the 2008 presidential side-contest for 'craziest religious hate speech' is now strongly in favor of the mccain camp. from an abc news blog:
Despite his call for the U.S. to win the "hearts and minds of the Islamic world," Sen. John McCain recruited the support of an evangelical minister who describes Islam as "anti-Christ" and Mohammed as "the mouthpiece of a conspiracy of spiritual evil."
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At a campaign appearance in Cincinnati, McCain introduced [evil racist cunt, Pastor Rod] Parsley as "one of the truly great leaders in America, a moral compass, a spiritual guide."
so here's the breakdown:
wright hates whitey, hagee hates the jews, and this asshole hates the muslims.
look out, buddhists, because you're next. ralph nader's minister is all over your 'global pacifist conspiracy.'
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HILARIOUS SIDE NOTE: while trying to discuss w/joeverkill the inherent bloodthirstiness of varying religious traditions, i googled the search term "old testament murder baal". the googz replied, "did you mean old testament murderball?"
i didn't, but that sounds like the best sunday school game EVER.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
yeah, that won't piss them off at all
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It is extremely difficult to win the hearts and minds of a people whose Prophet instructed them specifically to kill or subjugate those of other faiths. Comparing Islam with Buddhism is misleading for this reason. I know your point was made for humor, but it's still an important thing to bear in mind.
It's very "PC" to say that Islam is a religion of peace. Maybe it is, in some incarnations. But the Prophet Muhammad specifically instructed his followers to commit genocide, murder, and persecution. "Winning the hearts and minds" of Muslims would have to include getting them to reject some of the Prophet's teachings, and I think that's an unrealistic accomplishment to expect.
we could swap the reference to roman paganism if you like.
i never said anything about islam being a 'religion of peace.' far from it. besides, even if it was: show me a religion and i'll show you a bunch of people who kill others in its name.
i'm just talking about sound diplomacy. while "winning hearts and minds" is a fairly naive statement to make at this point anyway, it's far more naive to expect that you can claim that while still actively taking support from crazy zealots.
that kind of talk is not accepted around here for "western" religions, and it shouldn't be accepted for islam either.
Analyst,
I know you didn't say anything about Islam being a religion of peace. Your points about McCain are all valid. Indeed, I am agreeing with you in a sort of roundabout way. What I am arguing is that McCain's expectations for "winning hearts and minds" are unrealistic to start with.
i completely agree, though i think it may have been slightly less of a fool's errand prior to march of 2003.
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