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[-] zerog_bandit@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

Religion of peace, amirite?

[-] ADonkeyBrainedFog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 7 months ago

Just ignore the fact Christians are doing the same thing. It's not an Islamic issue. It's a conservative issue. Muslims in America are predominantly left leaning and their views reflect it. I'm more worried about Christians in America trying to kill me than Muslims. They are more accepting of me here than Christians. My local mosque has a big trans rights flag in protest of our local politicians, and guess who were the ones to get upset about that. I'll give you a hint. It wasn't the people who were worshiping under the trans rights flag.

As a subject of hate born from essentialization, it's bad. Don't do it. Regardless of who you're essentializing. Systemic oppression can only happen with underlying dehumanization that comes from this thinking. Before you say "what about Nazis?", still no. It removes responsibility from them. That was the immediate and obvious excuse the people under Nazi Germany used to absolve themselves when the war ended. It was what was used to excuse the people brought to Western nations under programs like paper clip. They are people. They are just like you. You are capable of becoming just like them. Unless you're willing to accept that, you're much more susceptible to becoming like them.

[-] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

They're all religions of peace! Until they're in power, of course.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago

the islamophobia is not really necessary considering right wing governments in a large portion of europe, australia, the us, and canada (the opposition in this case) are all pushing laws criminalising trans and gay people...

[-] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

But are they chanting "throw the poof off the roof"? Are they willing to take the ultimate step of murdering someone for wanting the love of someone with the same parts as them? Yeah homosexuality is illegal in much of the world and was in most of Europe (even as late as the 60s but to the best of my knowledge, never punishable by death. Yeah Alan Turing went to jail for being gay, and that is inexcusably shitty, but there are different shades of shit.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago

most of those countries are literally trying to eradicate trans people from existence by criminalising medical care...

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