Muslims view westerners as greedy, fanatical and violent.

And, Westerners view Muslims much the same way. The demagogues are having a grand time dehumanizing the ordinary people on both sides.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HF24Ak02.html

WASHINGTON - The world views of Muslims and Westerners in many respects are mirror images, according to the results of a major new survey, which suggests that European Muslims, who held the most tolerant views, could be a bridge between the two groups.

"Many in the West see Muslims as fanatical, violent and ... lacking tolerance," according to an analysis of the survey by the Washington-based Pew Global Attitudes Project. "Muslims in the Middle East and Asia generally see Westerners as selfish, immoral and greedy as well as violent and fanatical."

The Pew analysis concluded that Muslims held "an aggrieved view of the West - they were much more likely than Americans or Western Europeans to blame Western policies for their own lack of prosperity. For their part, Western publics instead pointed to government corruption, lack of education and Islamic fundamentalism as the biggest obstacles to Muslim prosperity."

In many respects, the two groups hold mirror images, however. When asked to choose among a list of negative traits, Muslim and non-Muslim respondents saw in the other group, the survey found, that Muslims in the Middle East and Asia - often by large majorities - generally viewed Westerners as selfish, arrogant and violent. European Muslims, particularly those in France and Spain, however, tended to be far less damning about the traits of non-Muslims than in predominantly Muslim countries.

Greedy and violent are definite. We have the Rapturists, the my Country right or wrong crowd, hell, they are spot on in their assessment. The people in question have had their natural resources exploited ruthlessly and very little of the fantastic wealth generated has "trickled down" to the people in those areas. But the Dictators that we have propped up have made out quite well. They have a perfect right to be aggrieved!

but the Middle Eastern countries hold contempt for freedom of speech, human rights, and freedom of religion. They are not immune to criticism either.

they have more money than lots of westerners...

as long as you push Sharia law you can do what ever you want..didn't you get the memo? Just like the increasingly shrill Religious Right here in America.