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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: (OT) They're not all crazy in Europe
Date: 28 Apr 2025 18:33:28 GMT
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:24:31 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> rbowman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
> 
>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:39:41 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
>>
>>> There are different Muslim sects. Some are much less aggressive than
>>> others.
>>> The Shiites, for example, aren't usually the "head choppers," that's
>>> nearly always the Sunnis. Guess which ones the U.S. cuddles up to?
>>> 
>>> Jews in Iran, for example, are not persecuted so long as they identify
>>> as Iranians and not Zionists (Israelis). Iran is a Shiite country.
>>
>> To further complicate it, Arabs are a small minority in Iran and
>> frequently persecuted. Iran inherited what was called Arabistan from
>> the Ottoman Empire and it's been a thorn in their side. The Persians
>> are an Indo-European people, or what was called Aryan before some
>> unfortunate 20th century events. They don't like Arabs, who are a
>> Semitic people.
>>
>> It's like one of those logic statements. Most Arabs are Moslems but
>> most Moslems aren't Arabs. The Arabs seem to be the least civilized.
> 
> Can you speak to their usage of Linux?  :-)

https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7318