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[–]ClassroomPast6178 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

It’s always interesting that they go after Christians but ignore the burka-wearing elephant in the room, y’know the one actively engaged in pushing LGBT individuals off rooftops.

[–]Chipit[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It's the Near Enemy vs. the Far Enemy.

They don't agree on much, but both Islamists and Western leftists agree that Christians and the West in general must be destroyed. They'll fall to fighting afterwards and the Islamists will wipe out the leftists (like they did in Iran - here's a good read: How Iran’s Theocrats Allied With — and Then Crushed — the Left. By Jacobin, no less.

Those leftists supported the imams because they thought that was the anti-imperialist line.

Khomeini didn’t use the word “anti-imperialism.” He talked about “Big Satan” and “Small Satan.” The Big Satan was the United States. The Small Satan was Europe. The leftists who went toward him translated that as anti-imperialism in their minds. In their minds.

Chafiq emphasizes this last point, raising her eyebrows and speaking in English to ensure that I get it.

[–]ClassroomPast6178 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ooh that’s an interesting bit of information about the Iranian revolution that I’d not heard before. Thanks.

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's not surprising considering what the US did before.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, it's totally reasonable that calls for violence are answered and acted upon. Those 9 year olds were asking for it!

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I didn't say it was necessarily reasonable. Just not surprising considering the US has just overthrown their democratically elected government and appointed a western backed dictator. The religious extremists say "join us against the big Satan." It seems reasonable unless you know what the religious right was planning in the background.

[–]jet199 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Partly it's because lots of Muslims in the West will happily lie that they support troons because that kind of lying is specifically allowed by Islam.

After Shumirun Nessa spoke out about Jeffery Marsh loads of American woke hijabis have come out condemning her and saying they have no problem with him and she is just hateful. They feel the need to protect their position in society but throwing her and child safeguarding under the bus.

Of course if they were in an Islamic state those same women would be the cheering as he was thrown of a roof to protect their position in society.

[–]wylanderuk 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I guess you are generally fucking clueless about say Iran where its take the surgery or die when it comes to gay men...

[–]ClassroomPast6178 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I saw someone praising Iran as a haven for transgender women recently, completely without irony.

[–]IX-Hispana 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh those guys hate gays too. They parasitized the gay movement like they parasitized feminism, games media... They piggyback on successful movements for cover and turn them to shit. It's the cordyceps of movements.

[–]BellaBlue 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

During the World Cup, reddit was full of Alphabet People declaring that Muslim culture is wrong, and they don't have to respect other cultures.

[–]LyingSpirit472 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The difference between the wokester and the people who care about social equality is that the wokester will make it clear eventually their real stance politically is not equality or equity, but "What positions can I take that will hurt Mommy and Daddy the most?"

As such, they ignore the Muslim side of their transgressors, because the "they actively oppress people and will never stop because to stop would go against their religion" is superceded by "Mommy and Daddy remember where they were on 9/11, it was one of the most traumatic experiences of their life, so I'll take the side of the people who did it to hurt them!"

[–]Dragonerne 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Written by a jew, not a tranny

[–]hfxB0oyADon't piss on my head & tell me it's raining. 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's like these fucks are asking to be hunted. Completely insane.