Apple Mecca: Our Open Letter to Radical Muslim Politburo

Dear radical Muslim comrades! While you are the best allies the Left could ever have in the great patriotic war against American Capitalism, there are limits in every relationship, even the most intimate one like ours.

Thus, your latest that the Store in New York amounts to a deliberate insult to (because it resembles in Mecca) is not just inane, it's an unprovoked stab in the back. This isn't how good allies treat one another.

Yes, our cube-shaped Apple store resembles Ka'bah - so what? It's not like your real Mecca. To be more like the real Mecca it must have crushing thousands of geeks to death every year, aggravated by outbreaks of dysentery among huge crowds of Apple users crammed together in anti-sanitary conditions.



It must also have , it must require that female Apple users be covered from head to toe in black robes hiding their faces, and a never-ending stream of hundreds of thousands of nerds must be moving around the Apple store day and night in mind-numbing circles every day of the year. If that were to take place, you might rightfully seethe over Apple's blasphemous imitation of your holiest cite. Otherwise, you might as well claim that ice cubes in Ted Kennedy's vodka on a lunch break are made in the image of Ka'bah cube. Come on! Comrades don't do this to comrades.



We supported you when you into recalling 800,000 shoes because the English word "Air" in its logo the Arabic lettering for one of the 99 names for Allah.

We laughed in approval when you shook down a Swiss supermarket chain, forcing it to withdraw with Zodiac signs because the Virgo symbol, when seen upside down "could be taken to resemble the word Allah" in Arabic.

We cheered on your heroic boycott of imperialist Coca-Cola because its logo, if , sort of reads "no Muhammad, no Mecca" in Arabic. We nodded when your complains forced the corporate Burger King to because the line-drawing on the lid resembled Arabic lettering for Allah.

We gloated when British banks and British stores because they might offend Muslims.

We refrained from comments when you rioted against the , killing 200, burning churches, and destroying property.

We the riots over the never happened.

We did our best to help you get away with 9/11 by framing it as a legitimate response of the oppressed minorities against Western imperialism, and by positioning the WTC victims as "." We blamed the attack on the Bush administration, or on the Mossad, or on both.

We explained your kidnappings, beheadings, hijackings, bombings, and sniping as a heroic fight against the reactionary occupiers. We accepted and rationalized a great deal of your shenanigans, including the pointless murders of policemen, civilians, construction workers, partygoers, vacationers, children on the way to school. But Apple Computer Inc. (PBUH) is where we must draw the line, comrades.



Apple is a progressive company that supports the revolution, donates to liberal causes, and even created a "" iPod and gift card (to help fight AIDS among African Muslims). Most importantly, it encourages the American populace to abandon its pig-headedness and (that is, conform to narrow guidelines of political correctness and avoid thoughtcrime).

Their marketing slogan was most likely inspired by the French deconstructionist philosopher Michel Foucault, who called for the West to think different - and he himself followed this rule to the logical point of converting to Islam, embracing Khomeini's theocracy in Iran, and ending up by

Some say that the Apple cult is reminiscent of Islam. That Apple zealots are intolerant of non-Apple products, they proselytize, despise non-believers and deem converts to PC (apostates) unworthy of living. They treat the as holy scripture (the Macintosh Quran coming soon). They perform frequent virtual hadjj to , and pronounce fatwas against Microsoft and Bill Gates. They believe that there is no OS but Mac OS. Finally, they regard .

But this is where the similarities end.

In fact, Apple users are more like what the media refers to as "moderate Muslims." They don't issue death threats to apple sauce manufacturers who put pictures of apples on their labels. They don't demonstrate with placards saying "Behead those who insult Mac OS," and "Nerds will dominate the world." They don't burn down and vandalize CompUSA stores. They don't riot over Dell commercials. And they don't sneak into PC-equipped corporate offices and blow themselves up in the name of Apple and its prophet Steve Jobs.

So how about a tradeoff? You leave Apple alone, and we'll find you a different great excuse to boil and seethe with rage.

