@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io you should cool it with your "Americans are stupid" nonsense... I'm certain if I walked around my city in Japan, or dropped over to Korea or China, most people wouldn't know or think about that difference Tbh, I'm pretty confident I could walk around European or Aussie/NZ cities and most random people would say that's an Islamic phrase, even if they realize it is spoken in Arabic. --- Does most of the world know that "Amen" is Abrahamic, and that it is also used by Jews and Muslims? Are they all ignorant if they don't? --- Just a few days ago there was a (small) protest against a mosque in Tokyo - protesting its existence - because, to quote one woman literally - "I should probably learn more about them (Muslims), but they scare me. What if they are terrorists?" Ignorant people aren't confined - or even congregate - in one place or country. --- Although ignorance takes a lot of different forms.... Interesting that "call the American who doesn't understand Islam an idiot" is just a variation of "Castigate the infidel" when you think about it... Which *is* a typical Islamic terrorist POV... Interesting. Something to think about when sitting quietly, away from social media. Maybe I'm all full of nonsense... wouldn't be the first time --- Or by "the world" did you mean American and Europe, like so many on social media seem to? Maybe you should take some of that Google & Amazon money and do a "sabbatical" and travel a bit...learn something about the rest of the world Or - cheaper version - STFU about how "stupid we Americans are" (I know you're a Californian) and just accept that a lot of things aren't obvious to a lot of people, and teach I *think* that's an Islamic tenant... #justAnIdea