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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman
Seems to me, SzcerbiakManiac is directing some ire at the general Muslim / Islamic population for the actions of their governments.
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My ire is at the religion of Islam, the Muslim people who practice it, and the theocratic nations which are run by it.
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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman
So are we to blame as a people for the horrible actions of our government?
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Yes, we are. As a nation we elect our leaders and ultimately it's our problem when they fück up. And in the long run, we usually try to make it right.
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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman
unless all Muslims are responsible for the policies of their governments when it comes to executing gays, then Muslim people should not be considered his enemy.
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We elected Dubya, Clinton, Regan, and Joseph McCarthy. But there were plenty of Americans who protested their policies. Point out to me
one single non-gay person in an Islamic-run nation who has protested his/her government's treatment of gays and I might change my opinion of them being the enemy of gays.
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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac
can you point out to me a non-MusIslamic nation that punishes homosexuality by death?
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Originally Posted by Alex
That's a defense of your blanket statement how? All countries where homosexuality is a capitol offense are Muslim therefore all Muslims are the enemy?
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All Muslims subscribe to a fücked-up religion*. Obviously, some Muslims are worse than others. I'm not suggesting that each and every Muslim would shoot me on sight if we passed on the street. But I am saying that each and every one of them, assuming they are following the tenants of their religion (and if they don't, they're not really Muslims are they?), see homosexuals as evil. Ergo, they see me as the enemy. And I see anyone as "the enemy" when they attempt to deny me basic civil rights. Rights such as, oh I don't, the right to live! Again, that's not the only thing I don't like about Islam, but it's significant.
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Originally Posted by Alex
Majority Islam countries where being gay is not a crime punishable by death <list snipped>
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Okay, but is there a nation that punishes homosexuality by death that is
not either majority Muslim or an Islamic theocracy?
*No! Not all religions are valid. That concept is bullshït!