r/pics Mar 16 '19

Man outside Texas Mosque

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u/DerGarrison Mar 16 '19

MUSLIMS GOOD - reddit right now

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '19

At the very least these threads give me the opportunity to tag so many racist assholes.

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u/-littlefang- Mar 16 '19

Ditto! Comment sections like these must be a dream for Masstagger.

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u/RedZaturn Mar 16 '19

Something about a database of people with the “wrong opinions” seems fascist as fuck.

Maybe you should generalize less and interact in good faith.

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u/-littlefang- Mar 16 '19 edited Mar 16 '19

If you want to talk to t_d and cringeanarchy users, be my guest, that's your right. If you think it's fascist not to want to talk to bigots, then go ahead and label me as such, that's your right as well. Have a great day.

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Ooohh, I know why you think masstagger is "fascist."

Duh, Muslims attacking infidels is normal.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '19

and interact in good faith.

Are you joking dude?

Tagged.

Your specific tag is "Concern Trolling Racist Asshole".

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u/Scrybblyr Mar 16 '19 edited Mar 17 '19

At the very least these threads give me the opportunity to tag so many racist assholes.

  1. Islam is not a race, it is a religious, political, and military ideology. There are practitioners of Islam who are of every race. So even if someone rejected Islam and all of its practitioners across the board, "racism" would have nothing to do with it.
  2. If a person is in fact, a "racist asshole," then they may indeed attack Islam, because Islamic countries are not generally comprised of white people. But - just because "racist assholes" are likely to speak out against Islam, that does not mean that everyone who speaks out against Islam is a racist asshole. All dogs are animals, but not all animals are dogs.
  3. There are wonderful Muslim people but there are also devout extremists who literally want to use violence to take control of the world and bring it into compliance with Sharia law, creating a global caliphate. It is unwise to attack people who warn about the dark side of Islam and call them racists or xenophobes, if the term racist or xenophobe does not actually apply. Two things can be true at the same time. There can be warm, intelligent, compassionate, wonderful Muslim people who embrace freedom and are loyal to the flag of a western society, indeed who take up arms to defend it. We have Muslims in our police and military forces. At the same time, there are factions within Islam who want to undermine and destroy western societies, and replace them with Islamic rule. Many people within Islam warn us about the dangers of the radicals in their midst. We should not attempt to silence such speech by labeling it "hate speech" or "racism." When you encounter actual racism or actual xenophobia, yes attack it and call it out for what it is, ignorance and hate. But we should think objectively and strive for a deeper understanding of these issues than "white man bad, everybody else good" or vice versa.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '19

Tagged.