OK, but I just don't believe this. Being from somewhere else on the planet doesn't give you free reign to do whatever you want to gay people. And they matter more than the feelings of Muslims whose religion gets criticized. — The Great Whatever
Criticising someone's beliefs, actions and values is to attack their place in society. It is to say they are too heinous or savage to belong. — TheWillowOfDarkness
I voted for Trump because in the debate when asked what he was looking for in a Supreme Court Justice, he, unlike Clinton, mentioned the word "Constitution." Yes, their job is Constitutional interpretation, not contemporary morality enforcement.
is this statement harmless? — TheWillowOfDarkness
Would you accept me saying it all over the place and it garnering respect from all corners of society? — TheWillowOfDarkness
Yikes indeed-- but it's true. — TheWillowOfDarkness
Criticising someone's beliefs, actions and values is to attack their place in society. It is to say they are too heinous or savage to belong.
It make sense to speak, for example, a pro-gay muslim. — TheWillowOfDarkness
In terms of how it usually manifests within the West, yes. Islam is the "The Other," a people with a history and culture considered outside anything worthwhile, something understood to be so savage that it ought to be wiped off the face of the Earth. I would go as far to say a lot of us think of Muslims as "savages" who we must enlighten. — TheWillowOfDarkness
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