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Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ... by tome on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @10:02AM (#10581436)
If you want to consider the list (that's as long as my arm) of Islamic terror attacks in the 21st century "insignificant", then that's on you, I guess.

It's absolutely not inconsistent to hold the view that Islamically-inspired terror is a big problem for the world, whilst simultaneously holding the view that the vast majority of muslims are peaceful. I don't know why anyone would think otherwise.

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Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ... by jon-wood on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @11:02AM (#10581909)
Its entirely consistent to hold the view that Islamic terrorists are a problem for the world without also believing that the majority of Muslims are terrorists. This seems similar to saying that I can't consider people being hit by cars a problem without also saying that the vast majority of car journeys result in someone being hit.

A vocal and deplorable minority of Muslims are actively attempted to split the world into Us and Them, I don't see that playing into their hand and deciding that I'm going to declare all Muslims want me dead is really going to help matters.

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Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ... by tome on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @11:05AM (#10581929)
> believing that the majority of Muslims are terrorists

Nobody in this thread has suggested this

> ... declare all Muslims want me dead ...

nor this.

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Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ... by jon-wood on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @11:34AM (#10582155)
My apologies, I completely misread "It's absolutely not inconsistent" as "It's absolutely inconsistent".
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Re:VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris ... by tome on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @11:38AM (#10582188)
No problem. It was a lack of clarity in my writing. Double negatives are not to be unavoided!
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