The EclectEcon explains there's a thin line between theologues and, well, totalitarians.
Here's a related a series of posts of mine from a while back, and this one, too.
Don't find the term Islamo-fascist accurate? Neither do I. Utopian-totalitarian is what is meant, not fascist. But whatever you call it, speak out against it.
Meanwhile, the people of Connecticut seem to have become single issue voters. Democrats are not happy.
Don't find the term Islamo-fascist accurate? Neither do I. Utopian-totalitarian is what is meant, not fascist. But whatever you call it, speak out against it.
Meanwhile, the people of Connecticut seem to have become single issue voters. Democrats are not happy.
posted by John B. Chilton at 8/18/2006 12:45:00 AM
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Not accurate, as you say, but very emotive, which is the point of using it of course, however inaccurate.
'Terrorist' and 'war on terror' work the same way of course, and they're thrown in at every opportunity.
I find it illuminating that the word 'fascist' hasn't been used after the word 'Christian' to describe terrorists mis-using that religion's name for their actions. No way in the world would Dubya say that!
The shocking statement on August 10 by US President George W. Bush, linking Islam with fascism, provided indisputable evidence about the nature and roots of the war this administration launched, on what it labelled as terrorism after the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
It seems like there is a lot of (deliberate?) mischaracterization coming from both sides of the propaganda isle. It seems really strange to me that muslims would be upset at the Islamofascist term, any more than a Christian would be upset when people refer to members of the KKK or Christian Identity movement as Christian fascists.
Is this oversensitivity just a genuine miscommunication (language/cultural issues?), or is it merely harmless political posturing, or is it something worse?
What's the best way, from your man-on-the-street/
Christian-in-a-Muslim-land perspective, to avoiding the clash of civilizations.
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