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TexasMommaWithAHat

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15. Many millions

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:30 PM

Mar 2016

I think steam comes out of my ears every time I read someone downplaying the millions and millions of Muslims who support the subjugation of women.

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Many millions of Muslims 'fundamentally incompatible with the modern world', says Tony Blair [View all] alp227 Mar 2016 OP

"Sadly, there are plenty of DUers (not Freeper trolls) who believe this, too..." EX500rider Mar 2016 #1

The thing is, very few Muslims in the world are like that, and very very few in America. Zira Mar 2016 #5

+1 Absolutely. retrowire Mar 2016 #8

Except for one very large difference leftynyc Mar 2016 #67

We'll get there if Ted Cruz wins. retrowire Mar 2016 #70

No we wont leftynyc Mar 2016 #72

so Christian radicals don't exist here retrowire Mar 2016 #89

Don't shove words into my leftynyc Mar 2016 #92

no they werent treated like shit under islam at first retrowire Mar 2016 #96

How far back would you like to go? leftynyc Mar 2016 #97

no our laws are fine retrowire Mar 2016 #99

this makse absolutely no sense - a completely false parallel MariaThinks Mar 2016 #132

what the fuckk???? retrowire Mar 2016 #135

The ten commandments MariaThinks Mar 2016 #152

... I'm going to avoid giving you an entire history lesson retrowire Mar 2016 #155

in terms of history lessons. Christianity has been around at least 700 years before islam MariaThinks Mar 2016 #157

i said i wasnt giving you a history lesson soo... retrowire Mar 2016 #158

Good answer MariaThinks Mar 2016 #160

well stay in the real world today and acknowledge that gay people get killed in muslim majority MariaThinks Mar 2016 #131

Very few in America, yes. But millions around the world. pnwmom Mar 2016 #9

Polls of Muslim countries show a majority in some countries do support all those things. EX500rider Mar 2016 #10

free polls where said Muslims can freely state their conscious? paleotn Mar 2016 #41

So the polls are wrong and you are right? EX500rider Mar 2016 #44

And I'm sure all citizens in those countries had a say in implementing those laws. paleotn Mar 2016 #50

How about Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia? oberliner Mar 2016 #64

1st of all Thailand is a Buddhist country. Turborama Mar 2016 #76

No kidding oberliner Mar 2016 #105

What 77% of a 5.8% minority of the country want* is pretty insignificant Turborama Mar 2016 #107

But the thread seems to be about looking at the views of Muslims around the world oberliner Mar 2016 #119

+10000 Zira Mar 2016 #120

There's a majority of moderate Muslims? katsy Mar 2016 #81

Excellent fucking question GummyBearz Mar 2016 #93

Good for not holding your breath. Don't want katsy Mar 2016 #98

You said hollowdweller Mar 2016 #113

??? I said what now? That's just a link to a new story in Pakistan.. EX500rider Mar 2016 #115

Polls are not infallible. Turborama Mar 2016 #138

Especially when they contradict your world view i suppose, EX500rider Mar 2016 #145

It's just a fact. Turborama Mar 2016 #151

The poll results are certainly facts, yes. EX500rider Mar 2016 #153

You might want to actually travel the world a bit. AtheistCrusader Mar 2016 #111

on this board too and they hide any threads that point out the truth. MariaThinks Mar 2016 #133

That's definitely not true oberliner Mar 2016 #63

25,000 people marched in Pakistan for Sharia Law. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #84

that's only in one city. MariaThinks Mar 2016 #130

Thank you! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #134

the 10 Commandments MariaThinks Mar 2016 #154

with the constant terrorist attacks, continued radicalization, sharia law (and the MariaThinks Mar 2016 #86

one thing i've learned is that if people don't feel the desire to explain and put MariaThinks Mar 2016 #129

The problem with this assertion is that anti-Islam bigots will use it as a shield. alp227 Mar 2016 #16

