Originally Posted by
SmallBowl
Im not trying to show Islam to always be a positive influence or a negligable influence at all. What im saying is that it is bigoted to denounce all forms of Islam and all its followers due to the views and values of certain other people who falls under the same general umbrella of Muslim.
Firstly, if you think it's bigoted to denounce all forms of islam then I think you are an idiot. It's bigoted to think of some ideologies as bad? Oh please... I denounce all forms of nazism, I denounce all forms of nationalism, I denounce all forms of religion and I denounce all forms of racism. Does that make me a bigot?
Surely blaming individuals who had nothing to do with this, or any other attack, just because they are muslims is incredibly wrong and cowardly. But I discuss these things with the assumption that when having a discussion like this we have the capacity to discuss ideologies separate of individuals.
Furthermore, just going "BUT ITS NOT ALL MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IS A BROAD RELIGION" is bringing absolutely nothing to this discussion what so ever. I'm pretty sure anyone worth having a conversation with can understand and separate these basic concepts, and I know you can as well. I'd honestly like to hear your personal thoughts on the matter, instead of just trying to defend people who are not being attacked in this discussion. (except by ynvaser)
Last edited by cowmeat; Jun 14, 2016 at 10:35 AM.