Notanumber
A Free Man
Why are there so many “islamophobes” that an ideology felt the need to invent a special name for it.
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conservative party accused of 'fundamental' failure" over islamaphobia
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Why are there so many “islamophobes” that an ideology felt the need to invent a special name for it.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Of course. It's a major Hallmark of the Socialist agenda
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
That term probably wouldn't even be around if it wasn't for islamics running planes into buildings and creatively killing people in horribly unique fashion .
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
You realize Ive not once tried to silence such criticism based on such grounds?
So now you too are all PC and refuse to call radical Muslims Muslim? Never would have thought youd join ranks with the twitter mob.
Politicians love a buzz word like islamophobia,politics and truth are oil and water.
Notanumber
A Free Man
It is hardly crying wolf when you feel that you are being forced to leave your country.
One in three British Jews 'thinking about leaving UK' as anti-Semitism soars leaving one in six 'feeling unwelcome'
One in three UK Jews consider leaving the country fearing hate crime, poll finds
A third of Jewish people want to flee the UK, survey reveals
More British Jews considering move abroad as anti-Semitism fears grow - poll
Altfish
Veteran Member
If you ask anyone a loaded question you would get the answer you want.
If you asked 100 Remainers "Would you consider moving to continental Europe if the UK left the EU?" you would get a similar response.
Notanumber
A Free Man
Therefore, you believe the Jews have nothing to worry about.
Anti-Semitic attacks in UK have doubled | Daily Mail Online
Hate attacks on Jews soared 94% last year, police figures show
Augustus
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And all political -phobia terms should be replaced whether that's Islamophobia, transphobia or whatever.
A term like anti-Muslim bigotry is better.
Political stances shouldn't be pathologised simply because someone disagrees with them.
Peddling misinformation like this isn't helpful.
The earliest noted use of the term per OED is from 'The Journal of Theological Studies' in 1923, and is clearly a reference to a term already in use (presumably in French): 1923 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 25 101 Certain writers in particular are blamed for their ‘Islamophobia’.
It's fair to note that alongside its 'normal' use, there have been groups who have sought to weaponise it to stifle legitimate discussion, but that doesn't mean it was invented for this purpose.
Augustus
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Well given that it existed nearly a century prior to this, I'm guessing that it would
Augustus
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Only if we decide to ignore the actual definition of anti-Semitism and pretend it instead refers to hatred of a broad group of people who speak a particular family of languages.
Anyway, most Muslims don't speak Arabic. Add together Malay and Bengali speaking Muslims and these alone outnumber Arabic speaking ones.
Notanumber
A Free Man
Well given that it existed nearly a century prior to this, I'm guessing that it would
It certainly would not be used as often.
Altfish
Veteran Member
NO!
Read my posts. I said anti-Semitic concerns are real.
Brexit has energised the far right and those attacks have arisen out of the 'legitimisation' of their views.
Notanumber
A Free Man
What are you going to blame Brexit for next?
Altfish
Veteran Member
The closure of the factory in Stalybridge that it is moving its plant and production to Belgium. I was there yesterday planning the decommissioning, 150+ jobs gone.
Notanumber
A Free Man
That is more reasonable than blaming Brexit for Jews leaving the country.
Augustus
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The EU has been the biggest boon to the far right across Europe.
Britain is actually doing far better than countries like France, Germany and Italy in regard to the power of the far right.
Altfish
Veteran Member
I never said that!
Altfish
Veteran Member
Yes, the fact that Trump and Brexit did not happen in those countries is irrelevant. They are still energised by the events elsewhere.