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Then we have entirely different definitions of the word.If you want to call it that, great. I'm perfectly comfy with it.Thank at least for being honest about your double standard.The numbers are irrelevant. In every thread about Muslims, there is Regressive Leftist (a term I borrow from a liberal Muslim) who does the same thing every time: Deflect, pivot, attack. There are thousands of examples of this to anyone whose eyes are open.I agree, there are a lot of attacks on Christians - but a lot of defenders as well. I see very few defenders of Muslims, and those that do are dog piled. How many anti-Muslim threads do you see on USMB compared to anti-Christian threads? And most of those are by the same predictable individuals.
Shouldn't we fight against broad brushing instead of labeling those who do "regressives"?
The group of people who regularly do this is identifiable by their actions, and I agree with the liberal Muslim who coined the term. He's fighting for a Reformation of Islam, his life is in danger every day, and he is having to fight against jihadists and regressives.
The regressives have chosen their side in this debate, and they can live with it.
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Because the next time there is a jihadist atrocity, I won't be obligated to spin and deflect for it.
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I don't know anyone here who has "spun" a terrorist attack as anything but what it is - an undefensable act of violence against innocents.
That's the problem with broad brushing.
Because I see it clearly in literally every thread relating to Islam.
You use yours, I'll use mine.
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What I see in nearly every thread (and I've never seen you speak out against it) - is a constant assault on Muslims and all things Islam. I see some of the most hateful rhetoric (matched only by our local anti-semites and racists) - I've ever seen. If a Muslim member tries to talk about what his religion is to him, he's assaulted. His words are spun into something else. Why don't you see that sort of stuff?