No he's saying there are totally legitimate reasons to attack Islam, and that Islam isn't a race it's an ideology and a religion and a choice. Seriously go read that article again.
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Really? WTF? > > Isn't he saying he has the right to criticize Islam the religion > because he used to practice it unlike the right-wingers that attack it > because they're haters? > > My point stands, he's using a terrorist event to show support for > Muslims as if they were under attack. > Bashing a religion while doing it doesn't help anything. > > . > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:23 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sam, I think you need a remedial English class. > > > > His problem seems to be with Islam specifically and religion in general. > > > > Which is something I can agree with. > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> So his only problem with terrorism is to complain about how Muslims > >> are being treated because of it? Maybe they/he should speak against it > >> so we know where they all stand. It's very quiet on that front. > >> > >> . > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Michael Dinowitz > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > I found this to be a very thought provoking post and one I had to > agree > >> > with. As an American, I don't want any religion injected into my daily > >> life > >> > other than what I choose and I don't want to inject my religion into > >> anyone > >> > else's life. I wish everyone felt the same way. > >> > > >> > Aral Balkan â Islam is Privilege > >> > https://aralbalkan.com/notes/islam-is-privilege/ > >> > > >> > Islam is Privilege > >> > > >> > You cannot both purport to support social justice and attempt to > protect > >> > privilege from criticism. > >> > > >> > This Wednesday, Charlie Hebdo, a satirical French newspaper was > attacked > >> by > >> > two jihadists. Shouting âAllahu Akbarâ, they proceeded to murder 12 > >> people, > >> > including nine journalists and two police officers, for offending > their > >> > religion. > >> > > >> > Itâs important that we understand this tragedy for what it is: the > latest > >> > chapter in the clash of two incompatible ideologies; liberalism and > >> Islam. > >> > > >> > It is ironic, sad, and quite possibly catastrophic for the future of > our > >> > freedoms and human rights that those who should be most outraged by > this, > >> > my fellow liberals, are often the very same ones who do not understand > >> it. > >> > Islam is an ideology, Muslims are people. > >> > > >> > The first mistake many liberals make is to confuse Islam (an ideology) > >> with > >> > Muslims (people). > >> > > >> > Islam is a set of ideas. It is an ideology. It inherently deserves no > >> more > >> > or less respect than any other ideology. That is to say, it inherently > >> > deserves no respect whatsoever. > >> > > >> > Just like any other idea or ideology, Islam also deserves no special > >> > protection from criticism or critique. Affording it any such privilege > >> just > >> > because it has a supernatural origin story is not compatible with > reason. > >> > > >> > Muslims, on the other hand, are people who have adopted Islam as > dogma. > >> > > >> > It should really go without saying (but, unfortunately, needs to be > said > >> > repeatedly because idiotic right-wing fascistic nutjobs exist) that > just > >> > like any other person, Muslims inherently deserve to be respected as > >> > people, treated with dignity, and have their rights protected. > >> > > >> > Those rights, however, do not include special privileges that render > >> their > >> > adopted dogma or any actions stemming from the exercise of that dogma > >> free > >> > from criticism. > >> > Islamophobia is a homeopathic phobia > >> > > >> > Criticising Islam is no more Islamophobia than criticising capitalism > is > >> > Capitalophobia or criticising the patriarchy is Patriarchyophobia. > >> > > >> > When you equate Islamophobia with homophobia, you are doing the cause > of > >> > gender equality the greatest harm. I can choose to adopt a certain > dogma > >> or > >> > other, I cannot choose to adopt my sexuality. Homophobia is fear of a > >> group > >> > of people because of who they are. Islamophobia is a made up, > meaningless > >> > word invented by those with religious privilege who want to stifle > >> > criticism of said privilege. > >> > > >> > If you want a label to use for the right-wing fascistic nutjobs who > >> target > >> > Muslims in hate crimes, call it what it is: Muslimophobia. > >> > > >> > We cannot hope to have a meaningful conversation about an ideology > that > >> is > >> > diametrically opposed to human rights, equality, and democracy if we > >> > constantly conflate the criticism of ideas with the discrimination of > >> > people. > >> > Criticising Islam is not racism > >> > > >> > Islam is not a race. Islam is an ideology that can be (and is) > adopted as > >> > dogma by anyone regardless of age, sex, or race. > >> > > >> > Take me, for example. Both my parents are Turkish. I was raised > Muslim. I > >> > am no longer Muslim (I no longer believe in any form of > supernaturalism). > >> > > >> > As an apostate, although I might lose my right to life or liberty in > some > >> > Islamic countries, I am quite sure Iâm not at risk of losing my race. > In > >> > fact, Iâm rather confident that Iâm still the same race I was while I > was > >> > Muslim. > >> > > >> > In the future, while I can easily adopt the dogma of Christianity, > >> Judaism, > >> > or Buddhism, I canât quite as easily become Hispanic or Black. Thatâs > >> > because religion is ideology and dogma, not race. > >> > > >> > Calling Islam a race only helps to elevate its privilege. > >> > > >> > Islam is an ideology that is adopted as dogma by over 1.6 billion > people, > >> > roughly a quarter of the worldâs population. It is the second most > >> popular > >> > religion in the world. It enjoys a huge amount of privilege; privilege > >> that > >> > it uses daily to stifle basic human rights and freedoms especially in > >> those > >> > countries in which it has the power of law. > >> > > >> > Criticising Islam is not punching down. It is punching up against an > >> > ideology that enjoys the dogmatic devotion of a quarter of the worldâs > >> > population and whose endgame is to attain ultimate, unquestioned > >> privilege > >> > in a world where men are in charge of women, homosexuality is > persecuted, > >> > and anyone who doesnât believe in your dogma is your enemy. > >> > > >> > Iâve lived under the judgement, xenophobia, and sexism of this toxic, > >> > repressive, ideology. Iâve felt the suffocating grip of its > privilege. So > >> > check your privilege before calling a Middle-Eastern Ex-Muslim > >> > âIslamophobicâ or âracistâ. Stop trying to Whitesplain to me what > Islam > >> is > >> > based on a Ben Affleck video you watched on YouTube from the comfort > of > >> > your ivory tower. > >> > > >> > If you still want to call me âIslamophobicâ and âracistâ for > >> > unapologetically criticising the ideology of Islam, that is your > right. > >> But > >> > what you absolutely cannot do is to also call yourself a champion of > >> social > >> > justice. > >> > > >> > At the heart of social justice lies equality and human rights, > including > >> > the right to freedom of expression. Privilege is the natural enemy of > >> > social justice. > >> > > >> > And Islam is Privilege. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373085 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
