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Originally Posted by Brillopad

IF I tried to treat Muslims the way many treat women then you might have a point.

On many occasions, I’ve tried to steer away from your intolerance and slurry-pit of disinformation for all things Muslim because its intolerance that sometimes borders on the extreme. I apologize for appearing rude, but from the looks of things, you appear to care passionately about complex issues that you fail to fully understand.

If you only want sensible replies, then try leading the way with sensible Ops and not ones that sound like an echo chamber of disgust. If you can’t do that then expect some lessons in reality and stop acting butthurt when posters get vocally defensive. If you want to discuss extremists, go right ahead but stop attacking the moderates and stop attacking a faith. Islamic State within the Muslim faith is “takfirist” which means “scum” (I think we all agree with that) so let's have a cogent discussion about them; let's discuss the bad eggs and not constantly try to tarnish an entire people. There is no harm in a critical assessment of any belief system. It only becomes disturbing when we start overgeneralizing a religion or a political movement.

I’m an atheist, who’s spent years living in the metropolis of London where Christians, Muslims, and Jews generally get along very well and respectfully with each other. I’ve lived in the Middle East where I have broken bread and talked about the same mythology with Muslim friends and I have a good understanding of just how adaptable most Muslims are to different cultures and other religions. Whilst I accept that there are some stupid Muslim bigots, I also accept there are some stupid anti-Muslim bigots, I refuse to accept a barrage of confirmation bias caused by the actions of a few scumbags, so as long as you continue to characterize 1.8 billion people on this planet, don’t expect me or others to sit here quietly.