For years, I've participated in discussions and read countless articles on the state of the Muslim Ummah. I've sat through khutbah after khutbah on how we as Muslims just plain suck, the state of the Ummah sucks, and that we ought to be aware of it. Sure, no one said, "You suck!" on the minbar or in their articles because that sort of word choice wouldn't mesh well with the tone of the topic, but no matter how you cut it, that was the takeaway message.