I am writing this post to urge you to reinforce the embattled ranks of the anti-fascists in the News and Current Affairs forum, because it is at risk of falling to the hordes of the far-right.
It is important that we fight racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia, especially on this forum, which is meant to be a bastion of liberal thinking.
Fine, you want an intelligent response. Explain how 'fighting racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia, especially on this forum, which is meant to be a bastion of liberal thinking' is something exclusive to lefties? I aint a left wing nor right wing thinker but i am confused as to why you think it is only lefties that think like that. There's no longer a clear distinction between left wing and right wing thinking, just a new form of 'protectionism and self preservation' thinking that has come up.
Islam is an ideology (just like any other religion), and should be up for debate and criticism (just like any other ideology). To deny that is an infringement on freedom of speech. Besides, people deserve rights, not ideologies.
Don't try to conflate criticism of Islam with Racism. Race is not something you choose. Being an ethnic minority is not synonymous with promoting a sick ideology (Islamism). They are two completely different things.
The reasons behind fear of blacks are different to fear of Islam. Due to a history of pseudoscientific racism, racism in general, modern racism and colonialism, Blacks, on average, currently have a low socioeconomic status in the West and elsewhere. Their history of being oppressed and enslaved has created a culture which places low value on education, steering many Blacks towards crime and drug use and lower average IQs - hence the stereotype of Black criminality. However, this stereotype reflects real statistics on crime, although institutional racism (e.g. persecuting Black crime and not White crime) may affect these figures. Nonetheless, just because your Black doesn't mean you're inherently criminal.
And here we have a left winger pretending to get angry at right Wingers He claims he is " Tolerant " but only to thoses that argee with him ... Not with thoses that disagree. Hypocrite