Omar: On the other hand, someone who frequently if
not routinely posts discussions that offend other
religions and cultures, and advocate various forms
of violence and even torture, might be prepared to
at least take a bit of personal teasing.
Put this way, it doesn't sound too bad. Omar can
post editorials so crammed with anti-US bile that
one has trouble following the arguments contained
therein. I can post pieces that remind people of
the Islamic world's ongoing practices such as
slavery, violence against women, intolerance,
religious endorsement of murder, etc.
The most extreme opinion I offered was that I had
no problem with the CIA waterboarding Khalid Sheik
Mohammed, one of the masterminds of 9/11, if
indeed it had done so. Sorry I still haven't
changed my mind on that. People involved in
horrific attacks like that--and the category also
includes white males like those involved in the
Oklahoma City Bombing--would seem to forfeit the
courtesy we afford to serial killers.
But if you want to advocate for KSM, go right
ahead. Maybe I'm wrong.
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