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What is the issue here? That Islamic terrorism is the only problem? Or something else?
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The issue is that Islam is an agony over its inability to adapt to a modern, secular world. In the absence of a Reformation or an Enlightenment in their religion, hundreds of millions of devout Muslims regard the modern world with abhorrence. They utterly reject secular law and liberal society. You have to go back at least two centuries in the history of Christianity to find such dogmatic zeal.
This ferociously reactionary brand of religion has spawned a political movement that wants to burn down the world. And the people preaching that brand of religion have become adept at tailoring its message to alienated young men who smoulder with resentment at their low status in the world.
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Originally Posted by Yasa
That radicalization of any ideology is a problem?
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The fact it
could happen to any ideology, or has in the past, isn't relevant. It
is happening in Islam
now. Equivocation is spineless and delusional. It's like saying since people are murdered in both Oslo and Caracas, that its bigoted to talk about murder in Caracas as a bigger problem than murder in Oslo.
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How do we begin to solve these issues?
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By recognizing that there's a struggle going on within Islam, and we need to support those who reject the ultra-reactionary strain of their religion. That means setting aside the blinding hypocrisy with which so many in the West excuse brutally oppressive and misogynist attitudes under the auspices of cultural tolerance. Stand up for liberal values everywhere, not just against fundamentalist Christians.