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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I think they are censoring "allah"
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No, they just changed "Allah" to "God". They censored all references to ISIS. Yes, this is clearly a politically correct campaign and it's been going on for years, which is in itself part of why they seem to think they can't reverse course on it now.
Obama, yet again after Orlando, denied that ISIL (totally unsure why he prefers that acronym to ISIS) is islamic, and actually said that they are not religious people. This is patent
nonsense designed to avoid provoking the sensitivities of adherents to one particular religion. You can understand why it might be politically expedient to do this, internationally - the Saudis no doubt appreciate it - but it comes across as transparently dishonest and is just
handing an easy talking point to Trump. Every time Obama or Hillary does this, it's just a spectacular, horrifying own goal. If you don't think his supporters buy into this completely, just watch his twitter feed, see what sort of stuff gets the most attention.
The right response is simple. Speak candidly and plainly about the problem here. You can do it without demonizing all Muslims. It's not that hard. The problem is a strict, literalist interpretation of Islamic doctrines that is being advanced as a basis for medieval acts. It's not the case that most Muslims believe in what ISIS is doing and should be banned from the country. It's also not the case that ISIS's actions have nothing to do with Islam. Both of these are idiotic positions. Why make these the two world view choices available to the American public? Talk
sense for once.