Originally Posted by
Peter
There has indeed been a major breakdown of communication. Throughout our conversations about thisyoudescribedanyattempt on my part to distinguish between interpretations of Islam as a 'straw man' or a red herring. My point from the start was that Ibelievedthat the problem was with a strict, medieval interpretation of Islam which was (a) relatively recent in its popularity and (b) a clear response to the Muslim diaspora through the western world. THis was a significant aspect of my argument that attempting to blame the entire religion was wrong and ignored other hugely significant factors. You never, at any point, allowed this argument.
Now you are distinguishing between the benign and the non-benign and accepting that ISlam can, in many,many instances, be harmless
If you do indeed accept this, then we can leave it there. Well, lets face it, it is going to keep coming up again in different forms but we can certainly leave this specific part of the conversation.
I dont think anybody finds the radical fundamental form of Islam acceptable or appropriate, particularly in Britain.
Based on the above, I hereby formally withdraw my accusation of bigotry and I thank you for your time.
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