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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Sorry DT, but you're talking purely out of your liberal ass on this one. Or does Mr. Webster not suit you?
Main Entry: en·e·my
Pronunciation: \ˈe-nə-mē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural en·e·mies
Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Anglo-French, from Latin inimicus, from in- 1in- + amicus friend — more at amiable
Date: 13th century
1 : one that is antagonistic to another; especially : one seeking to injure, overthrow, or confound an opponent
2 : something harmful or deadly
3 a : a military adversary b : a hostile unit or force
What element is missing? What simple word in plain black & white do you not understand?
Any American that would attempt to deny with a straight face that "enemy" is wholly applicable to Islam is either in denial, a damned fool, gullible beyond measure, or willfully acting in collusion.
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What Flasch says in post 11005 (2 below).
It's a lot more complicated than "Islam bad." And this coming from someone who tends to agree with Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" hypothesis. But that still doesn't mean that all branches of Islam, or all Muslims are our enemies. To perpetrate that worldview, and act in that way, will only be detrimental to us in the end. In the end, we're going to have to work with some branches of Islam - not like we can wipe out all of the Muslims in the world.
But you know...I know that's far too "shades of gray" for your "black and white," "absolutes are the only true facts" worldview. It might force you to actually stop and think and make differentiations based upon subtle differences.
Fuck that...much easier to just say "everyone who's not a carbon copy of me as far as religion/ethnicity/political ideology/beliefs is a POS."
You're intellectually lazy.