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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
It's really not clear what you're saying here, and I hear a similar argument quite often. Basically, we need to avoid "confirming the narrative" of the extremists, because... I'm not sure. You say that we need to prevent the narrative from becoming "entrenched". What does this mean?
Are you suggesting that if we criticize these actions as being religiously motivated, or otherwise criticize the tenets of the faith that Islamists and terrorists are relying on in support of jihad and attacks like these, that otherwise peaceful Muslims will suddenly go and join ISIS and start blowing up bus terminals? That there are a significant proportion of currently moderate Muslims who are just that far away from becoming violent?
If that's the case, we absolutely should be talking about it, because it's terrifying.
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Well, exactly.
a) His position explicitly assumes that ignorance is bliss. That if we ignore the socio-cultural, and economic aspects of this threat, then somehow it will go away, because everyone will really see how nice we are, and no one wants to hurt nice people.
b) That all Muslims are just a hair away from joining the extremists if they become too offended.