re: #207 BishopX

My personal definition is any Islamist group which explicitly works within the democratic political apparatus of a country, accepts the validity of elections, respects the peaceful transfer of power and generally avoids calls to violence. I’m aware that’s a kind of broad definition but I think that it will sufice for discussions ending the GWOT.

I meant, actually to name someone. Maybe we don’t have the same meaning for the word “Islamist”. The PC version is used to describe those who were once described as terrorists. Of course, there are Muslims, but certainly not all or even most Muslims would be regarded as “Islamist”.

I’m ok with “Terrorist.” Hamas is terrorist. Muslim Brotherhood is terrorist. The Sudan. Bunch of places.

I don’t think moderate Islamists exist. Least I don’t know of any.