Re:The Guardian Deletes Osama Bin Laden's 'Letter to America'
by 93po on Thursday November 16, 2023 @08:29AM
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It’s funny how it’s okay to call those things evil if you’re a conservative Christian group but we cling onto the same words as one of the justifications to kill and attack another group
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Re:The Guardian Deletes Osama Bin Laden's 'Letter to America'
by not_the_fda on Thursday November 16, 2023 @08:33AM
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In some circles they are called Y'all Qaeda
Re:The Guardian Deletes Osama Bin Laden's 'Letter to America'
by sshine on Thursday November 16, 2023 @08:47AM
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I guess the similarity falls short of justifying bombing civilians in another country... oh, wait.
Re:The Guardian Deletes Osama Bin Laden's 'Letter to America'
by kljfdslkjwer on Thursday November 16, 2023 @09:18AM
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Not really. You're comparing free speech to what Al Qaeda is actually doing. Keeping women uneducated, lynching homosexuals, etc.
I wouldn't say that the speech is "Ok" as much as it is simply tolerated in American democracy. Free speech is core American value, so you hear from the fringes. If they actually follow through and act (occasionally happens and makes national news), it is no longer be tolerated.
Re:The Guardian Deletes Osama Bin Laden's 'Letter to America'
by jdgoesmarching on Thursday November 16, 2023 @01:05PM
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America’s intentional disregard of the AIDS epidemic killed more LGBTQ+ folks than Al Qaeda ever could. It’s not 1:1 with education, but the current sweep of abortion legislation is an incredible act of violence towards women if you’ve followed the consequences of those laws.
This isn’t a defense of UBL, I’m just pointing out that so much of this conversation is a matter of your ideology. If you think the only harm of the religious right in this country is simply a matter of tolerating their speech, then count yourself lucky to not be among or close to their victims.