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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Obviously, moderates in other countries are not silenced by Egypt's (e.g.) government. Forgive me for making a point about Muslims generally.
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Forgive me for responding to a gross generalization.
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I don't think I said any such thing. I said that I'd like to live in a world where they speak out more, but attacking them for not doing so is not productive.
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Why not? What is wrong with pointing out that someone is part of the problem when they claim not to be?
And you were certainly suggesting that moderate muslims lack the power to speak out. If you believe that -- then why? Why would moderates in the US be unable to condemn, unequivocally, acts of terror? Why would they not be able to say, for example, that the Koran forbids the killing of innocents and those who launch rockets into villages will burn in hell? If it's a lack of power -- hoo-boy, that just means that such views are so unpopular among muslims, even in the US, that even leaders are afraid to speak them.