Are you familiar with the insensitive American tradition to carve crescent-shaped windows in the doors of their outhouses? "Protect the Muslim Crescent" would be a great, clean campaign allowing you to channel your massive creative energy into protecting Islam from this real and present danger. We will send out our activists to gather exact names and locations of the blasphemous wooden cabins, so you can demonstrate in front of them and possibly burn them down - to reinforce the positive image of Islam as a true force of peace in this world.




because the English word "Air" in its logo allegedly resembled the Arabic lettering for Allah. How do you say "Think different" in Arabic?



because its logo, if flipped horizontally and tweaked slightly, sort of reads "no Muhammad, no Mecca" in Arabic.



Muslim complains forced the corporate Burger King to because the line-drawing on the lid, if turned sidewise, resembled Arabic lettering for Allah. Hm, if Dubya resembles Allah, then... Oh no! I just thought myself a thoughtcrime, comrades! Must think different!



If you have other examples of how Muslim grievances help us move progress forward, post them here.





Observe this discussion on TUAW.com (the unofficial Apple blog)



The original title was changed in an Orwellian way from [PARTY-CENSORED] to what it is now - under the pressure of the progressive unwashed intelligentsia which shines at its best here. Comrade O'Brien must feel very proud.

One of the agendas in that discussion is to debunk the perceived right-wing logic (which they think affects all right-wingers): "SOME Muslims do it, therefore ALL Muslims do it." How do they debunk it? By confronting it with their own, "very different" logic: "SOME Muslims didn't do it, therefore NO Muslims have ever done it."

Such logic must be the most immediate result of the "Think different" dogma. So useful in class struggle.



Using this principle, the progressive posters quickly uncover the main culprit: the Jew and his tool, . They expose MEMRI as a biased Zionist source, quoting which is, of course, an absolutely unbiased and unaffiliated group.

Then there's the official Apple Gazette that basically follows the same guidelines.



The title, the article, and the comments imply that, just like the progressive community in the West is unified under the Party banners of uniformed diversity, so is the Muslim community worldwide unified into a solid block under the banner of the progressive Muslim Politburo.

Quite a projection.

Which only proves the point of the story above.

One detail that they all have avoided is rather fiery comments and threats posted by SOME Muslims underneath this SFGate.com story below. Apparently, one of the sub-dogmas under the "Think different" dogma is, "if it can't be explained, it means it never happened."



(In case SFGate decides to revise history, we copied their entire page with comments and )



That's the spirit!

But the most important (and unmentioned) part of the story is that the appeared on October 11, 2006, while the offended rhetoric by SOME Muslims started appearing under the SFGate.com story since May, 2006.

The point of this posting is not to instigate a fight between Apple and Muslims, nor to promote hate. It is to show the mechanics of how the world is becoming an uncomfortable place because SOME "Muslims" and SOME "progressives" live with their heads permanently implanted in their asses. What exactly they see there we don't know, but it certainly creates within them the illusion that they can impose their will on the rest of us.


 

Yes, on the surface, Apple seems to be a very Progressive, socially concerned company. The only down side? Apple appears to be the computer of choice for increasing numbers of right wing reactionary hatemongers. Next time you are hanging out in an Apple store, feeling smug, hip and ultra-Progressive, remember that some of your fellow Apple users include Glenn Beck, Tammy Bruce and... *gasp* Rush Limbaugh!

Hmmm... maybe a jihad against Apple isn't such a bad idea after all! (Well, it would kinda suck for me but hey, all for the Common Good, right?)
 

And let's not forget Comrade S. Bunny's contribution to the Greater Good™


 

 

Too many people state their views in the positive - "this is what I believe in, this is what I am for." Much more difficult and courageous is to fight for what you are against! And, make sure to teach the children... there are a legacy of grievances that knot the binds.


 

Evil, pure evil and we must defeat evil at all cost!
 

These guys need to get their own cause and quit hijacking (pun intended) everyone else's. There is a manual for this:


 

I'd like to get me a pair of those Nikes they look pretty fly...
 

