What is concerning is the "Muslims did it" attitudes
that come across linking terrorism with all Muslims.
These sort of stories are manufactured and
disseminated not only in the jungle of the internet,
but to worldwide media and they always link terrorism
with Muslims - even if later they are proven to be
untrue. Muslims we are told are Islamic radicals, every
one of them (despite cultural, linguistic, and
individual differences). The emphasis is that these
radicals are motivated by religion, not by political
grievances.

These "facts" are presented by people who are drowning
in bias, ignorance, and shallow credentialism. And they
regard themselves as "experts," on the subject.

Ah well, as William F. Buckley Jr once stated words to
the effect -

"...it does take a lot of practice to become a moral slob."

If the first words to come out of their mouths are to
cry "Political Correctness," or "Muslim Apologists,"
then the chances are very high indeed that they are
part of the problem!

Well said Foxy, you have summed up the basics of this thread very well.
Of course there are moderate Muslims, just like there are in any religion, race or culture.
Anyone who doesn't agree is simply ignorant .... or racist!

Heh, heh, Suseonline plays the racism card in support of Foxy.

So good to mount that high moral platform to look down on others.

But wait a bit, isn't that the Suseonline who continually trashes her despised 'old white men', and Foxy, the OLO Legend for 'dissing' Australians as 'Nullaboring' and far worse, as 'racists', 'xenophobes', 'users' of migrants and goodness knows what.

Anglophobic

But that is different, somehow.

Back to Islam and the thread.
Just wondering, why shouldn't Islam shoulder some of the blame for the ill-treatment of people and dreadful, evil atrocities done in its name? After all, it is tres 'Progressive' to hold Roman Catholicism, its church, Pope, Bible and even their God responsible for the molesting of children by the priesthood.

Religious tolerance must measure and have regard for the toxicity inherent in some. Maybe those offenders are not as rare and aberrant as some here might like us to believe. Comparing again with the Roman Catholic Church, most would agree there is something structurally wrong for instance. It is unrealistic and foolhardy to claim that Islam is beaut but just a few baddies let it down.

Catholicism has its problems but all of them stem from ignoring the teachings of its founder, Jesus Christ; Islam's main problems stem from the following of the teachings of its founder, Muhammad.

Whilst ever there are followers of Muhammad then the problems will remain.

Posted by onthebeach, it is unrealistic and foolhardy to claim that Islam is beaut but just a few baddies let it down.
Exactly,
Every devout Muslim believes in the Caliphate.
Good and bad are a Western Christian concepts.
The baddies are the good Muslims.

If I were some mad jihadist --and yes, I know Suze and Foxy there are no such people they are only a figment of some wild neo-cons imagination --but,but,but just supposing for argument sake there were mad jihadists. I could envisage nothing better to advance their cause than to clone Foxy and Suze and infiltrate the hundreds of thousands of said clones into liberal democracies...who needs warlike jihadis when you can do much more damage with a Foxy or Suze