+10000 Zira Mar 2016 #22

"That's the problem with otherwise reasonable positions" GummyBearz Mar 2016 #27

I understand what you're saying LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #32

You can find these strains of thought in Igel Mar 2016 #40

You are exactly right. raging moderate Mar 2016 #77

To further emphasize your point .... kwassa Mar 2016 #114

"That's the problem with otherwise reasonable positions Angel Martin Mar 2016 #106

+10000000% GOLGO 13 Mar 2016 #122

You're darn right there are some of us who think this TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #2

I can say the same about Donald Trump. Zira Mar 2016 #6

Boo hoo TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #11

You do realize a LARGE group of supporters want a race war and would like to kill all the minorities Zira Mar 2016 #14

You do realize that when liberals deny the problematic TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #18

I am not denying any problematic beliefs of Muslims. I'm just setting the record straight that it Zira Mar 2016 #19

"millions" is not "most". There are over a billion Muslims in the world. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #85

Yes, but he specifically said "millions", not most. smirkymonkey Mar 2016 #94

Maybe, maybe not. It's a valid question. Millions (let say 2 million) is less than 1/750. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #103

And, I have to put you on ignore now. Zira Mar 2016 #20

Thank you! I'm honored. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #21

Nor did that person admit what the teaparty and right wing really want in this country, which Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #28

Really? The teaparty wants death by stoning for switching religions? EX500rider Mar 2016 #45

Wrong, the tea party does not behead people Democat Mar 2016 #62

When did anyone on this thread accuse "all" Muslims? Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #87

Na, I keep reading your posts and they are fine. Zira Mar 2016 #95

I agree that the radicals don't represent greater Islam. And not all radicals are jihadists. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #104

So? We all hate Donald Trump and think he's despicable. n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #12

You can say it - that does 840high Mar 2016 #37

Thank you. 840high Mar 2016 #36

You're welcome. TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #38

Amen to that leftynyc Mar 2016 #68

^^^^^^ T H I S katsy Mar 2016 #80

Politicians like Blair and Trump turn a blind eye to Christian fundatmentalism, however. cprise Mar 2016 #116

In which Christian country do women need escorts TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #124

Totally this ^^^^^^ katsy Mar 2016 #128

Ask the sponsors of regimes like Saudi Arabia cprise Mar 2016 #141

I don't give 2 shits what they do. katsy Mar 2016 #127

Or all Christians.... paleotn Mar 2016 #42

ALL Christians? FrodosPet Mar 2016 #46

sorry. thought it was obvious..... paleotn Mar 2016 #49

The Old Testament is considered history to Christians TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #125

Do you know what 'Conservapedia' is? cprise Mar 2016 #142

Christians don't take the bible literally. That is the difference. GummyBearz Mar 2016 #51

There are millions of bible literalists in the US metalbot Mar 2016 #66

There is one "country" I can think of that is a Christian nation GummyBearz Mar 2016 #79

But that is their whole emphisis. That The Bible is the literal word of God LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #112

You must be joking!!! From a Republican... cprise Mar 2016 #118

The difference is between religious values informing legislators and declaring an official religion karynnj Mar 2016 #102

It's difficult to argue with him on this. Calista241 Mar 2016 #3

Here's 25000+ at the tip of the spear MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 #4

25k of extreme fundy Islamics. We have that many people going to trump rallies all over and cheering Zira Mar 2016 #13

There are roughly 183 million people in Pakistan.... paleotn Mar 2016 #43

You're right! Every Islamic Fundamentalist in Pakistan was at that demo, all 25K of them. MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 #58

Any fundie or govt. who says that women cannot drive or go out in public pnwmom Mar 2016 #7

Many millions TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #15

+^that 840high Mar 2016 #39

for me womens Rights trumps religious tolerance Mary Mac Mar 2016 #55

I really love when I can agree with you. Excellent points. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #88

