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Posting again because I didn't catch this the first time. "They are seen as unwelcome influence in much of the Caribbean." This is absolutely not an okay argu
by tokai 3y ago
Posting again because I didn't catch this the first time.
"They are seen as unwelcome influence in much of the Caribbean."
This is absolutely not an okay argument against a religious community. It is very reminiscent of what antisemitics use as an argument for their hate.
- BobbyJo 3y agoIsn't antisemitism more of an ethnic prejudice than a religious prejudice? I don't think people are antisemitic because they disagree with some tenet of Judaism. Generally, saying a religion, or any belief really, isn't culturally acceptable is perfectly fine in my mind. That would apply equally to Scientology, Rastafarianism, Judaism, Christianity, etc.
- blululu 3y agoAntisemitism is intimately related to the question of who is Jewish, and there is no consensus on this question within the various communities involved. Some forms of antisemitism are explicitly racial but a lot of criticism falls along ethical lines.
- tokai 3y agoSaying that a group is "seen as unwelcome influence" as an argument against said group is not a disagreement of some tenet of the groups faith.
- BobbyJo 3y agoSure, but it's not not a disagreement of some tenet either. Is the ethnic makeup of the Caribbean such that we should not believe so? Are Rastafarians ethnically coherent enough that it could be interpreted as such a prejudice?
- emptyfile 3y ago[dead]