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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
When you "call" people out, all you're actually doing is forcing them into your worldview narrative and asking them to defend themselves against your broad, accusatory assumptions.
So in that respect, no one is going to change your mind in this thread. You were already convinced, and now you'll occasionally mine the internet for data and surveys that fit your hypothesis.
But I do hope you eventually come to understand the damage done by such generalities. These sweeping assumptions allow discrimination to be ratcheted up against innocent people. Ask any minority (or heck, ask a majority like women!) of the dangers of being nonchalant about sweeping generalizations and false narratives. Also those little bricks help build a system of discrimination and disenfranchisement... to the point where muslim americans in the US have to be humiliated by being explicitly asked to pledge allegiance to the flag.
If we substituted people of other ancestries or religions to such treatment, people would be outraged. And rightly so.
But luckily, through the escalation of rhetoric and false accusations against muslims, US politicians are openly questioning their value as citizens. And not losing their jobs over it.
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I wouldn't call someone out unless they gave me reason too. It'd have to be a much bigger reason then them saying they are a certain ethnicity or subscribe to a certain religion.
This still doesn't change the complete lack of reform in that religion though. How we're ignoring such large portions of a population base, millions of people, being okay with violence in the name of islam is something I don't understand though.