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trotsky

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111. Yuck.

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #93)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 09:22 PM

Mar 2016

Pathetic to have to read stuff from a bigot like that on DU.

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Thanks for posting Rebkeh Mar 2016 #1

A great resource. I recommend it. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #4

Too bad they overlooked the fact the author is a homophobe. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #124

You have repeated two paragraphs here. Demit Mar 2016 #2

The result of DU issues and an incomplete re-edit. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #3

See, this is why I no longer really participate in such discussions here. closeupready Mar 2016 #5

Islam means both peace and submission. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #6

Submission to God is creepy and incompatible with modern liberal values... TipTok Mar 2016 #48

How about killing for country? guillaumeb Mar 2016 #51

There are actual legitimate reasons for that... TipTok Mar 2016 #68

Please tell me the legitimate reason for the US invasion of Iraq? guillaumeb Mar 2016 #72

I was just addressing your question... TipTok Mar 2016 #74

You actually made a declarative statement. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #76

Repelling an Invasion, of course maxsolomon Mar 2016 #80

The goal posts are moved with each question or assertion. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #96

Does Islam accept Gays and Lesbians as full participants in their King_David Mar 2016 #154

If 30 Planned Parenthood doctors had been massacred last Tuesday, Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #7

Exactly, and rightly so Ex Lurker Mar 2016 #8

No, it shouldn't. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #12

If the left continues to ignore the problem Ex Lurker Mar 2016 #25

The problem is that historical background in the Middle East guillaumeb Mar 2016 #56

They hate us because we exist Ex Lurker Mar 2016 #64

The US tried to depose Castro, guillaumeb Mar 2016 #70

I must have missed the invasion of Thailand 1939 Mar 2016 #149

+1 Marr Mar 2016 #82

Using the word "they" like that is dangerous Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #88

What is "truth" asked Pilate? guillaumeb Mar 2016 #53

But that rarely happens. Christianity is given a pass by the US media. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #9

silly 6chars Mar 2016 #65

.^that x100 840high Mar 2016 #26

The sect maybe Scootaloo Mar 2016 #116

America loves its lone wolf theory because ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #139

But that's not really the point, is it? cheapdate Mar 2016 #131

Spare me the whining leftynyc Mar 2016 #10

Are you in that 49% referenced in the article? eom guillaumeb Mar 2016 #11

Religions aren't bad leftynyc Mar 2016 #13

I dunno, a religion that has in its sacred texts... trotsky Mar 2016 #15

Are you referencing Judaism? guillaumeb Mar 2016 #17

You can't be sure, can you? trotsky Mar 2016 #30

And which Jewish state leftynyc Mar 2016 #138

Depends on if the followers leftynyc Mar 2016 #27

But yet those horrid verses are still there. trotsky Mar 2016 #31

Are there still Christians leftynyc Mar 2016 #36

Answers trotsky Mar 2016 #63

You have a story about a roommate murder vs 10 Nations which execute LGBT and 'heretics'. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #125

Well of course but when someone is claiming that nothing like those things happens... trotsky Mar 2016 #146

Uh - no leftynyc Mar 2016 #137

I've got news for you: that polygamous group (and others like it) are still doing it. trotsky Mar 2016 #145

You're STILL not getting the difference leftynyc Mar 2016 #147

That's because you are now moving the goalposts. trotsky Mar 2016 #148

Uh - no leftynyc Mar 2016 #152

Goalposts. trotsky Mar 2016 #153

I would suggest reading, or rereading, the article. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #16

I read it thoroughly the first time leftynyc Mar 2016 #28

I am, and I did. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #20

Your IRA/UDF comparison applies equally well to the various terror groups guillaumeb Mar 2016 #23

NI was about British occupation, not a religious conflict. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #69

Ireland was divided and Scottish Protestants were brought in guillaumeb Mar 2016 #95

You compared the ISIS attack in Brussels to the NI conflict riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #97

Violence was employed, and is employed, as a response to state violence. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #100

The Troubles in N, Ireland was a political conflict snagglepuss Mar 2016 #78

Just one question: trotsky Mar 2016 #14

Is there any belief system or philosophy that has not been used guillaumeb Mar 2016 #18

Please note, that has nothing to do with what I asked. trotsky Mar 2016 #29

My answer to your "question" is contained in my answer to you. eom guillaumeb Mar 2016 #47

No, it isn't. trotsky Mar 2016 #57

Check out "Jainism" n/t Herman4747 Mar 2016 #34

Are you going to continue leftynyc Mar 2016 #37

Your earlier response that you rejected everything that you read guillaumeb Mar 2016 #49

No - nothing like that at all leftynyc Mar 2016 #52

More like holding eugenics responsible for Hitler's treatment of the Jews. Marr Mar 2016 #84

Hitler's treatment of the Jews did not represent eugenics. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #112

I'm amazed anyone would argue this point. Marr Mar 2016 #126

I can point to verses and hadiths that condone or command violence. trotsky Mar 2016 #109

Stalin was an atheist. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #114

Yup, Stalin was both. trotsky Mar 2016 #118

Islamophobia is a misleading term, which tries to disqualify criticism of Islam Albertoo Mar 2016 #19

I take exception to your logic: guillaumeb Mar 2016 #21

The proof is in the pudding Albertoo Mar 2016 #32

My dislike of Islam is perfectly rational...as is my dislike of other religions... brooklynite Mar 2016 #22

