**** Elections thread *****

[BananaStand]

No.
You're choosing your words to include all Islamic terrorists under one banner, and to blame the Islamic scripture as the cause.

You're choosing your words to paint a picture where only non-Muslims are fighting these militants.

You're choosing your words to vilify people who are on your side.

I don't think you're entirely wrong here. But you're a long way from entirely right. I mean, ISIS didn't just sit around a bonfire one night brainstorming ideas to come up with this Caliphate. The notion of a world with one race, practicing one religion, under one set of laws, with no fucking compromises, is most definitely called out in Islamic scripture.

There are more than a few muslim-majority countries, including US allies, where 25%, 35%, even 50+% of the population believes that attacking civilian targets to influence political action is justified. Why do you think so many of them practice polygamy? Is it because they love little kids? No, their scripture tells them to reproduce more than the infidels with the goal of driving them to extinction, leaving only muslims. An attack doesn't necessarily require an explosion. The law-abiding, western-styled, peacefully living arab guy with 5 wives and 14 kids, in my opinion, is just as guilty of Jihad as a soldier with a gun.

I related a story in a post a while back about a priest who gave one ten minute sermon and got a whole town full of catholics to shut the fuck up about abortion for a few months. Why is it that a religion with 1.6 billion members can't keep itself from sprouting large branches of extremism?

There are billions of christians in the world too. Only a very small handful have ever shot up an abortion clinic. Christianity keeps its message consistent worldwide. Don't friggen kill people. Where is the voice of Islam? What are the peace-loving Muslims doing to maintain unity within their religion?

I recall people being outraged at that lady who held the 'draw muhammed' art contest. They were outraged because of the offense to Muslims. Though more specifically, I think the backlash was motivated considerably by fear of Muslim reprisal. We KNOW it pisses them off, and we know when they're pissed off, they kill people. So don't piss them off.

Yet I doubt very much they bothered to beef up security at the Nahem gallery after they displayed "Piss Christ"

See the difference?