Maybe it is a slanted representation of Islamic thought processes. Nevertheless, one cannot help but be struck by the ferocity an unanimity of the sentiment expressed in that and other forums. It is not quote mining. Every 'islamic' poster expresses a remarkably simolar viewpoint. Some are more articulate, certainly. Some are more caged. All demonstrate a complete lack of sympathy for the victims and moan about how they are being misrepresented by a hysterical press. Another notable observation is the Complete absence of any outright condemnation of the killing.
Need I remind you that you dragged this website into the discussion not as evidence that Islam leads people to misdirect, but to murder people in the name of their religion entirely on its own. Which it is not. From the top of that thread:
There is nothing in Islam that condones murder, nor vigilantism.
I see a lot of attempts to shift the discussion to the issue of mocking/satirizing Islam and not the murders themselves. I'm not seeing anything that can be accurately described as support for the killings, and that's certainly not the majority view, even though that's clearly what you're going there fishing for.
Compared to some of the things that were said by Christians when George Tiller was murdered in 2009, I don't find that particularly remarkable. Hardly the "striking ferocity" you expect us all to be stunned by when reading it.
As one of the Muslim posters noted:
You seem to be increasingly playing the role of the media, by homing in on particular statements then blowing them out of proportion. Your aim seems to be to pick out statements that can be misconstrued as supporting murder or killing. If people suggest that freedom must be used responsibly unless one is prepared to face negative consequences, that does not equate to supporting the acts of murder in Paris. There are plenty of clear statements condemning such actions - even though an automatic apology from every Muslim is unwarranted - but of course in the event that such condemnations are made they seem to go unnoticed.
I will also take your avoidance of my observation about the identical rhetoric in some of the posts there as an acknowledgment that you are, in fact, the poster trolling that particular thread. It says that you have over 2,700 posts on that forum.
So, if you're so convinced that forums such as that one are inhabited by extremists with whom no meaningful dialogue can occur, then why the fuck have you hung around there for so long and posted there thousands of times?
Why don't you go meet regular Muslims in the real world instead of seeking out the ones who reinforce your preconceived notions about them?
It would be wonderful if we were simply concerned over a radical fringe. I fear that it is not so, however.
What you fear and what is reality are entirely separate, as is becoming increasingly clear. You obviously have some kind of axe to grind with Muslims, and have invested far too much time into seeking out/needling the ones who most closely fit the caricatured idea you seem to have of them.
And you come here expecting us to accept your generalizations as an accurate representation of the entire religion.
