General Discussion

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)

78. I made no such accusation and the question remains.

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #56)

Sun Jul 3, 2016, 01:38 AM

Jul 2016

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

91 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Bangladesh hostages tortured based on whether or not they could recite the Quran [View all] BlueNoMatterWho Jul 2016 OP

murderous monsters. MariaThinks Jul 2016 #1

154 views...2 responses..... the silence is deafening. nt clarice Jul 2016 #2

It's nothing new, I believe that is why there is nothing to say. It's almost expected. Sad. BlueNoMatterWho Jul 2016 #3

But can anyone adequately explain... why these issues don't seem... clarice Jul 2016 #5

There's a blind spot about the Third World Ex Lurker Jul 2016 #11

There will come a time when women's rights, LGTB rights, religions (jews and christians) Quantess Jul 2016 #29

^^^ Hear, hear ^^^ Albertoo Jul 2016 #76

Sshhh.... we aren't supposed to say anything critical EVER about ANY muslims. Quantess Jul 2016 #15

No, its all OUR fault! Remember when we invaded Bangladesh! smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #22

I've noticed that. bdwker Jul 2016 #33

Yep, pathetic, isn't it! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2016 #37

What issue? That DUers hate religious extremists hurting other people? uppityperson Jul 2016 #41

That is a ridiculous assertion. Do we have to post a reply to every atrocity in order to "prove"... Hekate Jul 2016 #42

Yes we DO have to post about every example of these egregious activities...... clarice Jul 2016 #62

Well good, you can be the self appointed purveyor of utter doom and hopelessness Hekate Jul 2016 #67

There is a turning of the tide here at DU...... we will no longer be cowed..threatened... clarice Jul 2016 #70

If you feel there are "self appointed thought cleansers" you can always take it up with... Hekate Jul 2016 #71

I see no drama DashOneBravo Jul 2016 #83

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #81

Well I have another theory, but it would probably get me a hide. nt B2G Jul 2016 #6

me2 840high Jul 2016 #12

Oh what the hell...I'll take one for the team. B2G Jul 2016 #14

...!100++++ 840high Jul 2016 #18

I've yet to see anyone defend "radical Islam." DirkGently Jul 2016 #23

THIS IS EXACTLY what bothers all zealots, of any stripe. Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #73

How do you want us, as Americans, to alter our foreign policy vis-à-vis Bangladesh... Ash_F Jul 2016 #31

This was not done by the state of Bangladesh, but by ISIS terrorists LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #56

I made no such accusation and the question remains. Ash_F Jul 2016 #78

I had a post removed when... bdwker Jul 2016 #35

++++ 100 n/t RKP5637 Jul 2016 #38

What precisely is "radical Islam" and how does it differ from nonradical Islam? rug Jul 2016 #43

In the same way "radical Christianity" differs from nonradical Christianity oberliner Jul 2016 #74

Well-founded argments do not need strawmen like "unrelated to religion". rug Jul 2016 #82

Nor do they need strawmen iike the one you are presenting here oberliner Jul 2016 #86

We can. State the secular reasons. rug Jul 2016 #87

Agreed 100% romanic Jul 2016 #60

Interesting bdwker Jul 2016 #63

So... in other words ...we are being....censured. nt clarice Jul 2016 #64

More interesting bdwker Jul 2016 #68

good summary AntiBank Jul 2016 #72

"why radical Islam is such a sacred cow" jack_krass Jul 2016 #88

Personally, I just don't know what to say at this point. B2G Jul 2016 #4

This is horrible. stage left Jul 2016 #7

Hence the reciting of the Quran BlueNoMatterWho Jul 2016 #13

It certainly was for the non-Muslims who were slaughtered. nt B2G Jul 2016 #16

Sarcasm? melman Jul 2016 #17

Is that sarcasm? 840high Jul 2016 #19

Survey Says Ace Rothstein Jul 2016 #40

LOL BlueNoMatterWho Jul 2016 #54

Bump, just to keep it at the top Ex Lurker Jul 2016 #8

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2016 #39

Horrific. Aerows Jul 2016 #9

I probably would have only been able to recite Rumi quotes. kentauros Jul 2016 #10

Bump nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2016 #20

That's horrible DashOneBravo Jul 2016 #21

Three U.S students among 20 hacked to death in Bangladesh True Earthling Jul 2016 #24

DU doesn't care Ex Lurker Jul 2016 #25

Maybe someone should have wrote a slur on a customer receipt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #32

Barnyard byproducts. Here's your kick. Hekate Jul 2016 #46

Wow, that's pretty harsh. Aerows Jul 2016 #85

These brave men, these warriors for Islam... killed this person. lapfog_1 Jul 2016 #34

Theres no words to describe this horror. bdwker Jul 2016 #50

Yep TeddyR Jul 2016 #52

May she and the other victims rest in peace. :( romanic Jul 2016 #80

Sickening Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #26

Yay religion! NightWatcher Jul 2016 #27

Yay.. fundamentalist Islamic extremeism. nt clarice Jul 2016 #65

It's like comparing herpes to terminal cancer... TipTok Jul 2016 #84

Well, there's another place I will never visit. PatrickforO Jul 2016 #28

World traveller, are you? Crossed a bunch of places off your bucket list based on radicals? Hekate Jul 2016 #44

Yes... why the hell wouldn't you. Hello??? Hello????? nt clarice Jul 2016 #66

Frankly, any of us is more at risk of death driving on a freeway. The whole point of terrorism... Hekate Jul 2016 #69

Kick for visibility nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2016 #30

Ain't religion just great! RKP5637 Jul 2016 #36

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #45

In this century Hekate Jul 2016 #47

Yep, SOS carried out by various religions over eons. Different times, different RKP5637 Jul 2016 #49

Yep! Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2016 #48

Shhh don't say Islamic terror romanic Jul 2016 #51

It seems the jury has confirmed the author of #36's point. Ex Lurker Jul 2016 #58

Some of them are oberliner Jul 2016 #75

I'll never get it. lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #53

Because they believe their religion justifies killing. nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #61

What horrible nutcases LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #55

More religious extremist assholes. Ilsa Jul 2016 #57

K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #59

I'm sure it has nothing to do with Islamic Fundamentalism. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #77

Ah yes, lunacy from religious zealots. Always a surprise! JNelson6563 Jul 2016 #79

Interesting, several personas are conspicuously absent from this thread. Marengo Jul 2016 #89

They are to Islam as Westboro is to Christianity n/t Matrosov Jul 2016 #90

Really ? bdwker Jul 2016 #91