Attack in Nice, France during Bastille Day. 78 killed, hundreds wounded.

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thismeintiel said:

bonzobanana said:

I was responding to your religious comment just to make the point you might be insulted by non-religious people but in countries where religion dominates non-religious people die because of the acts of religious people. An extremely contrasting position. 

I would of thought this very thread topic shows the danger of religious views that go unchallenged

Well, let's just all agree the problem is Islam.  When you have a person of any other religion commit crimes, not only are they not done in the name oof God, but the vast majority of the others in their faith disown them and their actions.  Not the case in Islam.  It is true there are quite a few moderate Muslims, but until they are the majority AND Sharia Law is done away with forever, Islam will remain a problem.

I agree that the ideology is the problem. It's the ideology that has to be attacked, not the people. Other religions have their problems too, but this specific one is extremely problematic in the modern world. As an example, it would have been a big problem if during the inquisition and crusades christianity had access to 21st century weaponry and we would all be complaining about it (I hope).

Wahabism and the Saudi funding of those teachings are one of the main reasons why this violence has escalated so strongly since the cold war. There is plenty of blame to be shared, like the US support of Islamic fundamentalism when it was convenient, to fight proxy wars against the USSR. Now the chickens have come home to roost and we are all the worse for it.