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Originally Posted by smiggy77
Not calling you a racist by any means.
I am simply providing facts about a legal system. I think the disconnect is that when I refer to extremism, I refer to radical Islam. You're referring extremism as a strong belief in a religious system regardless of the various degrees that exist. Which means, you could say that the Alberta PC's or the USA governing system are extremist. Which if that is your argument, then it makes sense to me.
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The Alberta PCs do not propose killing people for leaving the PC party, they do not advocate for the death of homosexuals and do not call for a system where women are subjugated and can be beaten. Nor do they point to a religious text as a source of law. Of course there are degrees, but once you've gone in for a theocracy, I think that's what Nik is saying is "radical".
I'm not sure much turns on the use of that term, though. Support for any version of religious law, imposed on society, is completely contrary to the secular values we consider important in Canada (and in other similar countries). Those values are quite obviously a better way to organize society.
I'm really not clear on what the difference in opinion is here, honestly.