In same way ppl say ' but he seemed so normal' abt serial killers & unsettled by pics of Hitler having lunch. Want them obviously monstrous.
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Otherwise we have to accept our own species, society, communities, ideologies produced these ppl & its too close to home.
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Particular cognitive dissonance when horrific brutality is done in the name of a religion/ideology you believe is perfectly morally good.
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Why its best to accept there are no perfect systems of values. Just have to get as close as we can & accept that ppl will always fuck it up.
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With our new president coming into power. I just don't want to see negative about any group.
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He's terrifying.I think criticising Islamists &supporting liberal Muslims is key but I gather u'd rather not discuss further :)
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You're very protective.
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Indeed! But I am thinking of what will reduce both anti-Muslim bigotry & radicalisation in the long run.
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I'm not sure that shutting down any attempts to talk abt Islamism is helping social cohesion at all.
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I think it just increases distrust & resentment. Strong argument that Clinton lost favour for not naming the problem.
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Both silencing of criticism of Islamism & Trump-like bigotry exacerbate. We need to treat it openly like everything else.
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If we on the left won't acknowledge the problem, the right steps in.pic.twitter.com/YQ6eQgS5gr
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Really? Walk around the right part of London/Slough you'll hear women with this accent dressed like that.
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Yes, its ISIS who don't, she said.
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Well that's nonsense, ISIS is multi-national with terrorists from all over the world. And we know girls from London went.
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Yes. Cognitive dissonance will do that to you.
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For UK Muslims it may raise problems (increasing hatred) as a result of an act of brutality in UK in support of Daesh
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Arguably. However, other people have pointed out that it humanises (and normalises?) ISIS members
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More importantly, it makes them ridiculous which takes some of the 'romance' out of running away to be a Jihadi bride.
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Agree there's a small risk of romanticising but ridiculing is effective, as is stopping their Caliphate ambitions
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