Most Muslims aren't even all that anti-capitalist to begin with. They're highly critical of the superstructure (which they see as something foreign and dominating) but not of the base itself. They're happy to become extraordinarily wealthy so as long as they spend most of their money on their families and give at least 2.5% of it to charity.
Show any Muslim a picture of Dubai, then show them a picture of Havana and ask where they would rather live. 99% of the time they'll say Dubai, and it's not just because Dubai is rich either, it's because Muslims see their successes as a huge source of pride and honor, like they were able to beat the West at its own game.
Thomas Anderson
Baboons are fucking scary, man. they're like horrible half-man half-dog carnivorous goblins.
Pretty much. Muslim people (and boy how stupid is it to even talk about all these different cultures in one breath) are about as bad as any other kind of people. There is no inherent anti capitalism or anti colonialism in any of them. That a group is or was the victim of oppression is not a guarantee that they will become revolutionary, as the example of Israel should clearly show by now. That's the true tragedy; all of the injustice does not lead to redemption. Likely it's just a set up to more injustice.
Unrelated question, do you follow the political developments in Pakistan?
Bentley Perry
We haven't had a genuine Ummah since the death of Ali. Muslims are forever fractured until they get their Khilafah.
Not to mention there is a huge problem with what I call "Sunniocons": Sunni Muslims (mostly ones living in the West) who now hold that Russia, China, and India are the real big enemies. The US and EU are now the "lesser evils" because they're helping the so-called rebels get rid of Assad the Butcher. As soon as someone starts believing the crimes of the East are worse than the crimes of the West (as far as existing imperialism goes) you can tell they're headed down the NeoCon road. Not saying the East is totally innocent, but still.
Not as much as I follow American politics.
Tyler Nelson
Aha, so it's not just Zizek who has picked up on this. Damn. I really could use a primer on what the deal is with the MQM-L, MQM-P, and the PSP. It's all so maddeningly opaque from the outside.
He commented a few times on the new axis between the US, Israel, and the Gulf states. What you said sounded similar.
Liam Miller
I'm not even talking about that, I'm talking about the fact that many regular Sunni Muslims (some of whom are VERY critical of the Saudis even) are coming out in support of American imperialism in the Middle East just because "Assad is worse" or "Shia militias are just as bad as ISIS".
