Muslims are people who practice the religion of Islam.
Religions (for those who practice them) are ideals that are intrinsically woven into peoples lives.
So by saying you should attack Islam (with no qualifiers to that statement), you are indeed saying you should attack Muslims.
I'm not going to address the second part of your statement, other than to say that the war in Iraq was illegal, wrong, and counter-productive. It, 9/11, and US sponsored creation of the terrorist boogieman are largely the root that modern islamophobia, and on the flip side modern terrorist cells, have sprung from.
Just admit that you don't like muslims and go on about your day.
>>So by saying you should attack Islam (with no qualifiers to that statement), you are indeed saying you should attack Muslims.
That is your way of interpreting it.
I never said we should physically attack the Muslim people. I am not against Muslim people, per se. All I am saying is we should attack the vicious ideology of Islam.
If the sentiments of some (potentially radical or not-so-radical) Muslims get hurt due to the thought attacks on the ideology of Islam, so be it. These Muslims should learn to get offended and learn to respect the freedom of expression and learn to respond to such offending expressions in more civilized manners and not by killing people.
You should be telling and encourage these Muslims to learn the fundamentals of free and open society.
If some Muslims are getting offended because some people draw cartoon of their prophet, so be it, these Muslims must learn to live peacefully in a free society even if they get offended by other people.
If some Muslims are getting offended because some people raise the issue of the pedophilia practiced by their prophet Muhammad, so be it, these Muslims must learn to live peacefully in a free society even if they get offended by other people.
The liberals/critical thinkers should not be suppressed just because expression of their thoughts in a peaceful manner hurts the sentiments of some Muslims.
The liberals/critical thinkers have attacked earlier and do attack now also the Christianity/Judaism/Hinduism and our free society never suppresses their thoughts. Islam should not be an exception and hence Islam should not be given special treatment.
Once again let me make it clear that I am not against Muslim people, in fact, I do have many Muslim friends and they are open to such thoughts.
Religions (for those who practice them) are ideals that are intrinsically woven into peoples lives.
So by saying you should attack Islam (with no qualifiers to that statement), you are indeed saying you should attack Muslims.
I'm not going to address the second part of your statement, other than to say that the war in Iraq was illegal, wrong, and counter-productive. It, 9/11, and US sponsored creation of the terrorist boogieman are largely the root that modern islamophobia, and on the flip side modern terrorist cells, have sprung from.
Just admit that you don't like muslims and go on about your day.