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Old 06-22-2016, 10:12 AM   #30
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Default Sam Harris on Orlando and the Response of Obama, Trump & Clinton

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I have yet to hear Harris say anything inaccurate about Islam.

Use of the word "Islamophobe" has run its course. It now says more about the user, than the target.

That is sometimes true, in that it is misused, but dismissing it's use as more indicative of a user fault than a target fault is just an example of profound intellectual vacancy.

His anti-Muslim bigotry, as Corsi corrected for clarity, is not found in the accuracy of his statement about Islam itself but in his suggested treatment of Muslims and his over-demonization of Islam above all else, regardless of any evidence.

Is Islam the most dangerous active religion based on dogma and sheer size? I think so, absolutely. Does that mean there is no limit to what one can say without being guilty of bigotry? Of course not. Does talking about something dangerous in a way that surpasses reason and logic absolve one of criticism? Of course not.

I disagree with Corsi on the point of Harris' greatest strength being his clarity. He is prolifically unclear and poorly thought-out. His constant need to clarify his own statements is evidence of this.
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