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RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 12, 2015 at 8:36 pm
Right, but in this context some things that are completely rational can be called by some people as Islamophobic and racist. DeistPaladin a little above summed it up pretty well. I don't hate Muslims as people, I don't support ideas like bombing the middle east or invading their countries, it's just their religion and their buddies from terrorist groups I'm not very fond of
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RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 12, 2015 at 8:48 pm
(March 12, 2015 at 8:36 pm)Dystopia Wrote: Right, but in this context some things that are completely rational can be called by some people as Islamophobic and racist.
They're wrong on both counts. Hatred is not a phobia and Islam is not a race.
I understand that the idiotic and ignorant will make up terms and use them regardless of whether the term fits their use or not. Doesn't mean I have to accept a label that doesn't fit.
(March 12, 2015 at 8:36 pm)Dystopia Wrote: DeistPaladin a little above summed it up pretty well. I don't hate Muslims as people, I don't support ideas like bombing the middle east or invading their countries, it's just their religion and their buddies from terrorist groups I'm not very fond of
We pretty much agree (and DP did sum it up better than me). Personally I have no problem with them or their religion, as long as (just like the christers) they keep that shit to themselves.
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RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 12, 2015 at 10:23 pm
(March 12, 2015 at 7:58 pm)professor Wrote: Why would anyone object to a rabid dog for a neighbor's pet?
I've often used the analogy that Christianity and Islam are like two rapid dogs. The first one is in the Cage of Civilization and the other is running amok. Some say, "look how well behaved the caged dog is; it hasn't bitten anyone." That's not because the dog is any less rabid. It's because the dog has been restrained by civilization.
In this analogy there's also a euthanizing agent, a needle and syringe labeled "Prove it, you nutcase". Hopefully, the dogs will be put down someday.
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RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 12, 2015 at 10:49 pm
Who said anything Islam being a race?
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RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 12, 2015 at 10:53 pm
(March 12, 2015 at 10:49 pm)Sterben Wrote: Who said anything Islam being a race?
Ben Affleck, posterboy for the pig-headed, coexist-fetishistic demagogues.
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RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 13, 2015 at 7:38 am
Yeah, everyone on this forum keeps generalising all the time.
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RE: Are you an Islamophobe?
March 13, 2015 at 8:20 am
Yep, I disagree with all sweeping generalisations.
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