Questions

Submitted by DFD (United Kingdom), Jan 1, 2016 at 10:33

I read everywhere about Islamists. But what is that, or it or they?

I believe the people referred to are simply Muslims. After all, there are no 'Christianists', no 'Hara-Krishnaists', no 'Zenists', no 'Hinduists', no 'Sikists' etc. May be 'Buddhistists'...?

So why do we insult those people by calling them 'Islamists'? They are simply normal Muslims (yes I'm grinning, a bit) who obey the Koran, that is to say they follow a guy who was deceived by the devil, as he himself admitted.

So let is be kind, and be politically correct, and refer to them as to what they are: Muslims. They are simply ordinary, peace loving Muslims who just carried out one of the over 100 instructions in the Quran, to practise hatred and to attack us. Yes, that is bad, but only for their victims. However, we must remember that their peace loving brethren are modest indeed, all they do is to just demand concessions and apologies; thereby expressing their integration into our society. Or is it the other way round? Confusing...

So I beg of you, let us not be so unkind and separate them from their brothers and sisters, by using Islamophobic expressions such as 'Islamist'. And so cause confusion. No, let us be politically correct and simply refer to them as what they truly are, Muslims, no more, no less. In other words, instead of calling them 'Islamist/Islamic terrorists', thereby insulting the religion of peace, let us call them 'Muslim terrorists'. Is that not what they are?

If that were wrong, then without doubt, the peace loving, moderate (those invisible ones) will deal with them themselves.

Delando Islam anyone?

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