Why is this typical double-dealing of the Muslim intelligentsia? Either they do not consider the United States their enemy or they just want to shut their eyes and avail all the opportunities to enjoy a foreign trip. Israel is as bad an enemy as the United States or United Kingdom. In fact, these two countries played the most important role in the creation of Zionist state. Jerusalem, it needs to be made very clear, is equally important for Christians as Jews. The Christian world launched eight crusades to take it back and even occupied it for 88 years in the 12th century. Therefore, they always wanted it to be snatched back from the Muslims. Today they have done so with the help of the Zionists.
However, whatever may be the tacit policy of the United States towards the Muslim world in the past few decades, after 9/11 the situation is quite different. The infamous statement of George Bush-II that "either you are with me or with them" makes it clear that the United States considers the Muslim world its enemy. Then why are we rushing towards that country?
I suppose I do not need to mention the astonishing amount of projection that this Muslim is employing when talking about the West, nor about how he completely misquoted what Bush said to serve his own psychotic ramblings. But it gets better...
We know the United States is the largest global power. We admit that it is in the field of science the most advanced nation of the world. We acknowledge that there are many good people in that country. We agree that Islam’s message of peace should be spread among all.
But then isn’t there 80 to 90 lakh Muslims in that country who can do that work better than us? We do not undertake the sponsored trips to these countries to spread the message of Islam, nor to learn something about science, but just to have ‘a feel good’ experience.
Notice anything missing? Yes, the possibility that by visiting Western countries, Muslims might learn something about how the West thinks! No, that possibility is not even on this bigot's radar. He knows it all already, and he has nothing to learn.
Have we ever heard, in the entire human history, of any single example of people rushing to the countries or empires whose rulers had declared war on them? After 9/11 the United States made it very clear that if you are not with her in her criminal aggressive acts and that you are her enemy.
...The United States neutralised Communism in many countries, including India, by inviting intellectuals, professors, journalists, etc. for the so-called higher studies. Once back from the educational trips these gentlemen lost all their cutting edge.
Somehow, they didn't take this author's advice and they learned that the West is not evil incarnate - and they therefore stopped rabidly hating the West. This is simply unacceptable! Better to live in ignorance!
Be it the United States, the United Kingdom or Israel it is a part of their global strategy to make the opponents leaderless and confused. A sponsored visit to Israel, the US etc. by these public opinion-makers is bound to expose them among their own community. Take the example of Aziz Burney, the editor of Rashtriya Sahara. By his writings he made a certain impression on the Muslim community. But though he refused to go to Israel, the news – may be right or wrong – that he initially considered to go to the Zionist state dented his image among a section of his admirers. This is the real purpose of the feel good visits.
Modern state-craft needs to be understood in proper perspective. There is no dearth of good Muslims coming from the United States and lecturing us in India about the tolerance of the people of the West. "See not a single Muslim was targeted in that country after 9/11; while on the other hand thousands were massacred after Godhra, though they were not even involved in the train burning." This is their common refrain. They say so because their skins have been saved. They know that one million Muslims have been massacred in Afghanistan and Iraq by the same tolerant Americans yet they have been rendered speechless. More than them some non-Muslim activists in that country are speaking out against the US tyranny. The West knows how to tie the tongues of their opponents.
Is there a better advertisement for Muslim paranoia and willful ignorance than this guy? He has so little faith in the belief systems of his fellow Muslims that he assumes that anyone who possibly moderates his opinions frokm exposure to Western values must be confused. And nosireebob - this guy won't ever let his mind be clouded by Western propaganda. He knows the truth!
