This Is What Saudi Arabia's First PSA For Violence Against Women Looks Like

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99. I know what people write

and I see their steadfast refusal to consider what Muslim women write.

Your point isn't tough to understand. Religion is bad. Terribly insightful. Unfortunately, it doesn't really offer any way of combating human rights abuses. I can't imagine what you think your goal is. Is it simply to denounce believers, or do you actually care about bringing about change? Since religion--and not particular acts of oppression or misogyny--are the problem, what do you think should be done? How do you eradicate this evil of religion from the planet?

You have pointed exclusively to religion as a form of oppression. I do not discount that religion has been source of oppression and atrocities around the globe, particularly in the pre-Enlightenment period. I have already pointed that out.
But studying history also tells me that it has represented an ideology of empowerment. Like most ideologies of oppression, those engaged in social movements have turned it to their own advantage: Nat Turner, the Males rebels, Tupac Amaru II, the Contestado rebels--I believe I have cited such examples to you before.

You have shown yourself far more concern with ideology, and a theistic ideology in particular, than actions. You haven't identified particular acts that concern you, particular human rights abuses, or particular laws and practices. Instead, your focus is entirely on religion. I get your single goal in life is to rid the planet of religion. Fine. I don't see that as having the slightest impact on human rights abuses. People always find justifications for their oppression of others. The most cursory understanding of 20th century history demonstrates as much.

You outrage is clearly noted. I would submit that if at any point you had been interested in a thoughtful conversation, you might have refrained from personal attacks and stuck to issues. You have refused to do that. Why you think I should grant a particular respect to someone who has systematically ridiculed me strikes me as strange.