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[theweaselking]

“Islamic Terrorism” is not a distinct real thing and adults in contact with reality do not consider it worth thinking about. A good cartoon.

(Joke format stolen from A Good Cartoon who is just brilliant.)

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[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

the fact that how we cover acts of violence in the US (and internationally) is sincerely fucked up, doesn't mean that the phrase 'Islamic Terrorism' is only used by racist pedagogues.

I kinda think that in practice? It is. At least recently, in the USA.

[chrisrw109.livejournal.com]

Except.... it isn't.

I'm not willing to let the Republicans, Fox News, Donald Trump, and crazy people determine what is and isn't reality for me. Just because they have begun using it that way, and using 'Radical Islam' to mean ALL Muslims are evil doesn't mean that's what that phrase means.

Words have significant power, and as soon as we allow the assholes to co-opt the meaning of language to fix their debate we've already lost... and then the Muslims win.

(Yes, that was a poor joke, sue me).