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To play devil's advocate in discussion since I am not fully knowledgeable on an Islam standpoint, the "not all Muslims" argument also applies to western religions, like Christianity. There are extremists in Christianity that do some things I would argue are humanitarian violations, but are regarded as fair teachings, and there has been little to show in resolving the issues inherent in that, even in western countries.
I wonder if in the next 5-ish years or so, if USA's tune of "defund the police" will turn into "defund religion". The topic of having religion play a role in court politics in USA has already been visited multiple times. I don't think the discussion was meant to be directed as 'islamophobia', but rather 'the concentration of extremists in this particular religion is higher than the concentration of extremists in other religions, and xxxxxxxxxx is the reason'. I agree with Dynam0's POV that the controversy started because some people decided to kill instead of properly protest, and they are wrong for that, despite their reasoning being religion. I disagree however, that the cause/reason is purely religion-based. There's a lot going on right now. There's lockdowns from the virus. Job loss due to the pandemic. Charlie Hebdo is not necessarily helping that tension, but have the freedom of expression to do so. Last edited by gold stinger; 11-2-2020 at 01:14 PM.. |
11-2-2020, 01:39 PM | #22 |
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It's funny how one can just slap on a '-phobia' suffix onto anything and suddenly it's a terrible thing to criticize it.
I'm definitely 'Islamophobic' against the religion in general, not all of its adherents. The Islamic world is going to have to come to grips with the fact that we can draw Muhammed whenever we like, and that Sharia Law has no place in our superior cultures. That said, of course there are a large number of moderate Muslims who I have no problem with at all. We should all be judged as individuals. |
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Oof. That reads like a trainwreck.
I do believe that the 'marriage' between law, politics, and religion should be dropped, given the surface level of concern I've experienced with religion affecting politics & law in other countries (USA for example). Not even based on what laws are derived from religion, just the bias associated with it. Last edited by gold stinger; 11-2-2020 at 03:16 PM.. |
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Islam itself is not a problem ok bye
Ok hello again I'm not going to type a bunch of words here but yes, religion and freedoms have come to a head, and they will again Fanaticism is the problem here. I dont expect people to immediately agree with it, but I maintain that it is true. A few hundred years ago, some of the first Europeans to settle in America had vastly different ideas about Christianity (with regard to either political or community enforcement) than modern day. It will take time before religious fervor dies out due to modernism. This has been true of every religion to a large extent. I do not see a reason why Islam would be different. I cant claim to be an expert on French culture, or really even knew that there were classes on freedom of expression being taught by mandate in French schools. I believe I can see how this unfortunate event will spur on others like it, perhaps. Funnily enough, this is in direct counter to some things I typed a few years ago, before anyone calls me a hypocrite. I've since changed my view on the matter after learning a bit more in school.
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I agree that's over the line...careful
Also, the intended purpose of this thread isn't to shit-talk Islam or religion in general (although it might be an eventuality I didn't foresee). I was hoping to discuss the political implications this conflict might bring to boil if it continues. Macron (France) and Erdogan (Turkey) have been tossing barbs at each other and of course Charlie Hebdo goes and publishes a satirical image of Erdogan, pissing more people off in the process. How silly would it be if a magazine publisher starts WWIII because they trolled too much lol |
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sounds like someone's hiding their /pol/ power level
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This is, in a way, a ripple effect of the original Hebdo publication, so you can say that its simply a continuation or a rekindling rather than something new. I highly, highly doubt a publishing company is going to start WWIII, though its been done before, War is not something that is formally declared anymore by the West, so I don't really think it would develop in a way that could lead to WWIII when I think there are bigger, hotbox issues involving Russia and China's tensions with the West. In a weird way, I feel like I can only see a few hundred years ahead, rather than a few months ahead.
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agree, russia is a bigger deal than some french dudes getting their heads cut off
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I think its not? could you clarify, and if you were being sarcastic, explain why you think this is the bigger deal?
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just pointing out that we need to make concessions is all
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From your perspective I guess. Not at all from mine.
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Meanwhile mass shootings in Vienna, i'll be surprised if it's not connected to this
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that's probably all there is to hope for
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