The Cube is the unique property of the People. All other Cubes are "false cubes". Once Apple paints there new little store red, then and only then will we continue negotiations on what OS we will use after the revolution.

Thats all I have to say on the matter.
 

To radical Muslim politburo:
Think period!
 

Our great leader Stalin appreciated rule by the sword. Please surrender your arms so we can join forces with our tolerant friends!


 

 

 

 

It only shows how much we have in common. Our Muslim brothers worship a cube-like icon and those who mock the cube are persecuted and rightfully put to the sword. Those who mock The People's Cube are persecuted for crimes against the People and quickly sent to the Gulag. Our liberal friends at Apple also worship a cube. We are all brothers!
 

 

 

 

This is truly a problem comrades. Just the other day I was inspecting one of the many fine Publik Edukashonal establishments our Commonwealth has to offer when I saw *GASP* a glorious noble educator drawing a square on the blackboard! A SQUARE COMRADES, A SQUARE! The situation could have escalated resulting in a full blown cube! The Commandant of the Skool and I took immediate progressive action to cancel skool for a month till everything is revised, send the glorious noble educator to the gulag... for life, and inform the parents we will be keeping the kids at the skool for a month to continue their re-education in safe circular shaped class rooms (it would be a crime if we left them in the hands of their parents for a month!).

To prevent further outrage, we must eliminate all visual display of a square or a cube. (Except the Peoples Cube, naturally.)
 

 

 

So, we can't build square buildings anymore?
 

 

When "Coca Cola" is modified as it has been, the funny thing is that it seems that the Arabic is actually saying "li muHammad li mekkah" - there is no alef (ا, a) after the laam (ل, l) to make it laa (لا, laa, "no" or "not") and a laam by itself is a prepositional prefix. (لمحمد لمكة, li muHammad li mekkah) - what the Arabic in the image seems to say, albeit with the laam not joined to the following word it modifies - means "to Muhammad to Mecca" or "belonging to Muhammad belonging to Mecca."

Thus, the argument can be made that Coca Cola is secretly a Muslim company.

And now that's reason to boycott it!
 

 

 

Fine work, comrade Red Square!
On that weird Kufr-Kola site (how the hell did you find it? wow)
http://www.themuslimwoman.com
there is a link to "Global Relief Foundation", which has been exposed as a Muslim terrorist charity:
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcem ... 24-e.shtml
 

 

 

I would've liked to have seen that panel debate. Everyone with their mirrors holding Coke bottles upside down - oops! - arguing over a soft drink logo, trying to discern the truth and reach consensus on such an important topic. At the end of the day they all just wanted a Coke.
 

A Far Side moment:

Lloyd's bar trick turned fatal when a group of angry Muslims walked in to the bar just as he was "vacuum-gluing" the last Coke can to his head. He was simply asking for trouble.


 

With the continued degeneration of our culture, the day cannot be too far out when Hollywood and our holy elite, who at present justify or at best mildly censor the militant Islam, will start worshipping their savagery. An emasculated and Oprah-ized population is sure to come to regard these deranged psychopaths as courageous REAL men and women. And not far behind will be a CNN-TIME poll to tell us that 48% of the US voters consider getting beheaded by the jihadists as the ultimate orgasm. These are not idiotic fantasies; they are logical consequences for a people that empower an ex-president, whose legacy is keeping his international guest waiting while preoccupied with an intern and a cigar in the Oval Office, to continue to hold up his head proudly on the world stage.
 

UPDATE

Over the weekend we visited the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York and took some pictures.

In a dramatic development, the apple inside the glass cube has changed its color to RED - apparently in honor of the new revolutionary subliminal .



No doubt the store is a technological wonder, with all the newest Mac models and iPods scattered on the desks for customers to try them. Once inside, we opened this story in the browser on a large screen and let the Truth out for all to see.


 

 

 

 

 

I already took stock in state sponsored canned dog food it is sure to be a major staple in the middle class diet , its quite painfull to think of how long it will take to remove all the light poles and pavement in this country though....
 

