hi clo,
you are trying to mush moslems in with other folks. but this is on a different level.
tolerance is usually a virtue but there is one thing a theory of a tolerant society cannot abide and that is intolerance.
in this case, we are talking about a kind of intolerance that is organised via a religion.
why should a western society built upon the virtues of freedom of speech (with some exceptions but excluding religion) accommodate a religion that spews out terrorists with regularity.
i guess it is because folks don't want to look at things that don't suit their values. but sometimes a nice value like being tolerant doesn't solve the problem.
it's rather like expecting a constitution that is designed for compromise to know how to deal with a republican party bent on not compromising. except in this case, lives are lost.
embracing islam is like hugging a cactus. you have to pretend you want to do it. but if you do, you bleed all the same.
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