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Originally Posted by Buster
This just isn't true. This fallacy is the big story of our time.
The assumption that people are all the same is a dangerous one. People aren't all the same. A strict belief in Islam is a vastly different thing than a a western liberal view of the world.
It leads to certain assumptions, some of which you have articulated here: "the west hates Islam". This just isn't true. Islam does not require you to be the aggressor against the religion in order for you to be suitable for a fiery death or a beheading, or a long dive off of a building if you are gay.
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Just because there are differences in what each group believes in, does not mean that the base things that people care about is not the same.
Also, it wasn't that long ago that Christians felt justified in executing homosexuals as well. A lot of people that were executed by Nazi Germany were gay because they were undesirable. Some people still refer to them as an abomination. Look at Russia for example. Another example is the Westboro church. I could continue to list examples, but it would be a long sad read. The difference between the two is that Judaism and Christianity have both moderated themselves in the last centuries.
Islam as a religion does require the same moderating re-writes that the others have done. Islam having sections where they will one day rule the world and the Jews will be eliminated by god and wiped off the planet are things that do require editing out. There are moderate Muslims, about 70-80 percent of them have moderate views. If the religion itself was moderated like the other older religions, that number would be more like 95%. The urge to change has to come from within, just like it did with both of the others.
In the mean time, not extending an open hand to people in need is not what is needed right now. Showing compassion is a good thing. That is what separates those that are perpetrating these crimes from ourselves.