Lemme guess: The ones you haven't killed, Tony? Octafish Mar 2016 #17

My thoughts exactly. Turborama Mar 2016 #75

Rovian History Righting Octafish Mar 2016 #108

Have you seen that Blair and Panetta are teaming up on a commission suffragette Mar 2016 #136

That may be overshadowed by the long-delayed Chilcot Report into the Iraq War, Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #139

Good point, for the UK especially. Still looks like they are trying to influence US suffragette Mar 2016 #146

Chilcot's become an ugly running joke. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #147

I meant the release date for the Blair/Panetta report at time of Convention this summer suffragette Mar 2016 #148

Oh, I see! I'm sure it'll be a ripping yarn. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #150

Thanks for the links and info! suffragette Mar 2016 #156

You're welcome. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #159

Poodle Blair can go fuck himself jpak Mar 2016 #23

I totally agree with this, and it is also true of Android3.14 Mar 2016 #24

Nice alliteration! C Moon Mar 2016 #25

Fuck you Blair, you warmongering, racist POS. nt. polly7 Mar 2016 #26

That sums it up quite nicely! Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #29

Speaking of crazy, Tony. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #30

It has been our dealing with SA and like minded regimes randr Mar 2016 #31

You're right. polly7 Mar 2016 #33

We also must admit that most of the freedoms randr Mar 2016 #34

With 1.5 billion Muslims in the world "many millions" could be less than 1% of the total. pampango Mar 2016 #35

So what should we do about it, Tony? paleotn Mar 2016 #47

I haven't seen any Islamophobes on this thread. Just a debate over numbers. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #90

There are absolutely millions... TipTok Mar 2016 #48

What's the solution? Trump-style immigration restrictions? nt alp227 Mar 2016 #53

Trump restrictions are idiotic because they are overly broad... TipTok Mar 2016 #54

"Western society" isn't the "modern world". Turborama Mar 2016 #109

How about 'civilized world'...? TipTok Mar 2016 #110

What exactly is your definition of "integrate" and "burden"? Turborama Mar 2016 #137

Integrate means... TipTok Mar 2016 #140

You're a fucking war criminal, Tony choie Mar 2016 #52

Well... malokvale77 Mar 2016 #56

I agree with the contention, but not with his solution. fbc Mar 2016 #57

There are a billion plus Muslims around the world. romanic Mar 2016 #59

A common enough assertion davidthegnome Mar 2016 #60

There are many countries where being gay is a death sentence Democat Mar 2016 #61

Its the internet access everyone has due to cellphones. extreme 'culture shock' for many people. Sunlei Mar 2016 #65

Says the war criminal. Darb Mar 2016 #69

Truth! Elmergantry Mar 2016 #71

So are a lot of other people treestar Mar 2016 #73

Typo in the headline... Turborama Mar 2016 #74

The lies about Muslims promulgated on here often make it seem indistinguishable to freeperville. Turborama Mar 2016 #78

Why don't you enlighten us. katsy Mar 2016 #100

Well then feel free to leftynyc Mar 2016 #143

The Mother Lode of Bad ideas. bdwker Mar 2016 #149

Many millions of conservatives and fascists are 'fundamentally incompatible with the modern world'. pampango Mar 2016 #82

But they have modern tools and weapons cprise Mar 2016 #117

interesting statement. I wonder why he's saying it. MariaThinks Mar 2016 #83

i think tony blair is fundamentally incompatible with the modern world n/t PaulaFarrell Mar 2016 #91

Who asked the "Poodle"? In the past, he has been a "mine of bad information". nt ladjf Mar 2016 #101

i think the problem here is differences in perception of "the modern world" 0rganism Mar 2016 #121

This conversation is impossible to have on DU in any realistic sense. Marrah_G Mar 2016 #123

Kind of hard to argue against the poodle on this one. Philly-Union-Man Mar 2016 #126

Tony has a point here. GOLGO 13 Mar 2016 #144