If you believe he is a leader, symbol, hero, eternal, wise, strategist, impeccable, exclusive, fair, educated, comrade, Lieutenant-General (highest military rank in 6 years military career), father, loving, doctor, reformer, secular, early starter of his working day, fighting corruption, building modern Syria, maintaining the country and region’s stability, protecting Lebanon, fighting Israel, protecting the Palestinian people, fighting for their cause, defusing all conspiracies against Arabs, fighting imperialism, facing a UNIVERSAL (yes, from universe) conspiracy, cracking down on terrorism in general, finishing Syria’s armed gangs, and spreading the spirit of Arabism, unification, freedom and socialism, then I think you truly deserve to be his slave, kneeling on your knees and kissing his poster. Even better, if his father previously did all these things, and still his qualities exceeded the above top marks, then he truly deserve you worship him FOREVER.
Ok, let’s forget the moukhabarat and Syrian TV descriptions and return to reality. Actually, this is a known medical case in psychology; it’s called Stockholm Syndrome. Wikipedia says it’s a ‘paradoxical psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of defending them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness’.
Some current and old Lebanese political leaders may slightly compete with this, but we are dealing here with possibly the worst official cult of personality this region has ever seen in modern history. Sadly, in their current states, I can assert that even North Korea could earn the title ‘Syria of the East’!
Moreover, Wikipedia quotes the FBI’s Hostage Barricade Database System which shows that roughly 27% of victims show evidence of Stockholm Syndrome. We can then conclude that 73% of Syria’s population are currently protesting or taking a stand against the regime.
Isn’t Mohammad the one who taught people to worship an invisible God that somehow satisfied all of his perverse sexual desires to have little girls as brides, marry his step-sons wife, and have an unknown number of wives and concubines? Wage war to rob people who did not believe in him? Order the killing of the men, seizing the women as property, and then marry the widows and orphans of his fallen soldiers? Yeah, you’re right, people are fools! They must be sick to follow such a leader and his invisible God who ordered these things but only to him and if you deny it you have two more choices: pay a tax to him or die.
Well…at least these peoples’ God is a real person!
I did think a lot about letting this comment going through, because It’s offensive. But I did that because I believe in free speech, and in facing the ‘wrong’ argument with an opposite argument, rather than censorship or verbal violence. I agree on that you shouldn’t be afraid to say what goes in your mind.
You have given this extreme example to do an analogy that doesn’t exist. I am not going to discuss the religious aspects of your claims, especially that I don’t fancy religious solutions or systems. I am hoping another reader would refute them instead. But for the sake of the argument, we live in an age where all humans are equal, and their rights are protected. Nothing justify the wrong of breaching these ideals, whether for a religious, historic or old personality.
I do agree with Zak on the freedom of speech. But I do stress to add, one of the essential elements of freedom of speech is respect. And as our Prophet Mohamed peace be upon him preached and taught us, Islam our religion is one based on behavior and conduct. And though you’ve bluntly expressed your rage and disprespect against our Prophet, it gives me every right as a muslim to be outraged and maybe respond to your allegations in a savage manner BUT I will not. I choose not to. Maybe that might give u a glimpse of who Mohamed really was.
As for the assumptions you’ve associated with Prophet Mohamed quoted below:
“have little girls as brides, marry his step-sons wife, and have an unknown number of wives and concubines? Wage war to rob people who did not believe in him? Order the killing of the men, seizing the women as property, and then marry the widows and orphans of his fallen soldiers”
I will balme it on your lack of knowledge. There is no point defending someone whose reputation and legacy exceeded his time.
Just think why converts to Islam tops number one and maybe that would be the cause why you will select the path to knowing who Mohamed was.
well Sarah Muhammad peace be upon him,married a lot of women so that they teach every detail in his life to us, as they were the ones who are most close to him.
prophet Muhammad was the most merciful human being who walked on this earth, he always wanted what is better for humanity.if you read his biography and thought deeply of his actions you will know that he is the greatest person who walked on this earth.
Omg shu hal maskhara !
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I have been read about that horrible psychical disease at stockholm syndrome site about..
and i still do not get, how someone can be so stupid to hide all horrible activities of their captors?
So many families had a nearly same problem but on media is so low info about this syndrome…but why…they must say to all woman about this and about to stop hide captors, they must ask someone to help…