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And that their brightest are as retarded as these retards.

It's absolutely not. This is your post 9/11 bias showing. Islam, historically has been less genocidal than Christianity.

Much of the colonization of Africa, the Americas, and other regions was done in the name of Christianity, through that there were many genocides of indigenous peoples. Many wars were fought over the flavor of Christianity after the reformation.

Religion, in general, causes people to do vile things. But Christianity has more blood on its hands than Islam.

I wouldn't say it's a either or thing. I'd say they're equally genocidal.

There are many different flavors of Christianity just like there are many different flavors of Islam. Each flavor has its own set of doctrines that they apply to themselves. None of those different flavors can claim to be the true flavor. Defining a religion by just one of its flavors is misguided and wrong.

"Religion A is less genocidal than Religion B". This is a supremely futile argument to make.

Just to jump back in and be more unpopular... ALL Abrahamic religions are evolved from each other. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the holy trinity.
Parts of the Torah are in the Old Testament and the Koran.
People will be shocked that the stories are slightly edited versions of the same line of mythology.
None of them are "better". They all promote control and hatred.
None of these religions are helping people or society. They are only helping themselves to money, power, control and a larger cult following.
No one needs religion. Humanity only needs water, food, shelter.

I remember someone studying Koran vs. "the" bible and showing that even the text is more genocidal than the Koran. This was on NPR some number of years ago; pretty easy to find. Of course, apologists for xtianity and/or "Judeo-Xtian values" (lol), will not want to hear this.

Of course, all three Abrahamic religions are tied to "the" bible, so I'm not sure it's all that relevant, but....definitely a lot of xtians need to know.

I didn't think the commenter above was referring to arming the insurrectionists....

That also infers your militia has to be one that can be called up and thus that Congress can declare who is and is not a member of a militia.

Edit - nvm that requires like three leaps of logic not accounted for. Don't post before coffee kids!

Holy shit. When was that??

Do you just go around trying to pick fights with everyone?

No thanks. :)

they certainly think they do. they will be horrified, but it'll be too late.

I still can't understand how the political left could accept that their opponents dub themselves "right". Do they not understand that "right" also means "correct"? It's a marketing failure from the get go, regardless of etymology. We should start calling the political right something different, like "wrong". Or "party of assholes". Change my view.

Ok he did say it verbatim but it sounds like he's being sarcastic.

Edit: y'all I never said that this was a responsible example of a politician communicating with the public.

This guy has spent a ton of time claiming that Jan 6th was a false flag and it was all a set up by the feds. He's a fucking total douche and I hate defending him, but this was obviously meant as a joke, poking fun at the people claiming they are trying to destroy democracy, rather than "saying the quiet part out loud."

And this is the thing about comedy: it's likely a test to see if you share the same values. You don't share the same values as Republicans, which is why you don't find their humor funny. . .and vice versa.

Are you saying the comedic stylings of Mein Kampf aren't hilarious?

No no I was making a joke. It was just in bad taste.

I feel like some Roman emperors fit the bill. Or maybe Alexander the Great. At least for the people in their empire.

You're still at it jfc