I have been on many political boards, and see lefties bashing Christianity on a regular basis. They mock Christians by making fun of the imaginary friend or imaginary guy in the sky, and they replace public symbols of Christian faith with symbols of their own atheist faith. So why do lefties love Islam so much?
"Progressives" (as opposed to traditional liberals) view the world through an "oppressor/oppressed" template. So when they identify a group as "oppressed", they will defend and enable and spin for that group, no matter what. No matter what the consequences, no matter how they end up being aligned. So they'll defend and enable and spin for Islam, even when that religion treats women as second class citizens, and gays even worse. This ends up carrying over to the jihadists - they'll always deflect from a jihadist atrocity to something that has happened in Christianity's history. That's how committed they are to the template.
Examples:
Oppressed / Oppressor
Islam/Christianity
Employee/Employer
Women/Men
Gay/Straight
Poor/Rich
Unsuccessful/Successful
Black/White
Brown/White
Illegal immigrants/Legal citizens
The World/America
On and on. Once you understand the template, it's easy to recognize (and even predict) the behavior.
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