05-24-2017, 12:30 PM
(05-24-2017, 10:57 AM)Vlad Wrote: The article was boring for me because I've known this narrative be false for some time, but the part were Dershowitz said "Its not Islam, it's the abuse of Islam" I found interesting.
Is Dershowitz implying, to use the analogy "its not the gun that kills, its the abuse of it that does" (when in the wrong hands)In other words....the gun, like Islam is inherently dangerous by its very nature or existence.
I can agree with that.
All ideologies are inherently dangerous by their very nature or existence using that viewpoint. The abuse of any ideology by extremists/radicals is a dangerous thing.
But I see your use of the firearm analogy to be a poor one. Many firearms used to kill another human being are designed to kill another human being. Is that use improper? It can be illegal, it can be immoral, but is it improper if that is what it is designed for? Is it misuse? That is a philosophical debate if I ever heard one.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
