The Inside Assyria Discussion Forum #5

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Dhimmi
Posted by pancho (Moderator) - Friday, August 8 2008, 23:43:24 (CEST)
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5. They became second-class citizens and have been persecuted for centuries.

This is another blatant lie. It was Christians whjo trwated other Christians as second class citizens...as well as Jews and Muslims. Considering that Islam combines religion with civil law, it would have been unjust to submit Christians and Jews to the same laws...had the Muslims done so you can imagine how we would have complained about THAT! Instead they extended the courtesy and respect to religious minorities of allowing them to be ruled by their own religious leaders and laws, so long as these did not conflict with keeping the peace and an ordered society. Certainly the Muslims COULD have forced the Christians and Jews to live solely under sharia law...but that would have shown disrespect to their own religions and the Muslims refused to show such intolerance...the jizzya was a most reasonable tax...in fact Caliphs had to discourage Christians from converting because the loss in taxes was too great...needless to say it was a blessing to be exempt from military service..meaning that while Muslim fathers and sons left their farms, businesses and families behind to face warfare in distant lands, Christians and Jews could continue with their lives...hardly "persecution".

Which brings us to the complaint that Christians were "persecuted"..they were not. They were punished for rebellion, not for their religious beliefs...which the ancient Assyrians also visited on those who rebelled against them...as for the nationalists; their ridiculous claims and speeches and "action" came under the heading of sedition, which is illegal in every country on earth.

As I've said before, and never as an insult; it is necessary to remain completely ignorant and stupid as well to be a "real" Assyrian. You have to reman ignorant of language, history, politics, government and so many facets of higher civilization in order to believe and say the amazingly dumb and dumber things they say and believe.

"Assyria" is a doomed anmd stupid place so long as these assholes represent it. That isn't my "opinion"...it's fact, based on THEIR words and actions.



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