One More Obama Post

Although I've blogged on him before ([1][2]), I guess he deserves one more since he won the nomination...but certainly not for his statements about Israel and Iran. On the hypocrisy of all that, check out George Galloway Refutes Barack Obama, which Mujahideen Ryder linked to yesterday. In short, ne'er a word is said by Washington politicians against the Zionist State that not only has nuclear weapons, but has waged offensive war against every one of its neighbors (the most recent of which was its invasion of Lebanon in 2006). On the other hand, a country that lived under a brutal CIA-backed dictator for years, had to defend itself against a US-backed attack by Saddam Hussein and, at least since 1979, has not waged a single aggressive war is threatened with annihilation by the nuclear-armed United States (who illegally invaded one of Iran's neighbors in 2003). Folks, this is Islamophobia at its finest.

I liked The Obama Post (Because There had to be at Least One) which I found at the North Africa Notes blog. This posting indirectly points out that one of the biggest problems we have out there, O Muslims, is people believing that they get educated by watching television. Now hear this: You don't get educated by watching television, you get indoctrinated. I love the quote by Thomas Jefferson which says, "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Amin!

Indeed, people (Muslim or otherwise) without a sufficient knowledge of history and an understanding of the way the media operates (and a background in rhetoric, logic, ethics and politics...but history most of all...certainly doesn't hurt either) will just get played like a flute. They don't call it an "idiot box" for nothing (and here is an example of what might happen if you watch it too much). Indeed, it's just another way for the government to spread its lies and for large corporations to sell you more junk that you don't need. So if you're determined to watch TV because you're convinced that you need to watch the (propaganda) news, at least read about how to watch TV news and how the government uses the media to manipulate public opinion—and always remember, it's our media, not theirs.

And I should mention that this is not meant to imply, based on the aforementioned blog posting, that this is a problem just amongst Muslims, or even Moroccans, since this is a worldwide and very human problem. However, if about a century ago you'd told traditional Muslim 'ulama that the day will come when the overwhelming majority of Muslim houses will contain a box, controlled my the disbelievers and their cronies, which produces moving pictures (including ones of nudity and violence) and sensual music—and that Muslims will be happy to have it in their homes (and even watch it in Ramadan!)—they might well have done takfir on you! If TV itself isn't a big one-eyed Dajjal, it's certainly preparing the way for him.

In spite of the fact that Obama has pledged support for the criminal land-grubbing State of Israel, I think I have to agree with MR that he's no doubt a much better choice than John McCain. John McCain and his Islamophobic cohorts ([1][2]) would not only be a disaster for Muslims around the world, but a foreign policy disaster for the United States in general. Barack is certainly the big favorite amongst the younger generation, as these very interesting statistics make rather clear (kufi-tip to MR again), and he's a big favorite in most foreign lands as well. Although some Moroccans might be surprised when he doesn't profess Islam then announce his heartfelt support for Hizbullah and Hamas as soon as he takes office (Reality check!), he'll most likely handle things in the Middle East much better than McCain would...wa Allahu 'alim.

Before closing, I suggest that anyone who is not familiar with MP George Galloway watch these three ([1][2][3]) clips. Whether you agree (which I mostly do) with everything he says or not, it's nice knowing that at least one politician left in the world still has a set of gonads. That first clip is a classic, since it exposes the utterly myopic and biased approach that the media takes when it comes to Israel. On that note, watch this and read this as well.

Deen on...