[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

I mean, there's this.

That's been the line from the Democratic party for years. It's utter nonsense, and Obama knows he's completely full of crap when he says this stuff. Of course the rationale for ISIS's actions is religious. ISIS has explicit, clear textual justification for everything they do, from the Qu'ran or Hadiths. Muhammad was a warlord from the dark ages. ISIS is just following in his footsteps; there's nothing they do that their prophet didn't do, or sanction, according to scripture.

However, the reason for this dishonesty on Obama's part is pretty simple:

Basically, most people are stupid, and can't understand that our problem isn't with Muslims generally, but rather the subset of Muslims who either support or carry out terrible acts. So we have to indulge that stupidity and pretend that those other Muslims doing terrible things either are "using Islam as an excuse" and "perverting a great religion" so that we can keep them as allies. That's a pretty cynical and depressing view, but he seems to think it's absolutely the case that the Muslims we need as allies are in fact just that dense and myopic.

Hey, I haven't posted a clip from the West Wing for a while.



But that's an example of what people are frustrated with, as they see it as lying in the name of cultural sensitivity while people are being murdered in nightclubs. Unfortunately, when you fail to speak honestly about the religious motivations of killers, that does frustrate people. And it opens the door for any demagogue to come in and "tell it like it is", even if the message he offers is the product of a mind incapable of thinking about complex issues above a fourth grade level. Obama and Hillary won't speak honestly about the problem, but I'm confident that they at least do understand it, even if they can't say so owing to their read of the diplomatic landscape. Trump doesn't have a clue.

That's literally one issue, and he hasn't even really mentioned it. I know it's your pet concern, but it's superfluous to this argument, because it's not an issue he's "told it like it is". He has spoken far more on issues of non white immigration, race relations, gender equality and individual pettiness. You're adding something foreign to this debate that isn't relevant.