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I wasn't talking about Hitler, but Nazism. It could apply to any belief, that responds to verbal attacks on doctrine, with violence.
Minds and power.
Exactly, it could apply to any belief, which is why I thought it strange to choose Nazism. There are many examples, recent and historical, of religious terrorism. That's where we should be looking for comparisons, not Nazism. Northern Ireland, circa 1980 certainly has more in common with today's middle east than Nazi Germany.
Exactly, it could apply to any belief, which is why I thought it strange to choose Nazism. There are many examples, recent and historical, of religious terrorism. That's where we should be looking for comparisons, not Nazism. Northern Ireland, circa 1980 certainly has more in common with today's middle east than Nazi Germany.
Completely different, Northern Ireland is just an issue of historical national identity. Religion defines the historical identity - you should read up on it sometime..
Brownshirts and these freaks in Copenhagen, are both acting to defend/promote the status quo of their belief.
The reason I choose Nazism, is because the brownshirts defended the faith with violence, to the point that resistance became a very dangerous option.
Completely different, Northern Ireland is just an issue of historical national identity. Religion defines the historical identity - you should read up on it sometime..
Brownshirts and these freaks in Copenhagen, are both acting to defend the status quo of their core belief.
The reason I choose Nazism, is because the brownshirts defended the faith with violence, to the point that resistance became a very dangerous option.
I don't disagree with you Joe, but last I checked, we have Arab allies helping us fight ISIS. I believe they are Muslims. If you want to fight Islam, be my guest, but I think there are wiser paths.
The difference between cowardice and common sense is only recognized if you have common sense. Seems "some" have none, and it all looks the same to them. Didn't know that did you?
It wasn't common sense for the Germans to oppose Hitler. For the Russians to oppose Stalin. For the Cambodians to oppose Pol Pot. For the North Koreans to oppose Kim Jung Un. For the Chinese to oppose Mao.
So they mostly didn't, and it worked out really well for them, didn't it?
Exactly, it could apply to any belief, which is why I thought it strange to choose Nazism. There are many examples, recent and historical, of religious terrorism. That's where we should be looking for comparisons, not Nazism. Northern Ireland, circa 1980 certainly has more in common with today's middle east than Nazi Germany.
No, it doesn't. The IRA wanted the British out of Northern Ireland so they could integrate it with the rest of Ireland. They had no expansionist tendencies beyond that, did not persecute those with opposing beliefs, and did not consider what they were doing to be a religious crusade. They wanted the British out of what they considered to be their homeland and nothing more than that.
The Nazis wanted to build a worldwide empire based on their ideology and persecuted political dissidents.
The radical Muslims want to build a worldwide caliphate based on their ideology and persecute religious dissidents. They share much in common with Nazis and nothing in common with the IRA beyond being terrorists.
It's one thing to make a crude joke in private but when a crude offensive cartoon is published in a public
newspaper where you know it will be seen by the local Muslim population in Denmark that
isn't much different than walking into a mosque and shouting obscenities about their god.
Either way its tasteless and crude.
David Letterman once made a joke about a Muslim beauty pageant where the female contestants were
all wearing burkas which was pretty funny. And guess what no Muslim ever tried to attack him for it.
It was a funny joke but it didn't cross the line into the obscene and vulgar.
No, it wasn't. It was a cartoon. Nobody should be targeted for death because they draw a cartoon.
And quite honestly, I couldn't possibly care less if it offended someone. Satirical cartoonist offend almost everyone at some point. That's their job.
I'm glad to hear the shooter was killed by the police. Free speech wins again.
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