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**ChrisGoldstein** · 07-03-2012, 12:50 PM

To me, his opinion is obviously meant for an exclusive group - made more-so because of the abrasiveness of the message (we're all implicated, how can we turn on ourselves? The message makes us feel very uncomfortable in our positions.) and the "conspiracy theory" serves to mobilize that group in 2 waves - first in withdrawal (as much as possible, those who are in the group are just as implicated as the rest of us) and engagement (only after the movement has snowballed to a proportion where it can completely and totally sever any ties with the previous group).

Personally, I have to say that not everything is neatly explained with charts and tables and his message is not quite as straight-forward as it might appear at first glance (at least for some of us). Even non-Muslims are feeling an urge to pull away from the current economic system in various ways so I am of the opinion that this (urge) is beyond theoretical.

[Edit: BTW - I don't know Imran Hossain and this was the first time I ever listened to him so I have no idea about his background or the politics behind the message, aside from what he explicitly states and from what I guess]

07-03-2012, 12:50 PM	#13
ChrisGoldstein Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	To me, his opinion is obviously meant for an exclusive group - made more-so because of the abrasiveness of the message (we're all implicated, how can we turn on ourselves? The message makes us feel very uncomfortable in our positions.) and the "conspiracy theory" serves to mobilize that group in 2 waves - first in withdrawal (as much as possible, those who are in the group are just as implicated as the rest of us) and engagement (only after the movement has snowballed to a proportion where it can completely and totally sever any ties with the previous group). Personally, I have to say that not everything is neatly explained with charts and tables and his message is not quite as straight-forward as it might appear at first glance (at least for some of us). Even non-Muslims are feeling an urge to pull away from the current economic system in various ways so I am of the opinion that this (urge) is beyond theoretical. [Edit: BTW - I don't know Imran Hossain and this was the first time I ever listened to him so I have no idea about his background or the politics behind the message, aside from what he explicitly states and from what I guess]
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