Don't You Dare
Don't you dare lie to us about Islam
Don't you dare say ISIS is more than just a sham
The truth is Islam is all about peace and that's a fact
The truth is ISIS has no truth at all, it's all just an act
For just like Christianity, Islam has been misused
For just like Christianity, Islam has been abused
By power seeking maniacs who speak no truth at all
There’s never been a Holy War, to kill is not a call
That any true religious man has made and that’s a fact
For every real religion says it clear, to kill's an evil act.
So ISIS is just the latest in a line of liars that deceive,
They call upon confused kids with hatred they believe,
Not because it’s in the Quran or any true teachings anywhere,
But just some vile hate language with which they hope to scare
People who never really understood their religion teaches peace,
Just go read the original book, then from war there’ll be release.
Megalomaniacs spring up from every generation and should be ignored
Hitler was just one of many and what we know from him is still stored
No one can bring back the many millions of lives lost to dark charisma
But we can make a better effort to resist future deaths by a poisoner
Of minds by gross distortion and deliberate deceit of the easily led
By those who only seek power for themselves leaving many others dead.
©Rhumour
February 20th 2015
Dave D Poet Rhumour
Mon 23rd Feb 2015 03:06
Hello MC,
Yes the ISis crowd twist things by means of a known distortion of a text - how easy it is to do these things - Hitler was an expert in distortion and his ability to fool rather too many for rather too long was a very costly example of what happens when such people are left without sufficient challenge. The Nazi party simply wiped out many of the legitimate voices that tried and the governments of other countries were far too timid.
We cannot afford to let ISis use the same crushing techniques - it may be hard to reverse, but we see that Egypt's Grand Imman has called for the historical misreading of the Quran to be discredited. The plans for a joint Arab force to tackle terrorists is gaining support and that may have a part to play, but the fundamental need is for a squashing of the corrupted version of the text and the clarification of the true wording and meaning.
As with many languages, there is often a small difference between a positive and a negative aspect in a text, particularly when taken out of context.
The known changes in our own language contain notable anomalies such as 'It is the exception the proves the rule'. More logically that would have read as 'It is the exception that disproves the rule'. Without a true scholar making the distinctions between current and past meanings, many texts we read from historical documents can very easily be misused, even without deliberate intent.
This is of course why Latin is often used as a way to clarify meanings - 'Exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis', or 'exception confirms the rule in the cases not excepted'. Dead languages don't change, so can be used as a benchmark.
In everyday use, English changes through the slang terms used and through examples such as 'Bad' being used to say something is really good, etc. Sorry MJ, but I still prefer 'Good' and might produce an alternative Album sleeve... ;)
It is certainly hard to arrive at definitive interpretations that all will agree on - such is the mind sets of many who simply want conflict to persist in order to enable their own power base to rise.
I have no religious beliefs myself, but it is a great deal easier to respect any teachings that have a solid moral core along the lines of 'Goodwill to all men' and I see that is one of the statements most religions have offered to their followers, albeit the wording may vary a little.
One thing is surely clear to anyone with an open mind, allowing violence to suppress opposing views is a recipe for destruction of anything worthwhile that mankind has ever achieved.