re: #135 WindUpBird

The reason I downdinged it is that I don’t believe Muslims in one part of the world (again, over a billion and a half of them) are responsible or compelled to ask tough questions about muslims in a completely different part of the world. Lebanon is different from Indonesia is different from Palestine is different from Iran is different from the Phillipines.

Locally, sure. If you attend a militant mosque, you’re part of the problem. But there seems to be a vibe that all muslims are responsible for all muslims, no matter the circumstances. That seems to be to be a wildly unfair burden for the average moderate muslim, and invites discrimination and promotes paranoid tribalism.

I haven’t picked up that vibe, and I wonder if you are assuming it exists. The actions Killgore talked about were very individual and local actions - don’t attend a mosque that preaches jihad, don’t praise or excuse terrorism, don’t associate with those who do, and speak out against terrorism where appropriate.

These are the same things that pro-lifers like myself are expected to do with idiots who murder abortion doctors.