08-31-2021, 03:47 PM
(08-31-2021, 03:35 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I think hatred is a strong word, except with the most extreme cases i.e. the "God Hates ****" group. Of course religion being the justification for the beliefs has some overlap, but the difference in degree is enormous. The Taliban, and other Islamic extremists, will rape you and set you on fire. The most extreme religious fanatics in the west, which probably number in the low thousands, would be an average to moderate Taliban/ISIS/Islamic extremist, who number in the multi-millions in Afghanistan alone.
In any event, the original point stands, that comparisons to extreme groups serves no legitimate purpose other than to inflame and polarize
You don't think - in your heart of hearts - that if western extremists had the kind of control the Taliban had, they wouldn't be doing a lot of the same shit?
I do agree that the comparisons do more harm than good, fwiw - I'm not saying this to try and do so. I just believe - given religion's part in a lot of the most horrible things in human history - the only things separating western extremists and groups like the Taliban are the Pacific Ocean and the amount of influence they have on their given regions.
