Posted on 10/23/2014 7:14:44 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
A University of Pittsburgh newspaper writer has declared it offensive to condemn ISIS. ISIS. The terrorist organization murdering innocents and cutting off the heads of journalists.
How could condemning ISIS possibly be offensive? Author Eli Talbert, a Pitt columnist, explains in a piece called "Why Condemning ISIS is Offensive." He begins by saying that ISIS "might also be a concern," but what is much, much more "disturbing," according to Talbert? Moderate Muslims denouncing the terrorist group.
First, he cites President Obama's call for Muslims to denounce ISIS as an example of "thinly disguised Islamophobia." Talbert retorts that expecting any Muslim to condemn ISIS "is an affront to all that is good and American."
Muslims shouldn't condemn ISIS because, according to Talbert, "Just because there are worse things happening in the world, doesn’t mean we can’t complain about things that are wrong here." As if you cannot do both things at once.
And ISIS would never take the word of other Muslims more seriously than others, because apparently they are thoughtful and not prejudiced: "If ISIS were to treat condemnation from fellow Muslims as special, then that would be an act of cultural insensitivity and maybe even religious bigotry." And ISIS wouldn't be cultural insensitive or be religious bigots, apparently.
He then demanded to know, "Where is our religious tolerance?"
Talbert then says that he does not and refuses to condemn serial rapists.
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‘The Pitt’ of reality needs the scourge of the fantasy. It would do wonders to fix it.
registered Democrat no doubt....
lol! My oversight. I go through Boulder and the CU campus. Same thing. More than half are foreigners.
Over schooled, I'd say.
There's no evidence of education.
Liberals are completely insane.
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