Why is that where there are Muslims there's trouble?

[R1Geezer]

Another example from the religion of peace? Still at least the Chinese seem to have an effective solution!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/ 8139065.stm
How long before the rest of the world has had enough?

[Buenchico]

Could it just be that people who feel oppressed tend to rise up against those who they regard as their oppressors (irrespective of the particular religious or political groups involved)?

Northern Ireland is only just returning to stability after those who fought for the rights of the Catholic community finally (and thankfully) pushed aside much of the oppression that they faced. (Not a Muslim in sight in that conflict). Whereas the country with world's largest Muslim population is currently conducting what appears to be a free and fair democratic election without any hint of violence. (i.e. Indonesia).

Chris

[trt]

Similar post last night Geezer.

[paraffin]

Grow up, Geezer, stop trying to play the race card all the time.

[Kromovaracun]

Just when I thought we'd hit the base level of ignorance, Geezer throws me a shovel.

Thank you, R1. You've demonstrated to me a whole new plane of ignorance.

[jake-the-peg]

I think Geezer deserves a blue badge for irony.

A Briton saying where there are muslims there's trouble is hillarious.

Saving Antartica I don't think there can be a single continent in the world that we haven't sent soldiers to fight in.

Actually that might be a good general knowledge quiz
"Countries where British soldiers have yet to kill someone"

[anotheoldgit]

Britain, so watch out jake.

[R1Geezer]

so organised milatary operations are equavalent to rabid nutters going on the rampage because they belive a different fairy tale to others! Right oh Jake.

[Quinlad]

Deepcut?

[123everton]

AOG we have had a civil war and a few invasions in our time, although not recently.
Geezer you're way off the mark with this one it's not a case of religion it's more a case of race.
The Uighurs have been there for centuries it's not they who have changed (much) it's the government.
It's all one China now and they feel marginilised by it and a few other things too, the P.R.C are lagely in effect state sponsored atheists, all religion is only tolerated (just) and tightly controlled.
The common conception of the Chinese of the Uighur is similar to our conceptions of the gypsies.
Scroll down to Julnar's question on the subject, more information there.

[Gromit]

Geezer supporting the Communists gooks. Has hell frozen over?

[jake-the-peg]

No Geezer they're not equivilent

Rabid mobs normally kill people in their own countries!

Organized military operations normally involve travelling thousands of miles to kill foreigners

[sqad617]

Geezer.......don't take any notice.......the object of Islam is to become world wide whatever the means and whatever the cost.

[jake-the-peg]

As opposed to the object of the British empire whose objectives were to..........

[sqad617]

Jake.....what has that got to do with it?

[jake-the-peg]

My point is that Geezer's title is "Where there are Muslim's there's trouble"

I think much of the world might think "Where there's British there's trouble"

We have a history of taking violence around the world and protecting our "interests" at the point of a gun.

I think the term "gunboat diplomacy" was coined to describe our behaviour.

We even pushed drugs to the Chinese and fought a war to continue to do so.

So I think Geezer's title is rather ironic.

[sqad617]

Jake ...I see your point, but that was 100yrs ago!!!!!!

Also this is a religious "take over" the British Empire was not and I hope that your are not thinking what is good for the British 100yrs ago is good for Islam today.

Jake it is a worry.

[jake-the-peg]

OK how about Suez? that was a little more recent wasn't it. We conspired with the French and Israeliis to invade Egypt.

And I'm sure there have been some more recent examples where we invaded other countries - I can't put my finger on them right now!

[sqad617]

Jake....I am not talking about a land invasion, I am taliking about a mind and cultural invasion enforced by acts of violence........far mor sinister.

[Booldawg]

Does this mean that Islam must include China into their 'Jihad'?

I doubt even Al Quaeda will fancy picking a fight with China.

[123everton]

Sqd, the Church did indeed march behind the army during the Imperial wars, as a point of fact the Boxer Rebellion (or Boxer Uprising, take ya pick) was a violent reaction to the spread of Christianity in China and especially the so called "Rice Christians" we also invaded a sovreign (neutral) country Iran in 1941 (Operation Countenance), India had a whole new govermental system imposed upon it as did Malaya which survive to this day.
This riot in China HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION, it is a race riot.
The Uighur feel (in some ways rightly) that they are discriminated against, they feel that they are not afforded the full protection of the law and are often the recipients of undue and unfair attention off the police.
There are historical cultural reasons for this (see Julnar's question below) are well known, these attitudes were not a problem until the economic diaspora as a result of reform and opening.
The great leaps forward (couldn't resist that) in China's infrastructure has also allowed inward investment from other areas of China, which can cause resentment and envy in the region.
Malaysia had a bout of very violent anti Chinese riots about 10 years ago, it's nothing new or unusual.