Neoteny wrote:I am shocked that you are incensed over the left in Europe being more concerned with the politics of the world's largest power instead of the country with a population less than that of metro Atlanta that just happens to be Muslim. Right? That has nothing to do with it?
Their particular brand of Wahhabism isn't great, sure, but neither is your fascist bullshit.
So it boils down to the size of a population? Where were the left for the visit of Erdogan? The visit of the Chinese leader?
Yes, I do not want islam to grow in Europe. I will always be honest!
Neoteny wrote:I mean, if you actually want a discussion about why active people in England are more motivated to protest Trump over Qatari leadership, beyond the obvious discrepancy over relevance to international power, one could talk about "western culture" and colonialism. There's a much closer relationship between the US and UK than either has with Qatar. One could obviously talk about the media and politicians, and how both centrist and conservative representatives choose to focus their coverage and policies. Actual leftists will note a sense of solidarity with Qatari living under the reigns of a neoliberal petrostate, and will happily condemn violence against LGBT and other communities while recognizing that an internal shift will be much more effective than forcing cultural change by external means. Our best bet would probably be to lead by example, and to do that, we need to focus on our own fascists that you are trying to deflect from with your Islamophobic whataboutism.
You can try and justify the apathy of the left to protest against anything Islamic all you want. The true reason is it will divide and weaken the left. It will show what one side of the left really feels. And that's vehemently opposed, even more so than any far right group to the lgbt and feminist side of the left. All these communities do not and never will exist in any Islamic country. You show me an openly gay Imam or even a female Imam. Hell, women aren't even allowed in a fucking mosque in case they desecrate it with blood from their vagina. And that's not radical Islam!
Instead of just calling me a fascist or a racist please quote a single thing that I've posted that is racist, or something I've said which makes you think I want fascism. You can't because you don't really understand those words.