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Labour Party's Medhi Hassan calling non-Muslims 'animals' in secret filming.

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Arguing the literal meaning of his language doesn't change the meaning of his comments.

Actually it does if you want to delve into why he said what he said and what he meant. He isn't stupid and there is a possibility that he chose his words carefully.

He is clearly and undeniably generalising all non muslims as immoral. Firstly this is completely untrue and secondly shows a worrying level of prejudice against non muslims.

It would be nice to see some clarification from him about this. I wonder if he will.

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Farm_Ecology

Original post by thunder_chunky

Actually it does if you want to delve into why he said what he said and what he meant. He isn't stupid and there is a possibility that he chose his words carefully.

That's precisely why it's a problem.

Reply 22

Snagprophet

Original post by thunder_chunky

It would be nice to see some clarification from him about this. I wonder if he will.

I've never heard of any white people being asked to clarify something some people interpretative as generalising, so why now when it's a non-white?

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thunder_chunky

Original post by Snagprophet

I've never heard of any white people being asked to clarify something some people interpretative as generalising, so why now when it's a non-white?

To clarify what he meant. Isn't it obvious?

Reply 24

Aoide

Original post by thunder_chunky

Actually it does if you want to delve into why he said what he said and what he meant. He isn't stupid and there is a possibility that he chose his words carefully.

How can what he said ever be interpretted as acceptable?

He may have meant non muslims are animals or he may have meant they behave like animals but either interpretation shows he generalises non muslims and sees them as morally inferior to muslims.

What he said can't be interpreted as anything but an attack on non muslims.

Reply 25

Snagprophet

Original post by thunder_chunky

To clarify what he meant. Isn't it obvious?

What did he mean?

Reply 26

Jingers

"Once we lose the moral high-ground we are no different from the rest of the non-Muslims, from the rest of those human beings who live their lives as animals."

He distinguishes between non-Muslims and those who live their lives as animals.

Reply 27

thunder_chunky

Original post by Snagprophet

What did he mean?

Not what I meant. I meant perhaps it would be good if he could clarify what he meant.

Reply 28

Chapter9

Original post by thunder_chunky

Firstly, Mehdi Hasan is a journalist who writes for the Huffington post. Secondly my interpretation of that is he isn't saying non-Muslims are animals rather than they live their lives as animals. Which is slightly different. I guess he is referring to those acts he see's that aren't so moral like falling out of clubs and bars whilst paralytic and doing drugs etc etc.
Also he makes a good point at the end about Nuclear weapons.