An excellent reply. Does your dislike apply equally to state religions? guillaumeb Mar 2016 #24

You always try to hide Islam under other faulty systems (Christianity, Nationalism, etc) Albertoo Mar 2016 #35

Too many progressives are genetically incapable of criticizing anything emanating from Ex Lurker Mar 2016 #38

You know Lurker, that was one of the truest things that I've ever read here. Congrats.nt clarice Mar 2016 #43

It's the moment of inertia of anticolonialism Albertoo Mar 2016 #133

My OP talks about Islamophobia and how it is not confined to the GOP. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #41

Some of us refuse to use the term Islamophobia TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #60

Points for consistency. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #62

But I don't hate the other two as much. :) TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #66

Go Girl!!! nt clarice Mar 2016 #86

WHAT?? the islamic freedom restrictions are not an accident, they are text mandated Albertoo Mar 2016 #132

If you are not a critic of Islam, you are not a liberal Dems to Win Mar 2016 #33

*APPLAUSE PLEASE" well done Dems. nt clarice Mar 2016 #44

If you are not a critic of the Israeli government, guillaumeb Mar 2016 #50

Most liberals are critical of the Israeli government oberliner Mar 2016 #58

If you wish to talk about Palestinian intolerance and violence I am willing. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #61

blah blah... but what about the issue at hand?. nt clarice Mar 2016 #89

If you are not a critic of Islam or the Israeli government, you are adopting an illiberal position. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #94

what the fuck does Israel have to do with islamic attacks in europe ? JI7 Mar 2016 #136

not a lame deflection of anything ericson00 Mar 2016 #140

Yes! There's a serious disconnect here TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #87

Women's rights and gay rights are secondary to not offending anyone Democat Mar 2016 #142

Author of this piece is: Mohamad Elmasry oberliner Mar 2016 #39

Thanks for this info. Very telling. n/t Coventina Mar 2016 #42

Oberliner, if I quoted to you just a few of Benjamin Netanyahu's comments guillaumeb Mar 2016 #45

Everyone knows Netanyahu is a right-wing extremist oberliner Mar 2016 #54

Agreed. Bigotry comes in many forms. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #59

Who on DU has blamed "all Muslims" for anything? trotsky Mar 2016 #71

Calls to close the borders, or profile all Muslims, or talk about a supposed cultural guillaumeb Mar 2016 #75

Yet none of those are the same as blaming all Muslims. trotsky Mar 2016 #105

Presuming that you are a US citizen, guillaumeb Mar 2016 #110

I don't expect peace-loving Muslims to apologize for anything. trotsky Mar 2016 #113

You actually built your straw man in your previous post. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #115

Nope, sorry, all the fallacies are yours. trotsky Mar 2016 #117

But a progressive can and should be critical of un-progressive belief systems oberliner Mar 2016 #73

Ah, good, I can dismiss this even faster than I normally would ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #91

You see no connective thread between the two? nt clarice Mar 2016 #40

Do you see a connective thread between Adolf Hitler and modern German guillaumeb Mar 2016 #46

Nice dodge, but that was not the discussion at hand. nt clarice Mar 2016 #83

The discussion was originally about racism and religious hatred. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #98

Waiting. nt clarice Mar 2016 #90

Except it wasn't irrational. It was ISIS. Nor is it just ISIS. Yo_Mama Mar 2016 #55

I can criticize Islam and still treat Muslims as human beings Prism Mar 2016 #67

Same here. romanic Mar 2016 #77

Excellent example of tolerance. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #99

Some people shore up their self-esteem by sneering at others whom they believe Maedhros Mar 2016 #104

Precisely. trotsky Mar 2016 #120

Excellent post - thank you guillaumeb CrawlingChaos Mar 2016 #79

Care to discuss the "nuance" of this author's previous quote? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #92

The quote represents one persons opinion. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #103

Do you agree with him? trotsky Mar 2016 #121

DU as a community frequently, no DAILY, expresses disgust at "The American Way" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #122

You are citing that bigot as an expert on how bigoted everyone elses is. You present him as Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #128

Thank you. We know that this type of crude stereotyping represents guillaumeb Mar 2016 #101

Impossible to discuss religion on DU Marrah_G Mar 2016 #81

If I could have discussed gun ownership in a religious context, guillaumeb Mar 2016 #102

this: ericson00 Mar 2016 #85

Presuming that you are a US citizen, guillaumeb Mar 2016 #106

And also it is worth noting that many of the issues that people have are due to Marrah_G Mar 2016 #107

well said. no, beautifully said ericson00 Mar 2016 #108

A quote from the author on homosexuality ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #93

Yuck. trotsky Mar 2016 #111

He's being cited by the OP as an expert on other people's bigotry. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #127

Great observation. n/t trotsky Mar 2016 #144

Eww. romanic Mar 2016 #135

My unfavorable opinion of Islam is limited to women's rights and education bhikkhu Mar 2016 #119

The author is one nasty homophobic religious hate speaker named Mohamed Elmasry Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #123

I'd like to point out that the OP does not name that author and attempted to covertly introduce Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #129

the article was written by a Jew-hating homophobe rollin74 Mar 2016 #130

Why am I not surprised by this. grossproffit Mar 2016 #134

As long as he's not a Christian, it's ok Democat Mar 2016 #143

Jew hating homophobes are popular on DU. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #150

Democrats rate Muslims just slightly above atheists muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #141

Why does DU allow anti gay, anti-semitic authors to be cited as experts on bigotry? Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #151