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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
This is my interpretation of the events... I may be out to lunch.. but it seems that many posters here have no idea about the geopolitical ramifications of why this stupid movie was created in the first place.
So, why? Was it simply to 'show that Islam is violent'? No.
In my opinion, this movie was created to destabilize these new fledgling democracies. To ensure that democracy never happens in those nations. To ensure that radical clerics remain in control of the people. Why? Because they are 'easier to control' that way.
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While I agree with a lot of points that you made in your post, I will say that I would follow Occam's razor on this one - I think this guy is acting for the the same reasons Reverend Terry Jones acts...because he thinks it's right. He thinks a video this crazy actually has a place and is going to benefit (or alternatively, that he's an attention whore. Either seem accurate to both people). Maybe I missed an interview with him where he admitted something...but I can't see him wanting to actively destabilize an area. Though if he did, I admit he's got some pretty damn accurate predictions.
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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Don't believe me... watch some non-western documentaries - or documentaries by people like John Pilger who actually try to find the truth and expose it. I may come off as some crazy 'conspiracy theory nut-job', but at least try and see what both sides have to say, rather than just one. Get the whole picture before you label a country, or a race, or a religion as 'wrong'. Get informed before you decide to jump on the hate bandwagon.
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After having read and watched a lot of Pilger's stuff, I find you have to take it with a grain of salt. He does fight for the opposite side and provides an often ignored view, but he is also a media outlet himself and is prone to making his own bias. Freedom Next Time is pretty heavy with peculiarities in Pilger's writing and what stats he decides to bring to the table. Is it good to know more than one side? Undoubtedly. I just think we can't accept Pilger's version as more "truth" than another. It's quite an unfortunate situation, but in order to find the truth, you have to interpolate between different sources and discern what is bias reporting and what is actually happening.