Apparently, our message has been heard:

Al Jazeera switches to Macs!


 

5Yo, can somebody e-mail me what all this long thing is abuot... ive read most and still don't understand, is this pro or anti islam? :s

anyway heres my adress: legit-hustlers-merchandise@msn.com

Thanks...
 

Attention Muslim readers who are not proficient in English or are irony-challenged -

AN EXPLANATION OF THIS SATIRE:

This article is neither for nor against Islam. It makes fun of the people who are using Islam to gain political power and harass other people (Muslims and non-Muslims) with pretense religious sensitivity.

If that sensitivity were genuine, they would've been first and foremost offended by terrorists, demagogues, misogynists, honor killers, and other low-lives in their midst, who give Islam a bad name. But since we don't see many signs of that happening, we conclude that the religious sensitivity in question is a shameless lie.

We hope this satisfies your curiosity.
 

I fully understand the frustration from Apple and the nation. There are repulsive humans out there who epitomize hypocrisy in Islam. With that said, this is nevertheless a totally bad way to blow off frustration. All the best to you!
 

Did you ever see any muslim trying to insult any other religion?
then why you people try to comeup with such kind of an evil.

No religion allows to insult other religions.

Even if you don't have any religion, as being human being, you are not supposed to insult other's bieleves, as you would not like others to insult yours.
 

So what do you suggest we do instead, Neurtal? Would you object if we strapped explosives to our kids--maybe those who are mentally/developmentally disabled--and sent them to blow up some mosques?
 

 

 

 

 

People you are confusing much of everything. Blaming everything on the muslims. Infact the whole thread became boring after a while. The same old blame game without any thorough research and without the need for a positive dialogue. I am always there for people who need to get their facts straight but lets be honest , I feel you are bent upon abusing other people's ideologies. Maybe trying to get your frustration out. All you have gotten for me are lame word-of-mouth "facts" which you havent even cared about verifying. My friends dont take this "Think Differently" logo THAT seriously.

Nevertheless, I am sure there might be some Non-Muslims who are honest and think without prejudice and it is for them that I would try to clear some misconceptions.

1) @ Premier Betty: Dear where did you get to know this part of the Quran. I have read it over and over but have failed to get the Great insight that you have *Claps* . For your kind information, Quran never says anything about oppression, infact it orders us to respect other peoples beliefs and I must agree that most Muslims today are not following Quran to the word nowadays. The only exception to this rule is when a Non-Muslim intends to harm Muslims FOR NO REASON.

2) I hate the word extremist muslims. This creature does not exist. People are either muslims or not.

3) The other issues such as the role of Israel, jews, Osama, are quite lengthy and most of them dont have any religious affiliations. but I would still welcome a debate and hopefully put the truth in front of you all.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the suicide bombers, maybe you would like to see the other side of the story. I wonder why you believed THAT story more then this. It MAY never have happened. But if it has I and a majority of muslims condemn it seriously.
 

 

 

 

Islam is the correct religion. Its an advancement to Judaism and Christianity. See the rights and wrongs here: http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac.htm
 

Islam is the correct religion. Its an advancement to Judaism and Christianity. See the rights and wrongs here: http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac.htm
 

 

I just happened to come across this article. I am a Muslim but not a fundamentalist. I have many non-Muslim friends and I know that extremists are present in every religion. We believe in peace and don't agree with the radicals. I felt quite hurt after reading the comments.

Why doesn't apple build a store resembling a church, monastery or a temple and call it “ APPLE CHURCH – think different” or “APPLE TEMPLE – think different”? And then see the reaction? Why only we are targeted and mocked upon?

If other religious institutions are so open minded then why did the Christians protest on the DAVICI CODE, when many Christian beliefs were made a target? I thought they “THINK DIFFERENT!”

Religion and beliefs are to be respected not targeted upon.

Well to be honest the Nike air symbol seems more like Allah written in Arabic than air, I had to squint my eyes and read air.

