Atheists are half and half. If they aren't SJW they hate Islam even worse than Christianity. That's me.
But then you have the Islam lovers, the regressives. Here are some reasons why:
1. They are more contrarian than principled. Like to look subversive of whatever seems dominant. That's mostly why they are atheists in the first place. It's not really about being right or wrong, it's about making sure no one gets to be right.
2. It's how you look morally superior. We save the helpless little Muslims from the evil bigots who discriminate (and don't even know it). We are so fucking nice, look what we can do! Look how nice and enlightened we are to say "it's their culture" despite the differences most would find distasteful! That just proves how much more understanding we are than regular people! I think that is basically the motivation behind moral relativism, along with some naivete.
3. Stupidity and guilt. The whole "they only act badly because of things we did, if we were just nicer they would recognize it and act rationally". More naivete.
4. It's exotic. Christianity is boring and routine, but few people have ever really met Muslims. It is mysterious. We aren't that well acquainted with the everyday bullshit of it. Familiarity breeds contempt. These people are naive enough to hate Christianity's effect on our country (loudly, I might add) and not realize that Muslims would give us more of exactly that, if not worse.
But then you have the Islam lovers, the regressives. Here are some reasons why:
1. They are more contrarian than principled. Like to look subversive of whatever seems dominant. That's mostly why they are atheists in the first place. It's not really about being right or wrong, it's about making sure no one gets to be right.
2. It's how you look morally superior. We save the helpless little Muslims from the evil bigots who discriminate (and don't even know it). We are so fucking nice, look what we can do! Look how nice and enlightened we are to say "it's their culture" despite the differences most would find distasteful! That just proves how much more understanding we are than regular people! I think that is basically the motivation behind moral relativism, along with some naivete.
3. Stupidity and guilt. The whole "they only act badly because of things we did, if we were just nicer they would recognize it and act rationally". More naivete.
4. It's exotic. Christianity is boring and routine, but few people have ever really met Muslims. It is mysterious. We aren't that well acquainted with the everyday bullshit of it. Familiarity breeds contempt. These people are naive enough to hate Christianity's effect on our country (loudly, I might add) and not realize that Muslims would give us more of exactly that, if not worse.
