You’re both right. Most human beings are against extremists-whether in the Muslim world or the West. Over there ppl are afraid to fight back because of top-down pressure (from religious or govt authorities), over here they’re afraid bottom-up (of each other and cries of racism).https://twitter.com/memesofviolence/status/976130274495836160 …
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Ppl here are TOO SCARED to shut down mosque hate preachers that go on about killing gay ppl, apostates and Jews. So because of the fear of someone calling them mean names, they allow indoctrination to spread. If we’re pointing fingers, fighting back in the West is less dangerous.
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Replying to @YasMohammedxx @ConfessionsExMu
What I don’t understand is who could sit there while some Imam spewed this? Why doesn’t the crowd complain?? They give him the power by attending a hate filled speech
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Yes, you’re right. Just like thirty years ago it was common to hear hate against gay ppl in Churches. Ppl still attended. Those that didn’t like it just ignored it, I guess. They were too scared to be a lone voice. But eventually when enough voices rose up, things changed /1
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Replying to @YasMohammedxx @Justafool2764
The main difference is that Muslim voices that rise up in the same vein are called Uncle Toms, told they’re doing it for money, and put on hate lists by the
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So if that’s the treatment they get HERE imagine how much more difficult it is to speak up in an Islamic theocracy. /3
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