tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post5971209483371058718..comments2023-11-05T04:09:26.194-05:00Comments on e g r e g o r e s: "The Islamic Exception"Apuleius Platonicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-12379567246272023462010-09-06T00:39:47.193-04:002010-09-06T00:39:47.193-04:00All I am saying is that we have to be dialectical ...All I am saying is that we have to be dialectical in our evaluations, and properly assess varied currents that are in tension. It's not that I wouldn't support a critique of Islam, but that I would like that critique to be more rigorous, and indicative of positive directions Muslims could take to progress their cultures. One of which might be to coherently keep telling America to stop squashing its labor movements.SiegfriedGoodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696170388891436569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-24782785643132821892010-09-05T17:49:22.138-04:002010-09-05T17:49:22.138-04:00First of all, whether or not it is ahistorical is ...First of all, whether or not it is ahistorical is secondary to the validity of the claim that extremists are a tiny, isolated minority -- with the truth being they are not, and that extremism enjorys broad popular support throughout the Muslim world.<br /><br />Second of all, the ideology of the "fundamentalists" in Islam is consistent with the teachings and practices of Islam throughout its history.<br /><br />Third of all, Islamic societies have always been authoritarian -- from the time of Muhammad to now.Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-63807878976647962092010-09-05T17:19:37.637-04:002010-09-05T17:19:37.637-04:00This is ahistorical. The reason that fundamentalis...This is ahistorical. The reason that fundamentalism is what will rise when restrictions are limited is because AUTHENTIC OPPOSITION WAS ALREADY KILLED, and if that history is erased, the most important part of the picture, as I see it, is disappeared. Both Islamic regimes and British-American empire were both so anti-Marxist that any leftist organization was so heavily suppressed or squashed that opposition, dissent, and anger were left in the hands of the fundamentalists.<br /><br />Well, then, that's convenient for the leaders then, isn't it? Because then they can play the game of "If we allow freedom, the fundamentalists will take over". It's a loaded game.SiegfriedGoodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696170388891436569noreply@blogger.com