(January 19, 2015 at 9:53 am)Blackout Wrote:Quote:I didn't say there was no racism, where in this thread did I or anyone say it didn't exist? Knowing it exists doesn't mean it should be used as cover to avoid the real issue of religious tribalism.
I wasn't saying you did. I was saying it is dangerous to say there's no racism, in fact I don't have any data on it but I'm betting a significant part of anti-Islam people are ultra conservatives who are upset Christianity is decreasing in terms of followers.
But yeah, it shouldn't used as cover; however we should identify those who criticize Islam because it is a harmful religion, and accuse those who do it because Muslims are not white native westerns.
Once again, I agree, it IS dangerous to say there is no racism. I am saying that we as a species need to understand to MINIMIZE the harm of bad thinking, you have to face it exists to get to the point of more understanding that we are NOT a separate species.
America still has a huge problem so I am well aware and not ignoring it.
Humans have a bad tendency when they don't like having a mirror put to their arguments, to bait and switch. That is all I was saying.
Jews and Muslims have been interchanging race and religion to avoid the real problem which is religious tribalism.
