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MNBrewer

(8,462 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2012, 08:42 PM Jan 2012

Misguided liberals are playing us all into the hands of the Islamist tyrants

http://www.secularism.org.uk/blog/2012/01/misguided-liberals-are-playing-us-all-into-the-hands-of-the-islamist-tyrants

Regarding events at the London School of Economics.

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Misguided liberals are playing us all into the hands of the Islamist tyrants (Original Post) MNBrewer Jan 2012 OP

I am not misguided. Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #1

Well then, that's completely different. MNBrewer Jan 2012 #2

Some who believe in the rapture/etc probably do want to steer us in that direction The Straight Story Jan 2012 #3

Despite the shock-jock headline the article is accurate dmallind Jan 2012 #4

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

1. I am not misguided.

Reply to MNBrewer (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 08:54 PM

Jan 2012

I'm steering the world into the hands of the Islamic terrorists on purpose.

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)

2. Well then, that's completely different.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 09:05 PM

Jan 2012

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)

3. Some who believe in the rapture/etc probably do want to steer us in that direction

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 31, 2012, 12:22 AM

Jan 2012

to fulfill prophecy

dmallind

(10,437 posts)

4. Despite the shock-jock headline the article is accurate

Reply to MNBrewer (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2012, 11:29 AM

Jan 2012

There is not only no need to protect Islam as a set of ideas from criticism, but also a very real danger in equating an idea with people. We see this same inability to separate ridicule of an idea from ridicule of people among DU believers too, and it's wrong and censorship in both cases

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