Orientalism as a Tool of Colonialism 3/4

[themoroccanqing]

He had started to be tired when this was shot! breathed with difficulty

[SouthernCross33]

The Oklahoma bombing is very strange. The US govt said in the end after about 4 different changes to the story, finally said it was 4500 lb of fertilizer that blew the front off that building. Now there is no way fertilizer could do that much damage, i don't care if it was 5 tons, there is no chance that was done with fertilizer. Fertilizers explosive power dissipates very quickly and hence there is no way it could do that amount of destruction.

[SouthernCross33]

Also some Turkish muslims eat pork, i bet not many know that fact

[kelg93]

I do think it is reasonable to consider the Oklahoma attack to potentially be "middle eastern related (which is the wrong term to begin with since I consider myself middle easter but am an Iraqi Jew) however it is most certainly not justified to go the length that America did in these accusations like making the description of the suspects arab. Thats ridiculous and I agree with Said 100% on that.

[christoboyyy]

I don't think the view on Aladdin as racist is fair. Yes, the bad guys look menacing but hey, they're the bad guys...

Its not just arabs, look at the use of british actors in films as snarling posh fools. Stereotyping is a casual tragedy.

[nikeheader]

@ahsanjafrri Islam is the same but Islamic law and ideologies are divided into sects. Saudi Arabia has a form of Sharia that is corrupt and goes against the Quran. I'm not sure about indonesia but i know that the Shia / Sunni conflict is wrong. The only true muslims are Quranist

[catveezle]

for a counter argument to said's racist and anti-west orientalism, read ibn warraq's:

Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's 'Orientalism'

[asopaso07]

@catveezle

Thanks for that stupid comment. Just further goes to show how intolerant some westerners can be.

And media, cultural and economical imperialism isnt "racist" no? Just because small minds like yours can't seem to detect it when its carried out in a institutionalised manner.

[extremelypolite]

This one man show video makes me wana vomit !

250 Million Americans spent more than 10 year unable to control Afghanistan alone !

and this scum Jewish actor was able to defeat a whole army !!!!!!!!! oh yeah!!

fuck the Nazi Jews and their sick brains !

[nikeheader]

@extremelypolite Lol control Afganistan? Americans? Americans can not do anything. Think of America and American interest to be 2 different things. America has already got what they wanted. In 2002 Haman Karzi signed the deal to run Afghan Pipeline. Iraq's oil has already been controlled. Jews are not scum. The reason why America can not defeat Terrorist is because it is an Idea. How can terrorism be defeated by a war. Peace can only be achieved through understanding

[hibaaliimran]

@nikeheader

well said

[Rocketeer1001]

Hey how are non-Muslims treated and portrayed in Muslim countries?

[82emilia]

@Rocketeer1001 Excellent point. That raises the question of Occidentalism, which is just as intense. Had "the Occident" not had the upper hand economically, the story would have been different, I daresay

[asopaso07]

@Rocketeer1001

The West use these "perceptions" deliberatly and with a strong intent, which is to justify colonisation, imperialism, genocide, slavery and war. How many times have we heard idiots like George Bush claim they are going to invade etc etc place to end terrorism and to "liberate" the Mid Eastern people. How many European and American soliders are there in the Middle East just for "security reasons"? Have any Mid Eastern country planted their soliders in America or Europe?