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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Why not? What is wrong with pointing out that someone is part of the problem when they claim not to be?
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As an intellectual exercise, it's boring, in the same way that pointing out hypocrisy on the other side is boring. As an exercise in changing the world, I don't think it changes anyone's behavior. And often it's an attempt to score cheap political points, a sort of pose rather than an attempt to accomplish anything. E.g., Penske baiting me when he asked why I wouldn't condemn Yassir Arafat's terrorism.
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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.
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I didn't mean to suggest that moderates lack the power to speak out. I can imagine a whole range of reasons for their silence. E.g., a desire to keep a low profile when terrorism is the hot topic.
