As usual, you distort things by implying that people said or think things that they didn’t actually say or think. You do it all the time on this forum. Nobody on here has suggested there was peace in the world before Islam. Nobody on here has said the Romans were nice people.
We’re not talking about what any other mob did prior to now, we’re talking about what effect the scourge of Islam is having on the world right now.
If you want to deny that Islam is causing serious problems right now in every single country in which it’s established a foothold, and is starting to cause serious problems right here in Australia, then you’re a naive fool who needs to take your head out of the sand and get in touch with reality.
Wars and conflicts happen. It happen because each side's interests does not align.
To put religion as the cause of the current conflict in the Middle East is a bit too naive and way too much ignorance of current affairs and historical context.
Take our debates. Are we debating on opposite sides because you're an Australian and I am not? You're a Catholic and White (i'm assuming) and I am not? Maybe we're not agreeing because we have different perspective, read different books and see the world differently... race or religion or age... these factors are also different between you and I, but are they the cause of our debates?
So why is it that when a Muslim does something (bad) it's Islam, but when a Muslim does not do bad, or do some good, it's not Islam but it's... Western value influencing those Muslims?
And I did not put words in your mouth. You really got to think things through and understand the implications of what you're saying. I just flesh out what you're implying.
So Muslims causes terror and unemployment and bad stuff wherever they go... Firstly, you got statistics to back that up? No. But for argument's sake let say that that's true. How do you know it's not other factors about these nasty Muslims that cause the terror, what made you think it's all just Islam?
Let say you're a Catholic. Are all your actions based on the teachings of the Bible and Jesus Christ? Or the Pope?
Do you dislike Muslims because Jesus told you or it's written somewhere or some priests lecture it?
As I've said before, I'm not denying that the terrorists we're talking about are not motivated or influenced by Islam to some extend... but If you look a bit closer, maybe the part of Islam that motivates and drove them to acts of terror against us is not that Islam is evil and tell all its followers to kill, but that the terrorists see their religion, their faith and their "brothers" being insulted and whatever other injustices they see or perceived... and from that they wage war (Jihad, Holy War) on us - their enemies.
The Zionist Jews have done it against British interests in Palestine - are we to say Judaism is evil and what not? The Christian American rebels commit terrorism against the Brits during the revolutionary war... these current Arab Muslims are waging war against us and our interests... maybe Islam is not the cause, but one of the tools and weapons they could use.
So kick Islam and treat all your fellow Australians of Islamic faith if it makes you feel safe... I'm sure better minds in charge of our security know the difference.