Fitna

I don't have enough in-depth knowledge to evaluate Islam from the perspective of religious studies. But perhaps I can say that when comparing the age of Islam and Christianity, the stage of its present development falls approximately in the period of the Christian Crusades. And the killing of non-believers is also a bit more complicated than the standard media presentation (non-believer=atheist). Fanaticism, whether religious or ideological, is bad, but this "documentary" does not address that... From the point of view of an unbiased viewer, this is just a fifteen-minute montage of footage from Al-Jazeera and CNN, supplemented by excerpts from Dutch newspapers. In my eyes, this certainly does not make it an objective documentary, and it creates an absolutely perfect counterpoint to the Imams who, with a Kalashnikov in hand, promise jihad, but in terms of radicalism can actually shake hands with Geert Wilders. Bingo, hype. Hype that will set embassies on fire and once again nothing will change! (27/03/2008)