(November 28, 2015 at 6:18 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 28, 2015 at 4:35 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Oh geeze, never said I was a hero nor do I want to be an "atheist martyr" as if there is such a thing. I was merely pointing out like weeds, you cant ignore them. You cant get rid of them, but you also should not ignore them.
They're a minority. I get they're stronger in America, but still a minority. If they choose to ignore everything that's rubbed in their faces by every scientist on earth, they won't listen to the ones like us. So, yes, I ignore them, since I'm much less competent than anyone being qualified to talk about things like that. I'm not into fruitless discussions without having all the facts. I'm not into fruitless discussion at all, since people like that are willfully ignorant, and trying to change their minds is the same as charging Rosinante into battle.
Here is what you are NOT getting. Muslims are not wrong when they say "most Muslims are not violent". But, their minority is big enough to control the narrative in the Middle East despite claiming that.
Now when you talk about a minority right wing in America, you are also correct. But over the past 30 years our right wing has held the political narrative hostage. NO we are not a theocracy, and we ill not allow that minority to knock over our government AS LONG as WE use our voices. But they ARE a strong vocal minority and they DO have an affect on our politics.
"Most are not" does not mean a few can't fuck things up for the rest of society.
