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A few prefaces: first of all, I understand that not everyone on the left is sympathetic towards Islam. Second, this thread isn't an attempt to troll; it is an honest question I have wondered for years. Third, this thread is not intended to be a place to debate the merits of various religions. My purpose is to solicit the opinion of people self-identified to the left of center as to how and why they have developed their positions regarding Islam.
Why is it that the political left is often so sympathetic to Islam? From the research I have done about Islam (several college courses including three semesters of Arabic, numerous books, documentaries and being a news junky) the political left and Islam have virtually nothing in common. In fact, many of the tenets of Islam are diametrically opposed to the values held by the left (homosexuality, women's rights, pacifism vs. violence, the role of religion in government, etc.). When there is an issue in the news that pits Islam against Christianity or Judaism, the left sides with Islam the vast majority of the time.
The left has condemned the Paris tragedy, but these condemnations usually include qualifiers about how not all Muslims are bad (which we already know) or how not all terrorists are Muslims (even though the VAST majority of modern terrorists are Muslims). Instead of talking constructively about ways to reduce Islamic fanaticism, liberal media outlets seem to spend more time sympathizing with a group that perpetrates violence in response the the values the left holds most dear.
All insight is appreciated. As someone that is not left-wing, this is something that completely baffles me.
they hate anything money is spent on other than their self's. just has Europe does but I the current situation they find themselves they to may learn; whose your ally and whose your real enemy.
Why is sympathy for Islam so common on the political left?
Liberals sympathetic to people who are opposed to democracy, human rights, free speech, freedom of religion and freedom of sexuality and treat woman very bad.
The Left is the author of multiculturalism. Any deviation from this mission would hurt their goal of dissolving the American culture. This includes putting up with an alien religion here to help with the destruction of the West.
What the Left ignores is that their tolerance for such a religion is suicide. Islamist's hate everything the Left espouses.
I could wish they would wake-up before it's too late, but it's more fun to watch them self-destruct.
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