I am amazed at the vast variety of responses to Islamic terrorism from the average person. What most non-Muslims do not realize is there is a variety of responses within the Muslim community as well.
- The terrorists are Muslim but they do not represent me.
- The terrorists are not Muslims. No true Muslim would do this.
- The terrorists are agents of [Jews, Western governments, evil doers] executing false flag events to achieve some goal against Muslims.
- The terrorist attacks never happened. They are propaganda narratives pushed in the media.
I wonder if these ideas would have traction in the non Muslim world?
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One good argument against Muslim denouncements of terrorist acts:
Here is what Muslims and Muslim organizations are expected to say: "As a Muslim, I condemn this attack and terrorism in any form."
The implication is also that any crime committed by a Muslim is the responsibility of all Muslims simply by virtue of their shared religion.
This sort of thinking — blaming an entire group for the actions of a few individuals, assuming the worst about a person just because of their identity — is the very definition of bigotry.
Muslims, like myself, hate such violence & terrorism just as much as non-muslims.
We shouldn’t be expected to prove our innocence just because of our religion.
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I really get tired of the lack of nuanced thinking of the masses. Not everything is a straight binary.
Charlie Hebdo Is Heroic and Racist / We should embrace and condemn it.
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