RE: Is Islam A Death Cult?
June 23, 2023 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2023 at 12:43 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Its colorable. There are uses of the term, for example all muslims are called to be martrys to alcohol. They forego it (in this formulation they forego it with the tacit assumption that it's fantastic - which it is). I think the thing that's relevant to it's potential as a death cult is not -how- you might martyr yourself..but that you can. That dying for this god and perhaps even martyring others for this god is a good thing to do and will net you incomprehensible rewards..but not in this life, in the one after. The Death Life.
Compare this to systems in which there is either no reward for death, or no chance to claim it - any benefits claimed in life. Basically the hero's stipend.
"If you die for us, we'll leave you where you fall"
"If you die for us, your death will be a tragedy and our society will compensate your living relatives"
"If you die for us, your death will be glorious and our god will reward you in the hereafter"
If you're looking to conquer the middle east, some combination of one and two is the pitch for militants and collaborators.
Compare this to systems in which there is either no reward for death, or no chance to claim it - any benefits claimed in life. Basically the hero's stipend.
"If you die for us, we'll leave you where you fall"
"If you die for us, your death will be a tragedy and our society will compensate your living relatives"
"If you die for us, your death will be glorious and our god will reward you in the hereafter"
If you're looking to conquer the middle east, some combination of one and two is the pitch for militants and collaborators.
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