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That's not intended as flamebait. I think it's a legitimate question. What if a religion is the root cause of this behavior? What are the appropriate steps to t

by jqm 11y ago

That's not intended as flamebait. I think it's a legitimate question. What if a religion is the root cause of this behavior? What are the appropriate steps to take at that point? I'm not condemning Islam necessarily and certainly not Muslims but I think we need to stop dancing around and confront the issue of what an ideology is teaching. Is it appropriate for our world? If it isn't what do we do about it?

mbrock 11y ago
Sorry but "Is the second largest religion appropriate for our world?" is a flamebait question whether you intend it to be or not. Per the guidelines, it would be totally okay to talk about it if you had something interesting to say about it, but you don't.
- jqm 11y ago
  "Lots of people are doing it" is never a good argument. That aside, I find the hypocrisy of _your_ flaming of my post and general lack of content... amusing. Unless you are actually a moderator, I'd feel better if you kept your moderation to yourself.
vinceguidry 11y ago
> If it isn't what do we do about it? I don't think there's anything new to understand here. Outlaw it where we can, conduct diplomacy to try to get countries that don't outlaw it to outlaw it. War is a last-ditch option, one that I don't think should be off the table, but we need to go into it clear-headed with a sane understanding of what we can and cannot accomplish. The Middle East is practically defined by war. Bringing more of it to that region isn't really going to do anything. I actually think of Isreal as a model to work off of. Build bastions of Western ideals in the region and let the locals decide for themselves which ideology they want to be a part of. Isreal's main problem in this regard is how they treat the Palestinians, but I'm optimistic that they'll eventually work it out. If Isrealis can figure out how to adopt welcoming stances to non-Jewish immigrants, they could become an even bigger magnet for youth than the terror organizations.
- azth 11y ago
  > The Middle East is practically defined by war. Which was brought by the Western nations since WWI.

by jqm 11y ago

mbrock 11y ago

Sorry but "Is the second largest religion appropriate for our world?" is a flamebait question whether you intend it to be or not. Per the guidelines, it would be totally okay to talk about it if you had something interesting to say about it, but you don't.

jqm 11y ago
"Lots of people are doing it" is never a good argument. That aside, I find the hypocrisy of _your_ flaming of my post and general lack of content... amusing. Unless you are actually a moderator, I'd feel better if you kept your moderation to yourself.

vinceguidry 11y ago

> If it isn't what do we do about it? I don't think there's anything new to understand here. Outlaw it where we can, conduct diplomacy to try to get countries that don't outlaw it to outlaw it. War is a last-ditch option, one that I don't think should be off the table, but we need to go into it clear-headed with a sane understanding of what we can and cannot accomplish. The Middle East is practically defined by war. Bringing more of it to that region isn't really going to do anything. I actually think of Isreal as a model to work off of. Build bastions of Western ideals in the region and let the locals decide for themselves which ideology they want to be a part of. Isreal's main problem in this regard is how they treat the Palestinians, but I'm optimistic that they'll eventually work it out. If Isrealis can figure out how to adopt welcoming stances to non-Jewish immigrants, they could become an even bigger magnet for youth than the terror organizations.

azth 11y ago
> The Middle East is practically defined by war. Which was brought by the Western nations since WWI.