Afghanistan

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(08-18-2021, 08:16 PM)Dill Wrote: I fullly own that defending ethnic and religious minorities from right wing scapegoating is my "pet topic," as attacking them,
or defending attacks on them, is yours. Thats why you went THERE instead of to the actual point.

Very interesting attempt to flip the script.  I don't think calling out a religion that routinely subjugates and tortures women, murders homosexuals and demonizes all other religious beliefs is an especially "right wing" position.  I would hope all freedom loving people would do so.  But if not tolerating the subjugation and torturing of women and murdering homosexuals makes me a bad person in your eyes then so be it, I guess.

Quote:So save this post for when I actually equate "modern Christianity" to "radical Islam" (which, by the way, is also "modern"). 

I am pleased that you finally acknowledge radical Islam as a prevalent "modern" form of the religion.

Quote:I took Mike's intent to be humorous (at least partly).   And so 

So you ignored his actual point?  Also, your post does not come of as an attempt at humor.  While I certainly allow for text not always accurately translating such intent if that was your objective it was an especially poor effort.

Quote:I thought I might balance it by emphasizing an aspect of the current "anti-tyranny" 2A defense that seems to get little notice--
namely that some such defenders might themselves be quite "tyranical" and anti-democratic, embracing constitutional fundamentalism on the model of religious fundamentalism (regardless of religion). And at a time when large numbers of the Republican party support a leader who has indeed sought to circumvent democracy.  

Oh, to be sure.  Owning a firearm does not magically imbue one with a sense of democratic or enlightened principles.  But attempting to conflate Christians in this country, or pretty much any country for that matter, with the actions of millions of radical Islamists in Afghanistan and elsewhere should be called out as absurd whenever the attempt to do so is made.