tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post114849272636551162..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: CAIR Says We Shouldn't Use The Word IslamofascismPastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-1148551327927853142006-05-25T11:02:00.000+01:002006-05-25T11:02:00.000+01:00Pastorius:In fact, (...) the very reason I use the...Pastorius:<BR/><I>In fact, (...) the very reason I use the word Islamofascism is to make a distinction between moderate Muslims and Jihadis.</I><BR/><BR/>That can be a source of confusion, as the term Islamofascis<I>m</I> comes across as a name of an <I>ideology</I>. Using different names for the ideologies of Jihadis and Muslims implies that Jihadis and "moderate Muslims" follow different ideologies.<BR/><BR/>In reality, Jihadis and "moderate Muslims" actually follow <I>the same</I> ideology, namely the ideology of Islam. The reason there is a difference between these two groups is that they have <I>different degrees of devotion to</I> the same ideology (ie. Islam) - it is not because they follow different ideologies.<BR/><BR/>Pastorius, I do not think that you are an Islam apologist, but your practice of using a name for the actions of the Jihadis which suggests that they follow another ideology than "moderate Muslims" serves to give the impression that the Jihadis are driven by something else than Islam. Your statement thus in itself becomes Islam apologetic, even if you don't intend for it to be.<BR/><BR/>The problem, obviously, is that the Jihadis become Jihadis by taking their religion seriously by being devout followers of it, whereas "moderate Muslims" become "moderate Muslims" by allowing themselves to be somewhat less devout in their religious practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-1148519328025868192006-05-25T02:08:00.000+01:002006-05-25T02:08:00.000+01:00Fascism gets a bad rap yet again. Fascism is poli...Fascism gets a bad rap yet again. Fascism is political rule by a superior elite coupled to a market economy. If done correctly can result in a very favourable outcome. China has moved from communism single party rule to fascist type single party rule from non-market to free market and has phenomenal growth.<BR/><BR/>The word fascist gets a bad reputation because it was the name taken by the death cult that worshipped Hitler who was a sphyllitic, Austri-Catholic, vegan with an anti-Semite complex and superior to no one. If used strictly in this sense it might have correlation to fundamentalist Islam as it elevates a child rapist, xenophobic, venal idiot to godlike status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-1148509791746157022006-05-24T23:29:00.000+01:002006-05-24T23:29:00.000+01:00So, if "Islamofascism" doesn't exist, where does t...So, if "Islamofascism" doesn't exist, where does that leave CAIR's "moderate Islam"?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216119321836479641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-1148494903624545222006-05-24T19:21:00.000+01:002006-05-24T19:21:00.000+01:00hear, hear!hear, hear!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144253294578435498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-1148494000820977662006-05-24T19:06:00.000+01:002006-05-24T19:06:00.000+01:00Well said!Well said!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977090801334626461noreply@blogger.com