How is it you can be so reasonable sometimes and then on a dime veer off into wingnut territory?
Especially with this line:
Who's "trying to apologize for it"? Who's this "we" you include yourself in?
I would guess you think I'm "veering off into wingnut territor" when I say something with which you disagree. That's okay, of course, I get that from both ends pretty regularly, and I'd have to agree it's entirely possible that I'm certifiable. That said:
I used "we" twice: "...top pretending we're attacking the religion as a whole" -- the "we" there would be anyone who points out that there is an Islamic component to many of these attacks -- and "we're still mired in Political Correctness" -- that "we" is our society as a whole.
And by "trying to apologize for it", I mean that when we attack someone for criticizing something, we place ourselves in the position (at least in perception) of supporting or apologizing for what is being criticized. And in this case, it concerns me greatly when radical Islamists may feel they're being provided some kind of cover for their actions. I have no doubt that they're looking for any possible weaknesses in our resolve, and that they consider this kind of thing just that.
When I see a conversation about an attack that at least probably had a Jihadist component to it diverted to a discussion about abortion clinic bombings, for example, I can't blame a reasonable person from wondering about the intent of the person doing the diverting.
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