Talk:Sunnis

Religious groups shouldn't be evaluated based on perceptions of their stance vis-a-vis the US. Iran and Hezbollah are no more arbiters of global Shiite opinion than Syria and al-Qaeda are of Sunni opinion. There are plenty of people of almost every conceivable religious conviction who like or dislike the United States or "the West." --WOVcenter 23:00, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

Well, Conservapedia is written from a pro-Christian and pro-American standpoint, so there will definitely be some opinion based on the American viewpoint of things. --Hojimachong^talk 23:03, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

That's reasonable, but classifying Shia as opposed to Sunni Muslims as unusually anti-American seems silly. As stated above, al-Qaeda is an extremist Sunni organization. The most anti-American insurgents in Iraq are usually Sunni. Obviously saying that the Iranian government is anti-American would be reasonable, since anti-Americanism is a basis of Iranian policy. There are lots of Shia who aren't Iranian though, or who despise the Islamic Republic. The subtelty seems important. --WOVcenter 03:39, 13 March 2007 (EDT)