What many intellectual, broad-minded Muslims and I feel is that everything done to hurt us is deliberate. Do you know a non-Hindu cant slaughter a cow in India as they worship it? So why doesn't that become a topic of debate? Muslims would have even protested if the Danish had made cartoon of Jesus, as He too is our Prophet and we do believe in bible, as it is also one of our books.

Please respect the faith of every human being, whether a Muslim, Zoroastrian, Hindu, Christian, Jew or Buddhist. Don't just watch local TV and listen to people, come out and see how the world lives.
 

 

 

Maksim, you fool...He said Danish not American.
It's just Danish cartoonists the Muslims are upset with.

Blessed are the cheesemakers!
 

Good point!
I heard all the Danes working at the towers stayed home on 9-11.
 

And the rumors that Denmark was among the first countries to join the "Coalition of the Willing" in endorsing and implementing United States, UN, and EU-initiated counter-terrorism measures have been greatly exaggerated.
 

 

 

I guess you dont know about the Gujarat riots that took place in 2002. where many innocent muslim women were raped and children were burnt alive. and who asked USA to help Afghanistan or Iraq? I have lived in the middle east and know how peacefully they live. I have Iraqi friends who fled from their own country just because some people declared it a threat, for oil! have you ever felt the pain of those children who lost their families, due to bombings and are now living in orphanages with amputated limbs?you cant imagine their pain coz you havent seen it.have you forgotten pearl harbor? were japanese muslims? what about bosnia, palestine and kashmir where the muslims are suffering and dying?

i have also traveled and lived in saudi arabia and believe me there are so many expatriates and non-muslim living and enjoying life there, they dont go back as they live luxuriously. I lived in as expat compound myself. we had everything. I was warned by my Muslim friends not to go there as they have strict laws. but i enjoyed my time, jeddah has every foreign brand that you can imagine, tax free shopping, dance parties...in fact i have more christian friends from saudi than anywhere else. religion is a sensitive topic it can enrage anyone. just a few statements from me angered you all.

The word Jihad stems from the Arabic root word J-H-D, which means "strive." Other words derived from this root include "effort," "labor," and "fatigue." Essentially Jihad is an effort to practice religion in the face of oppression and persecution. The effort may come in fighting the evil in your own heart, or in standing up to a dictator. Military effort is included as an option, but as a last resort and not "to spread Islam by the sword" as the stereotype would have one believe.

just debating and proving muslims wrong for these killings is wrong. these fundamentalists dont belong to islam. islam says to balance the religion and world. not to go into the extreams of any. and who knows these terrorists might belong to some other religion but have kept muslim names to encourage hatred? how do you know they are muslims? have you met them?
 

and i dont think i will post anymore. i dont have time for this nonsense. and this clearly shows how weak your faith is as you can make fun of your religion and god. if you believe in something and you consider it yours you try to protect it as much as possible. i might not be a good muslim, not offer prayers regularly or read the quran religiously. but i believe in Allah and have learnt and am stil learning as much as i can about my religion.

what you are doing here is also terrorism if not physically then verbally. this makes you a terrorist.

Happy Easter to you all...
 

 

 

u guys don't know a damn thing about islam. With the Oklahama City bombing, ppl didnt blame all the white folks, how come with 9/11, everyone is blaming all the muslims. In Islam, it is wrong to even kill a little bug, let alone a human being. Everything you hear on the tv, in the newspapers, etc is not true. I thought you all would be educated enough to know that by now. What would your reaction be if we strapped someone on a fuckin cross? You guys are the ones who are bombing Iraq and killing all the innocent ppl there. How many of your own ppl have you killed.. lets see, i believe its up to what... fuckin 4000?????????????? Ya like sunny said... Happy Easter to you too
 

Scary American baby killers?



Al-Qaeda must now locate these children and cut off their heads for cooperation with the evil crusader. Most Iraqi civilians were killed by al-Qaeda and other religious fanatics who blow up weddings, shops, and street markets.