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sulaymanf t1_jar2d5o wrote

> islamic extremism is a cultural practice tho

No it isn’t.

> but if it isn’t cultural then what is it?

POLITICAL, obviously.

> that’s just pure fact.

No that’s ignorant racism on your part. The vast majority of Muslims live in democracies worldwide, they celebrate holidays and they even elect women as presidents and prime ministers. Extremism is not part of culture; are you going to claim that Americans burning down mosques is part of our culture too?

> terrorism in general isn’t cultural of course that should go without saying

Then what are you trying to argue about?

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Double-Ad4986 t1_jarrl05 wrote

i would 100% argue that white supremacy has deep seeds in American culture. without a doubt, i would argue that. is it representative of all Americans? obviously not. but there's a reason we have so much white supremacy and extremism going on in this country such as islamiphobia. & it 100% has to do with America's founding culture and it's roots.

also terrorism isn't just islamic extremism. that should go without saying but i guess i have to spell that out for you.

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sulaymanf t1_jarwvr8 wrote

White supremacy is not the same as religious extremism. And white supremacy is part of American history but it’s hardly mainstream American culture like you’re trying to claim for terrorism for Muslims. You’re really trying to stretch to defend a blatantly bigoted position you made earlier. Is terrorism a part of Colombian culture? No.

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Double-Ad4986 t1_jas9rm0 wrote

No, but guerilla groups are definitely a part of the country. which is distinct to that territory. & i never said any of those things are or have to be mainstream either.

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sulaymanf t1_jasa1g1 wrote

Guerilla groups that have to hide are now part of the culture in your mind? That’s like saying pedophilia is a part of American culture since it exists despite universal condemnation.

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