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Tuesday, 2 August 2016
quote [ This is the persecuted sect which many Muslims regard as non-Muslims and who are subjected to severe persecution around the world from other Muslims. ]
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5th Earth said @ 6:28pm GMT on 2nd August
Well, what he's saying is that these people aren't real Muslims, and so their gesture means nothing to the greater debate about religion and terrorism. The implication being that the Muslim majority that didn't go out of it's way to make similar gestures is therefore suspect. (If a small minority of good people is not representative of a larger group, then the larger group must be bad).
Granted it's the sort of argument I often make so perhaps I'm being to harsh. But the constant insistence that Muslims keep making gestures to prove their good will is about as fair as asking why white people aren't constantly denouncing the KKK. It's nice to make a gesture, but failure to do so is not an indictment.
5th Earth said @ 6:39pm GMT on 2nd August
Well, what he's saying is that these people aren't real Muslims, and so their gesture means nothing to the greater debate about religion and terrorism. The implication being that the Muslim majority that didn't go out of its way to make similar gestures is therefore suspect. (If a small minority of good people is not representative of a larger group, then the larger group must be bad).
Granted it's the sort of argument I often make so perhaps I'm being to harsh. But the constant insistence that Muslims keep making gestures to prove their good will is about as fair as asking why white people aren't constantly denouncing the KKK. It's nice to make a gesture, but failure to do so is not an indictment.
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5th Earth said @ 6:28pm GMT on 2nd August
Well, what he's saying is that these people aren't real Muslims, and so their gesture means nothing to the greater debate about religion and terrorism. The implication being that the Muslim majority that didn't go out of its way to make similar gestures is therefore suspect. (If a small minority of good people is not representative of a larger group, then the larger group must be bad).
Granted it's the sort of argument I often make so perhaps I'm being to harsh. But the constant insistence that Muslims keep making gestures to prove their good will is about as fair as asking why white people aren't constantly denouncing the KKK. It's nice to make a gesture, but failure to do so is not an indictment.
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