Comparison of Google video searches – as of Mar 16, 2013
English
Spanish
Portuguese
# of hits
Notes:
Arab Dance
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6,510,000
In Spanish and Portuguese árabe can mean both Arab and Arabic.
In Spanish there are two words for dance.
Hence the differing wordings.
Arabic Dance
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8,710,000
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danza árabe
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3,020,000
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baile árabe
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13,000,000
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dança árabe
4,280,000
I want you to ponder that. Even though Engish is the dominant language on the internet by far (Click Here) , and even though far more Americans are on the internet than Latins, it seems that Arab(ic) Dance punches more hits in Spanish/Portuguese than in English.
Consider that there are more English speakers on the internet than Spanish/Portuguese. The USA, Canada, Caribbean, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, many populations in the former British colonies, etc.
Consider that many sections of the Latin World (in Central and South America) are too poor to have access to the internet, the way we take for granted in the West.
This should tell you right there that when adjusted for population ratios, the penetration of Arab culture into el mundo latino (The Latin World) is far more massive.
We in the West ignore this at our own peril.
Fortunately, up until now, this has been a Christian Arab influence; and if we use our heads, it will remain so. However, if we ignore Saudi and Iranian propaganda, which is starting to creep into the Latin world, then we will regret it.
Note: I know this is not exactly scientific, but it should tell you something that similar words searches are producing larger results in a smaller population.
Yes, word order can vary results immensely, so I only give this as a general index.
Not only Chile, but Brazil, and even Argentina to an extent, are also having a major Evangelical Revival.
You have a few thousand converts to Islam in Latin America. So what? You have millions of Latins converting to Evangelicalism.
If one were to put the Palestinians in South America, within two generations, most of them would be converted.
These Evangelicals tend to be very pro-Israel; and the Palestinian supporters in Chile are upset with the Evangelicals, especially since the Evangelicals outnumber all the Arabs – not just the Palestinians – three to one.
While Chile did grant recognition to Palestine, they put strong conditions on it.
I am sure that in the contest between Evangelicals and pro-Palestinians-Chileans, the Evangelicals will prevail.
Latin America has almost half the world’s Catholics. Whether or not you agree with Catholicism, that is a lot of Catholics. The Vatican found Latin America to be so important that they elected an Argentine Pope, today.
Prior to the election, the Catholic Church took Latin America for granted. This was a big mistake. Catholicism is fading in Latin America. Latins are moving to secularism or Evangelical Christianity. Whether you think this is good or bad, what is important is that the Vatican realized Latin America is worth fighting for; and is now doing something about it.
Not only the Catholic Church, but the Muslim world has started to realize the importance of Latin America. Iran has started up HispanTV to broadcast its propaganda throughout Latin America. Saudi Arabia finances mosque building throughout the continent.
So what does America, Europe, and Israel do?
They ignore Latin America.
This is no longer excuseable.
Latin America has an incredible history of taking in millions of Arabs, Westernizing them, assimilating them – and where necessary – Christianizing them.
We should pay attention.
We have something to learn from Latin America. It is about time that we paid attention, even as the Vatican did today.
The Saudis financed this massive mosque in downtown Buenos Aires that almost no one wanted. Argentina is only about 1% Muslim; and most of those are non-practicing.
Why was this weekly program, El Cálamo y su mensaje, broadcast from the above Saudi-financed mosque, put on Argentine Public TV – a government network – when even the Arab-Argentines (who are overwhelmingly Christian) did not want it? Corruption is suspected.
The overwhelmingly Christian Arab-Argentines were furious that a popular secular Arab show was cancelled to make way for this Saudi-financed Islamic propaganda in the above video.
Note: I translated this.
Latin America, especially the Southern Countries (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay), as well as Brazil, are in many ways mirror images of the United States.
1a) The United States had heavy European immigration. 1b) Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil (especially South Brazil) had massive European immigration.
2a) America’s immigration was primarily North European, until 1965, though it had some noticeable South European immigration, especially Italians. 2b) South America’s immigration was primarily South European, until recently, though it had some noticeable North European immigration, especially Germans.
3a) America is largely Protestant with a considerable Catholic minority. 3b) South America is largely Catholic with a growing Evangelical minority.
4a) In America, Jews came during in the late 19th century fleeing persecution, and worked their way up to elites. 4b) In South America, Arab Christianss came in during the late 19th century fleeing persecution at the hands of Muslims, and worked their way up to elites.
As South America becomes richer, these Arab-Latins are feeling their oats and starting to assert themselves.
This would be great, except that at the same time, Saudi and Iranian money has come into the continent to propagandize them, and turn them against Israel. Almost every country in South America voted to open embassies with Palestine; and almost all of them voted to recognize Palestine in the United Nations.
These Arabs are elites. The Palestinians in Chile are 3% of the population, but 10% of the Senate. Compare that with American Jews which are 2% of the population and about 13% of the Senate. What we see is that both communities mirror each other in success and clout.
The State Department was hostile to the partition of Israel, but Zionist pressure, and Harry Truman’s religious feelings persuaded him to have America vote to allow Israel in 1947.
Chile’s President was pro-Zionist regarding the partition of Israel, but Palestinian-Chilean pressure persuaded him to have Chile abstain from the partition vote in 1947.
Both communities exercise influence out of proportion to their numbers.
What is troubling is that the vast majority of these Latin-Arabs are descended from ancestors who fled Muslim tyranny. The Shia/Druza and Sunni/Turks started genocidally massacring Christians in the middle of the 19th century until French intervention stopped it. The Lebanese and Syrian Arabs in South America are over 95% Christian, and are descended from these refugees.
The Palestinians in Chile are descended from Palestinians who fled Turkish rule. No Christian wanted to be drafted into a Muslim Army. Over half of them came before Israel was even born. Sixty percent can trace themselves back to an ancestor who arrived before 1930.
So why have these people suddenly found common cause with a quasi-Islamic Palestinian cause? Have they forgotten why their ancestors fled the Mideast in the first place?
The Evangelicals are the only ones fighting this. They should not have to fight this alone.
A large part of this is Israel’s fault. Israel is great at telling people why Israel is good for the Jews. Okay! But Israel does not adequately tell people why Israel is good for Gentiles, even Arab Christians. Israel is not doing enough to get its message out to South American Arabs, who are Latin America’s elites.
Holocaust guilt will not work with Latin Americans. They were not party to the Holocaust. Israel has to explain to Latin American Gentiles why their interests are better served by Israel than by the Arabs in the Mideast.
Argentina and Chile are typical of the problem. Someone has to talk to Israel and the United States to do something. Right now, there is only one group fighting back.
There is a growing Evangelical Movement in South America, which is usually very pro-Israel. Brazil and Chile have enormous and growing Evangelical populations. These should be encouraged. Why is our media ignoring this?
