08-18-2021, 06:40 PM
(08-18-2021, 06:38 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Eh, if you went back several hundred years I'd have many of the same complaints about Christianity that I do about Islam. That's just no longer the case. There are multiple reasons for it, and certainly living in a country with a Constitution such as ours (written by Christians, btw), is one of them. But it's not close to the only factor. I think a secular government, one of the cornerstones of our system, is a far bigger factor.
Sorry, I added a bit after you started this reply. I'm not playing Christians vs Muslims, I'm just saying that it's hard to compare which group is more likely to start an uprising when they reside in very different parts of the world with very different qualities of life. You can tell a country is getting prosperous when people would rather be alive than rush into the afterlife ASAP.
(08-18-2021, 06:40 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Possibly, but you didn't see that on 01/06. The number of people engaged in riotous behavior on that day can be numbered in the hundreds. Hardly akin to the swarm of armed Taliban now enforcing harsh Sharia law in Afghanistan.
I'd say that's a product of people who might WANT to riot realizing that their day-to-day life is ok enough for them to "let someone else overthrow the tyrants." If/when the USA gets to the same point as Afghanistan you'll see people who believe all sorts of non-Muslim things going ape.
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