The main course: Persecution and Bullying

I know it is bad to be intolerant of other people's views if they clash with our own but I will say this: if a view is based on dehumanising others, if it promotes selfishness and allows racism and bigotry to prevail then I do not believe it is bad to oppose it.
I would go a step further and say it is probably better to oppose it than to slip into the shadows lest our silence becomes complicit with all we find so abhorrent.

~It is not true that if we disagree with something that is inherently twisted that our are disapproval is on a par with intolerance.
~I believe that any type of persecution should find empathy in those who believe that persecution is inherently wrong. In all walks of life it is the primary attacker who must be confronted and seriously addressed, not the innocent and persecuted.
~The new order appears to disregard this and charge full-steam ahead .. pushing all morality and even humanity off a precipice into an abyss. Persecution and bullying appear to be the main course and some are making a meal of it.
Sadly, people's lives hang in the balance while our feelings of helplessness become more and more tangible. Our frustration escalates and all we appear to have is the need to vent over and over again.
If only the pen were indeed mightier than the sword..
If only.

Shaken by what we see, people, who through no fault of their own, are figuratively and literally flung about with no place to call their home; all the result of power games and greed ... we are traumatised to witness too many who lead such comfortable lives blame these very people rather than offer a helping hand or at the very least some basic understanding.
I find it impossible to be so bereft of compassion.. I find it inhuman.

NO hint of a death threat.

A phrase such as ALLAH AKBAR is one that in today's atmosphere may need its definition bolstered especially for people who are unfamiliar with what it alludes to and are therefore unable to comprehend everyday usage of it.
Allah Akbar everyone knows means God is great; greater than anything, everything, anyone and everyone. There is no awe greater than that inspired by Him.
What SOME MAY NOT REALISE is that the phrase, in essence, bears no link whatsoever with suicidal or murderous attempts. Quite the contrary. It's simply just one of so many phrases that primarily confirm our surrender to Him and Him alone and our trust in our belief that nothing and no one can ever override His will and His plan for each and every one of us on this earth.
With our daily lives so often being underlined with overwhelming and bewildering uncertainties, it follows on quite naturally that only through our reflection upon Him, within and without, is how we may ultimately find comfort.
 Phrases such as Allah Akbar don't only cancel out all uncertainty as we know it but also shine a light on the frailty of all our foreplanning which though necessary to some extent, is essentially only necessary in order for us to get by. What we do all need however, regardless of what faith we practice, are not plans but aspirations, not empty nihilistic notions but deeds guided by conscience; words and thoughts capable of inspiring peace and serenity; all such that are able to filter through to our inner being.
With reference to our limitations, for those of us with faith in His light and His light alone in whatever form it shines forth to us for it cannot be too direct lest we get blinded by its indescribable force,  it once again follows on quite naturally that only through our reflection upon Him, within and without is how and when we may feel blessed in finding inner peace.
Such is what Allah Akbar points to ... a reassurance, both consolation and inspiration from Him through dedication in our lives to make good of ourselves in whatever way we can.

Here, to round off, is that much reiterated and soothing phrase in its original form:
الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ   (Verse 28 of Surat el Ra'ad, THUNDER)
(Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction and comfort in the remembrance of Allah; for without doubt, in that reflection do hearts find comfort and satisfaction.')