Stupidity never ceases...

I woke up at 2 p.m. today and found this video while looking around the web. There are many things that should be discussed (why is it that no one discusses these things? I mean there are loads of other videos about the same thing and pretty much every book in Barnes and Nobles talks about the dangers of Islam, but......no one REALLY discusses this.....you know what I mean?). Hats off to the courage of the German government to recognize the threat of the Muslim population. If only there was something they could do to encourage a "pure religion" or maybe a "master religion." It is clear that the film implies that Muslims are not on the level of Christians so you can call them....I don't know....maybe sub-Christians. Yes that works until you can replace Christian with Human. I wonder if Israelis can see the irony in this.

The video concludes saying Christians should have more babies and "spread the gospel with the whole world." Yes, there should be a "Crusade" to spread the world and convert those evil Muslims. We should go to the Holy Land, drive out most of the population, invade other Muslim countries, and establish military bases in all the Muslim countries. That would be a worthy "Crusade" indeed.

On a serious note (the only one of this whole post), this reminds me of another documentary I saw on youtube called Zeitgeist. They talk about two totally different subjects but the tone and style seem pretty much the same. They connect various different events to create a more grand plot that capitalizes on peoples' fears about certain events and exploit those fears to maximum effect. Everyone who disagrees with this is either a mindless sheep or evil terrorist. They both also have vague conclusions for how to deal with this (although having more babies is a concrete step, little is given beyond that). Here is something the turn back the tide of stupid.

P.S. The video on Islam is posted by the youtube account friendofmuslim. Think about the last time you had a friend who was this scared of you when they saw you. Were they a true friend?

goodbyes

Yesterday we had a goodbye party for a friend who is leaving for Bahrain. Although I was kind of bitter for awhile about somethings that had happened here in Egypt, I really enjoyed coming here and would not have traded this opportunity for anything else. I was riding in a cab and looking out at everything going on in the streets and felt oddly at peace for some reason. Maybe I just feel this way because last night I booked my ticket to Turkey and leave in two weeks. Hopefully this last two weeks will wrap up everything that has happened in Egypt. I am also now doing a blog in Arabic. If you know Arabic you should check it out.

A long time passed...

It's been awhile since I've updated this because I could never keep prospective posts focused. Life in Egypt has slowed to a grinding halt. What was once exciting faded when I realized there isn't that much to do in Egypt. At least it seems that way. People mostly use their free time by going to coffee shops and gossiping about others (even though it is expressly forbidden in Islam). There are night clubs but they are full of sketchy types who will try to take your money at every turn if they think you are American. Worse is that Palestine feels a million miles away from here. There are posters from Gaza already torn and faded on all the buildings and trains but little else. The country that was once the capital of the non-aligned movement and the center for the PLO has been tamed and given up on such aspirations like that.

It's possible that there is more of Egypt to see but at this point I've had so much trouble with scamers and people who never show up that I doubt I'll see it any time soon. Well guess its time to hit Dave's ESL Cafe and see what jobs are around.