At its most basic levels Islams is founded on a set of assumptions/philosophical tenets that result in a entirely different set of outcomes than many if not most other religions. Monotheistic creator God, Heaven, Hell, Last Judgment -- downright unprecedented.
That leaves us only a couple of options - confront and defeat these types, isolate them or ourselves from the world, or replace that system - as the Spaniards did in the new world.
Might not be the best model there, sport.
The "nuke Mecca" epithet is simply shorthand for this realization.
You're saying that when people bray about how we should Nuke Mecca to Kill All the Üntermenschen, they're actually engaging in nuanced philosophical debate? Please.
By assumptions/philosophical tenets I am talking about things like free will versus determinism and action versus faith, etc. And naskh as well. Being the smart guy you apparently think you are you should know this, right? Or are you just being obtuse?
Significant numbers of these people believe the infidel should be subjugated to Islam. NOTHING WE DO WILL CHANGE THEIR MIND.
And what does shorthand have to do with nuanced philosophical debate? Aren't these mutually exclusive??