News flash: Crazed religious zealots are crazy.
It is so. In fact, prolly been like that since religion was invented.
What is the point of this discussion? Is there something you propose to do about it?
Probably questions not intended for me, but I'll take a stab/hack/machete at it.
I don't feel any kinship whatsoever with "Christians" in Africa (I barely do here). If I went to a Christian church in Liberia or wherever, I'd been seen as 1. "Whitey", 2. "American", 3. "potential victim". I'd see them as Liberian people who have agreed to accept bags of rice in exchange for singing the hymns belonging to the people who bring the rice.
Africa has had tribal warfare for.. .. ..quite awhile, no matter who has occupied the land, no matter who controls the corruption in government, no matter what religions are claiming what land. It's a jungle paradise of fuck-up. I can't imagine how it could be any worse.
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My ESP is tingling.. someone, somewhere out there is thinking of typing a reply saying... "Africa was swell until the evil white man came ashore and took advantage of those poor little African people." ..save it. That concept in itself is pure racism.>
From where I'm at, the point of discussion is simply to be blunt about the topic. People love to root for the underdog. Muslims have been wrongly portrayed as the underdog for so long now that people have just stopped questioning whether or not it's true. Due to someone's rules (likely some feel-good/guilt ridden whites somewhere who utilize some good PR firms), it's the latest social taboo to speak ill regarding Muslims. Especially if your commentary includes an illustration of allah. Apparently even more so within Liberty communities where any collective referencing had better be confined to cops and politicians, or else tears and cries of "bigot" are bound to flow aplenty.
I have no proposals for solution, other than to remain grounded in reality. Everyone knows that there are perfectly loving and harmless people of all religions, goes without saying. Not all Catholic priests bugger the little fellas in the congregation, not all Christian Identity folks are scouting the wilderness for black folks to hang, not all Muslims have dynamite taped near their scrotums, not all Buddhists refrain from jerkin' one out now and again.
The difference is, as shown by the replies in threads like this, is that if you criticize Muslims you should be prepared for some fallout. That's where the bullshit is deepest, because you can criticize any of the other groups mentioned above and it's all giggles, but insult or criticize Islam and get badgered like crazy for doing so.
That's especially odd since most of the people I know don't even have any remote ties to Islam, yet are easily worked into a frenzy over any offhand comment.