{"id":8547,"date":"2016-07-13T06:30:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T22:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacksonwu\/?p=8547"},"modified":"2016-07-07T13:50:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T05:50:33","slug":"how-the-west-shames-the-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacksonwu\/2016\/07\/13\/how-the-west-shames-the-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"How the West shames the rest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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People wonder why the rest of the world gets angry at Western countries. In the early 2000s, one leader said that \u201cthey hate our freedom.\u201d Not even close. If you want to know why the angry, one can simply observe how Westerners shame Muslims.<\/p>\n

Be aware that we can shame other people, even without knowing it.<\/p>\n

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How Westerners Shame Muslims<\/span><\/h1>\n

I\u2019ve linked a number of recent articles pointing out the same phenomenon. Below, you\u2019ll see a compilation of quotes that summarize the key idea.<\/p>\n

After Attacks on Muslims, Many Ask: Where Is the Outpouring?<\/a> (NY Times, July 5, 2016)<\/p>\n

\u201cMore deaths in Iraq in the last week than Paris and Orlando combined but nobody is changing their profile pics, building colours, etc.,\u201d Kareem Rahaman wrote on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy isn\u2019t #PrayForIraq trending?\u201d Razan Hasan of Baghdad posted on Twitter<\/a>. \u201cOh yeah no one cares about us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHira Saeed of Ottawa asked on Twitter why Facebook had not activated its<\/a> S<\/a>afety C<\/a>heck<\/a> feature<\/a> after recent attacks as it did for Brussels, Paris and Orlando, <\/a>Fla.<\/a>, and why social media had not been similarly filled with the flags of Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq. \u201cThe hypocrisy is the western world is strong,\u201d she wrote<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Baghdad bombing: Isis\u2019s most deadly attack in weeks is the one the world probably cares about least<\/a> (Independent, July 4, 2016)<\/p>\n

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\u201cCar bombings in Baghdad conjure up no hashtags, no Facebook profile pictures with the Iraqi flag, and no Western newspaper front pages of\u00a0victims\u2019 names and life stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why don\u2019t we stand with Turkey, like we did with Paris and Orlando?<\/a> (Independent, June 30, 2016)<\/p>\n

\u201cSo why is it that when an attack like Brussels or Orlando happens, the world is forced to mourn (quite rightly)\u00a0and the West becomes the centre of the world\u2019s gravity yet when the producers of indiscriminate explosions strike in Beirut, Baghdad or Istanbul, it merits fleeting news coverage at best?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why we forget Muslim terror victims<\/a> (Cnn.com, June 29, 2016)<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce more, there\u2019s far less outrage when the victims of terrorism are Muslim. I don\u2019t see any world leaders flying to Istanbul to march in public protests against extremism<\/a>, after all, even though there\u2019s been more violence from terrorists in Turkey than many other countries.<\/p>\n

Some Muslims think this double standard is a clear instance of Islamophobia.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We Prayed For Paris \u2014 But What About Istanbul? <\/a>(Huffington Post, June 29, 2016)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Facebook turned on its safety check feature, which allows users to mark themselves as safe during a crisis, it did not provide a filter that lets users easily modify their profile picture with an overlay of the Turkish flag, as they did with the French flag after the Paris attacks.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apathy Shames<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Apathy breeds anger because apathy reckons people as having little value<\/em>, which is the essence of shaming. It is very natural that Westerners would be empathetic towards those they regard as cultural \u201cinsiders\u201d (e.g. Orlando, Europeans, etc.). So, the injured & dead (among the insiders) are memorialized (i.e. honored).<\/p>\n

Over time, this pattern of shaming behavior fosters deep seeded anger even hatred towards the West. Someone might reply, \u201cI just didn\u2019t think about it.\u201d That is precisely the point.<\/p>\n

Shame comes in many forms. It is a practical issue that shapes everything from personal relationships to politics. Of course, Christians should be conscious of honor-shame dynamics in their own community. We don\u2019t want to settle for what it merely \u201cnatural\u201d (only honoring cultural insiders).<\/p>\n

I leave you with a few questions for reflection:<\/p>\n

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  • How might apathetic shaming be a factor in your ministry?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • How might we honor cultural outsiders in order to reflect the fact we want all nations to be \u201cinsiders\u201d with respect to God\u2019s family?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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