Regarding your question “If Muslims have such a negative view of the west then why are so many Muslims relocating to European countries and the US?” I ask my self that question often, especially when I here and see the extremists who preaching hate messages against everything to do with the western society, and yet choose to immigrate to western countries. I am not sure why they come.

As for your comments regarding how the west views Muslims, again I agree with you, although that is unfortunate but again this it due in large part to what we see on our TV sets, and also in part due to the fact that the extremists always make the most noise, see the media plays a huge part in shaping peoples thoughts, that is why we have to push for a balanced media coverage, push to stop the promotion of violence in any form, and take responsibility to educate our children that there are alternative ways to deal with conflict. Maybe then we can lead by example instead of pointing out each others faults, as we all have our issues. In the Islamic world they have the extremist elements, in the west we have the money and power hungry greedy side to deal with.

This is in part is why many in the Muslim world view the west in such a bad light.

We as people need to change how we respond to the media and start to educate our children that appearances and material gains are not what is the most important, but what is, is how we deal with one another and that inner beauty and substance is what is really important. Let’s promote family values and community living.

Although I can understand why there is so much resentment towards the US, just look at how powerful the US corporations are, in India Mont Santos has made it Illegal for a farmer to save his own seeds, US corporations have no issue with using child labor as long as it is done in another country, and when you watch the TV shows and movies the vast majority glorifies violence and highly sexualized, even the main stream music that it promoted, like the modern HIP HOP…adding to all this the irrational acts of the current administration and what you get?

Yes I would prefer to live under the US laws and constitutional rights. But Americans must stand up and fight to make these laws and rights applicable to all including the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq India ad so on, there must not be anyone above these laws including the corporations and government, otherwise America will be no better than the rest.

Thank you

I would never ever describe FOX news as balanced; it is more like Fox News the BUSH network. Not that CNN is any better.

Concerned;
I agree with much of what you say, although you have to consider that military conquest is not the only type of coquets, The US is famous when it comes to meddling in the politics of other countries (south America, middle east, Africa……), it also uses it’s economical might to effect the politics, of other nations.
The Idea that America is all for spreading democracy and freedom for all is up surd, how can you claim to fight for freedom and equality while aligning yourself with dictators and oppressors who abuse human rights openly. (Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia….and so on). Attacking Afghanistan was justified but attacking Iraq was about greed and self interest, not to mention illegal.

Let’s call a spade a spade.

The US like any other nation, looks out for it’s own interests, lets not make it a “saint”
Of a nation. Having said this I would rather be ruled by the laws of the US than by the rules of a dictator and extremist nation.

Indeed he does. I’m not innocent by any stretch of the imagination and I did hold biased views on all Muslims…but Robin has helped me to see the error of my ways. It’s a difficult process but I’m trying very hard to let go of my biased views and see people for whom they are and not what I percieve them to be.

Hi Robin, I’ve been busy and haven’t had a chance to get back to you. How are you doing?