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Thread on @Ayaan& #39;s appearance on @TuckerCarlson
As far as I can tell everyone involved here is wrong (to varying degrees) including @JoeBiden.
The issue at hand is a Hadith Biden quoted about standing up against evil, which on the face of it could be interpreted positively /1
As far as I can tell everyone involved here is wrong (to varying degrees) including @JoeBiden.
The issue at hand is a Hadith Biden quoted about standing up against evil, which on the face of it could be interpreted positively /1
The problem is the Hadith talks about taking direct action against something entirely nebulous. According to many fundamentalist Muslims that includes & #39;righting wrongs& #39; that the state is unwilling or unable to do. It& #39;s the justification often used by terrorists for violence. /2
Here& #39;s a video of a Muslim student who killed his professor and justified it by stating that the Pakistani government was unwilling to kill blasphemers (since they released Asia Bibi) /3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeBiVdTS4ns&feature=youtu.be&t=78">https://www.youtube.com/watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch...
This is also similar to the justification used by Mohammed Bouyeri who killed Ayaan& #39;s friend Theo Van Gogh and wanted to kill Ayaan. He stated that "in the fight of the believers against the infidels, violence is approved by the prophet Muhammad". /4
It also doesn& #39;t merely extend to violent actions by fundamentalists but extends to how Muslim societies justify enforcing religious standards. It& #39;s their duty to do as commanded by Mohammed (not enforcing religion is allowing evil which is the weakest state of faith...) /5
Ayaan is correct to note that Biden& #39;s media team should have been more aware of that context and avoided that Hadith. That lack of understanding or even purposefully ignoring context however does not constitute & #39;enforcing& #39; sharia (Islamic religious law).. /6
The rest of Biden& #39;s address ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xyMkd11oNo">https://www.youtube.com/watch... ) is routine electioneering including pointing out the rapid rise of anti-Muslim bigotry and Trump& #39;s role in it, which unsurprisingly Trump partisan Tucker Carlson rejects entirely. /7
Another Biden talking point that Tucker was upset about was a suggestion that Islam should be taught in school, suggesting Biden was being hypocritical in terms of his views about the establishment clause (separation of church and state). /8
Absent further evidence it& #39;s safe to assume Biden was NOT suggesting Americans be indoctrinated into Islam but that people understand Islam, that it should be a part of curricula wherever other religions are taught (social studies?) /9
If Islam was accurately and honestly taught (not apologism), it would lead to the rapid proliferation of #exMuslims - a net positive for humanity imo (Less people believing in superstitions is a general good) /10 (FIN)
For context, full video of Ayaan: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/ayaan-hirsi-ali-responds-to-bidens-comments-on-islam/vi-BB17Qpsn">https://www.msn.com/en-us/vid...
For context, full video of Ayaan: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/ayaan-hirsi-ali-responds-to-bidens-comments-on-islam/vi-BB17Qpsn">https://www.msn.com/en-us/vid...
