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In reply to the discussion: It's really, really hard to talk about radical Islamic terrorism [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)You say you disagree factually but don't elaborate. And I'm not sure you meant to use the word extrapolate. If you disagree, fine, but at least present some of the facts that you purport to value so highly.
And I clearly did not say that any religion or country had clean hands.
Let me pose a question or two: Can you think of a group, within another religion, that is as powerful, organized and proficient at creating murderous havoc and terror as ISIS?
Can you think of any religiously based nation that is not Islamic that oppresses, based on religion, as harshly as Saudi Arabia or supports terrorism in such a blatant way?
I've made it clear that I think the western powers, particularly the U.S. have a huge amount of responsibility in creating fertile ground for Radical Islam. That's hardly saying we have clean hands. And of course there are Christian terrorists and Buddhist terrorists and Hindu terrorists, but in organization and terrorist acts committed, it's just not on the same level.