Counter-Protests Outnumber Anti-Muslim Marches in Several Cities Across U.S.

[zenkai]

Like these protest work, it's just an excuse to angry people to stand on the street and shout stuff.

[Deleted]

In America, we don't have issues with people that practice the Muslim faith integrating into society as a whole. What we do have a problem with is sensationalist news companies pushing their own agendas.

Oh I always forget, news we don't like, news that we can't accept the truth of, has to be neglected and thrown under the bus; otherwise we might actually have to acknowledge that something is an issue that some people aren't knowledgeable that their actions can do harm.

[Feeline10]

Saying things like "no more muslims" isn't the same as "no shariah law"



Also, lol@ “I don't believe Islam can peacefully co-exist with the Constitution... I'm not going to tell them they can come here and take away my Second Amendment right."

I don't think I could write a more paranoid bit of zenophobic conservative clap-trap if I tried.

Would any of the terror attacks exist over the last 20 years without Islam? Don't overthink the question, just answer.

[Nerovar]

I don't get these protests to be honest and the notion that "the left" is even more retarded because of these counter-protests is plain stupid. Just look at the guy holding a "No more muslims" sign and you'll see that the whole sharia thing is just a cheap excuse. Everbody should know that. Same goes for white supremacists showing off their "pride" which is of course in no way connected to hate for certain minorities... Then again distaste and distrust for muslim citizens is on the rise and seems to be a common phenomenon these days (even amongst people who coexisted peacefully for years). The whole debate has become so polemic that the old arguments simply don't work anymore. Divide et impera.

[Kaleredar]

Would any of the terror attacks exist over the last 20 years without Islam? Don't overthink the question, just answer.

Yes.


Simple enough?

[Svifnymr]

I don't get these protests to be honest and the notion that "the left" is even more retarded because of these counter-protests is plain stupid. Just look at the guy holding a "No more muslims" sign and you'll see that the whole sharia thing is just a cheap excuse. Everbody should know that. Same goes for white supremacists showing off their "pride" which is of course in no way connected to hate for certain minorities... Then again distaste and distrust for muslim citizens is on the rise and seems to be a common phenomenon these days (even amongst people who coexisted peacefully for years). The whole debate has become so polemic that the old arguments simply don't work anymore. Divide et impera.

The odd thing is, since neither side wants Sharia law, the counter protest could have been about womens rights in the middle east or the USA stopping dealing with the Saudi's or whatever. Sharia law has no legal basis certainly, but I'm sure there's communities that enforce such things on a cultural level in the USA. Most such punishments are probably just never reported, think of the Amish. Of course, the Amish aren't expansionist or immigrating in numbers, so people don't give a damn about their crap.

I'm sure there's plenty of racists, no doubt, and I'm sure most of the "counter protests" just hate Trump and came out for that.

[satimy]

If your protesting an anti sharia law demonstration doesn't that make you pro sharia law?

[Cthulhu 2020]

Saying things like "no more muslims" isn't the same as "no shariah law"



Also, lol@ “I don't believe Islam can peacefully co-exist with the Constitution... I'm not going to tell them they can come here and take away my Second Amendment right."

I don't think I could write a more paranoid bit of zenophobic conservative clap-trap if I tried.

It was about a year ago that one of the big ISIS leaders told all ISIS faithfuls in America "Look, guns are incredibly easy to acquire because americans are stupid and fearful, go out and buy a bunch and hand them out to our operatives over there and kill Americans!"

ISIS loves the second amendment.

[Dug]

If your protesting an anti sharia law demonstration doesn't that make you pro sharia law?

No because anyone with a functioning brain knows its just a thin veil behind protests real intention.

[satimy]

No because anyone with a functioning brain knows its just a thin veil behind protests real intention.

Nice Pun! Very impressive

[shimerra]

We always have to take into account which side of the political spectrum is writing the story we are reading. That way we can get some sort of perspective and realign it to a more neutral stance.

This is basically the middle ground fallacy.

[primalmatter]

It was about a year ago that one of the big ISIS leaders told all ISIS faithfuls in America "Look, guns are incredibly easy to acquire because americans are stupid and fearful, go out and buy a bunch and hand them out to our operatives over there and kill Americans!"

ISIS loves the second amendment.

Yeah banning guns worked great in paris... no massacres there right chap?