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« on: January 13, 2015, 11:31:46 AM » |
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I'll post this here, too... Since they are essentially the same thread.
Oh, another Atlas Hates Bill Maher thread. Considering that Atlas is partially defined by the following...
1. Religious apologism for EVERYTHING. There are only bad people, and religion is never, ever to blame.
2. We hate big meanies!!!
...it is quite expected. And of course Maher is right. Western culture and liberal democracy is not just different, it is better, and no one should ever feel threatened by attacking the repulsive worldview of much of the Islamic world. I'm well aware that there are good Muslims, but to make an Atlas metaphor (since this thread is soooooooo Atlas), this is like saying criticism of the Crusades is wrong because BRTD exists.
And criticizing a faith is not, by definition, racism.
EDIT: Honestly, he is a fellow NJ-born liberal, and I think people from NJ "get" each other in a way that has everything to with why out-of-staters tend to find us insufferable.
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