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That's a good point. Why is it that when a white guy kills some people it's, "He was racist. He was sexist. He was Christian". Yet when this guy does it, and pledges allegiance to ISIS, everyone goes right to "He was crazy!"
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Islam is, in it's most concrete form, simply a text. No religion has agency on its own. Men are always ultimately responsible for their own behavior.
But Islam is a huge part of what far too many of these guys do. It's both a religion and a form of theocratic government, which is scary. Add that to their Stone Age culture and you've got a lethal combination.
Pretending Islam is the sole cause is foolish, but pretending it's not a really big factor is just lying.
You're completely right that religion is only bad if people make it bad, well put. Islam moreso than other relgions causes radicals though simply due to their religious texts. Its a toxic religion.
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[–] jerry 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
They missed the point. Islam is the cause. Not that the guy was crazy. The guy was muslim.
[–] SpaceCow 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
That's a good point. Why is it that when a white guy kills some people it's, "He was racist. He was sexist. He was Christian". Yet when this guy does it, and pledges allegiance to ISIS, everyone goes right to "He was crazy!"
[–] ThisIsWhoWeR 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Islam is, in it's most concrete form, simply a text. No religion has agency on its own. Men are always ultimately responsible for their own behavior.
But Islam is a huge part of what far too many of these guys do. It's both a religion and a form of theocratic government, which is scary. Add that to their Stone Age culture and you've got a lethal combination.
Pretending Islam is the sole cause is foolish, but pretending it's not a really big factor is just lying.
[–] jerry 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
You're completely right that religion is only bad if people make it bad, well put. Islam moreso than other relgions causes radicals though simply due to their religious texts. Its a toxic religion.