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Originally Posted by llama64
Islam is not "one of the biggest threats to modern society" and it has absolutely no bearing on the "future survival of our species". This statement absolutely reeks of an ignorant white-centric perspective. There was a time when then Islamic world represented the most open and progressive society on Earth.
Now that I've ranted, I would agree with the underlying anger over these moves in the UN. This is right up there with hate speech legislation. It curbs free speech and open critical discussion in dangerous ways that any person in a democracy MUST fight against.
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Gotta agree here. Islam, in its 'true' form isn't the problem. The idiots that misinterpret it are.
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Religion is not a dangerous force. Fundamentalism and politicized religious groups is what people need to watch out for.
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Exactly.
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I'm far, far more wary of the average American then I am of most Islamic people.
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And there you go ruining a good post.
Whats the difference between the average American, and the average Islamic?