freediver wrote on May 11
th, 2013 at 7:42pm:
Quote:I see no distinctions in your writing, FD. I only see the universal term "Muslims". Not the qualified terms I've already mentioned or the other ones. Just "Muslims".
Of course you don't see it. The distinction I made is that commanding people to live in peace and obey the law of the land when they are outside the Caliphate does not mean that Muslims do not want to create a Caliphate where the Islamic standards apply.
This is a democracy, FD. Muslims have the right to vote, just as you do. Does that fact worry you?
If they can garner sufficient votes, then who are you to say they can't elect a government which will create their Caliphate for them?
It will never happen of course when they have only 1.5-2% of the population, so your fears are groundless (and please don't try and claim they'll become the majority according to some xenophobic youtube video).
Quote:You accuse me of not differentiating between "peaceful, law abiding Muslims and the other sort", yet the target of most of my criticism is the peaceful, law abiding Muslims like Abu.
If they are peaceful, law-abiding what's your problem with them?
Oh, that's right, they're Muslims. I should have realised.
Quote:You appear to think I am targetting the law abiding Muslims with the terrorist brush, but I am not. There is nothing in my wiki for example that suggests Muslims are commanded to reject the law of the land or engage in vigilantism.
I see you targeting law-abiding Muslims, claiming they all liars, that they seek to overthrow Western civilisation, etc., etc. Your prejudice is self-evident, FD.
Quote: Quote:Don't the universal human rights of Muslims count?
Sure. You just have no clue what they are. No-one has the right not to be offended.
Aren't you effectively claiming that you have that right because you're offended by their criticism of "Western Civilisation" and Democracy?
I believe though, that everybody has a right to have their views respected, particularly religious ones, FD. How about you?
Quote: Quote:Aren't they allowed to express their opinions? Are they denied freedom of speech, expression, religion, association?
'cause that is essentially what you're doing.
No it is not Brian. You have no clue. You may not have noticed, but I even established a forum and invited Muslims to come along and not only join and post, but to moderate it to their own standards. I even allow you to post this mindless drivel.
Ah, now who is demanding a right not to be offended?
FD, get down off your high horse. I find your drivel offensive but I answer it, I don't demand that you shut up or stop posting it. Thus far the only authority I've seen you cite has been one of your moderators who appears to have decamped for some reason (perhaps he got fed up hitting his head against a brickwall and putting up with your bigotry?).