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quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 11:07

Scirocco · 21/11/2024 10:47

We aren't really talking about people who are a bit worried about extremism in any capacity or who have a mental illness in the form of a phobic anxiety disorder, but about physical, verbal and sexual abuse, exclusion and discrimination against a minority group on the basis of a protected characteristic. I doubt the people attacking innocent UK citizens for the 'crime' of 'looking Muslim' are struggling with crippling phobias of the very people they're seeking out to target. The explanations of the term have been made for years so nobody at this point should genuinely fail to understand what is being discussed.

I always imagined that the young British men and women that did terrible things in the name of jihad were vulnerable and suggestible and I would give the benefit of that doubt to those who are 'islamophobic' too. Sometimes these vulnerabilities will come under the mental health umbrella.

Some people are conditioned by environment, the adults in their life are the ones that need to be reached, though some may be too ideologically entrenched.

Scirocco · 21/11/2024 10:56

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:38

Does he? What did he say?
He did get quite angry with the white American boy and his rhetoric was unguarded to say the least but perhaps circumstantial. Is he not Muslim anymore.

Among other comments, one of his more famous ones was: "If I have to choose between 1.6 billion Muslims and a cow, I will choose the cow.” He compares Muslims to vermin and calls for violence against us.

What is in his heart is between him and God. At least outwardly, he passionately rejects Islam and speaks of how he converted to Christianity almost 2 decades ago.

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Scirocco · 21/11/2024 10:47

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:31

Then we need another word for the fear because that's the flex point that allows exploitation. Currently the word used is bigot and racist and that tends to separate the sides further by losing people who are more fearful than hateful.

We aren't really talking about people who are a bit worried about extremism in any capacity or who have a mental illness in the form of a phobic anxiety disorder, but about physical, verbal and sexual abuse, exclusion and discrimination against a minority group on the basis of a protected characteristic. I doubt the people attacking innocent UK citizens for the 'crime' of 'looking Muslim' are struggling with crippling phobias of the very people they're seeking out to target. The explanations of the term have been made for years so nobody at this point should genuinely fail to understand what is being discussed.

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quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:38

Scirocco · 21/11/2024 10:28

This is a man who considers my child's life to be worth less than a fraction of the life of an animal.

And who thinks that's an ok thing to say out loud. Because people agree with him.

Does he? What did he say?
He did get quite angry with the white American boy and his rhetoric was unguarded to say the least but perhaps circumstantial. Is he not Muslim anymore.

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:34

Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:26

Ahh I see, so we can quote a well known islamophobe who compares all Muslims to Nazis because of their 'experience. On a thread about the rise in anti-muslim hate. The irony is clearly lost on some.

You missed out 'Israeli spy' who was on Israel's payroll in your description.

No, not really. I watched him recently alongside one of the released hostages and a white American student, it was fascinating.

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:31

Scirocco · 21/11/2024 10:18

Islamophobia is the widely used 'official' term for anti-Muslim hate. At this point in its use in discussions, people have surely heard this definition of terminology enough to comprehend that it does not refer to a phobia but to hatred and prejudice.

Then we need another word for the fear because that's the flex point that allows exploitation. Currently the word used is bigot and racist and that tends to separate the sides further by losing people who are more fearful than hateful.

Scirocco · 21/11/2024 10:28

Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:12

@quantumbutterfly is it the same dude who said this that you are referring to? To make a point.

"Yousef has compared Islam to Nazism, and said he has "zero respect for anyone who identifies as Muslim"."

This is a man who considers my child's life to be worth less than a fraction of the life of an animal.

And who thinks that's an ok thing to say out loud. Because people agree with him.

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Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:26

Ahh I see, so we can quote a well known islamophobe who compares all Muslims to Nazis because of their 'experience. On a thread about the rise in anti-muslim hate. The irony is clearly lost on some.

You missed out 'Israeli spy' who was on Israel's payroll in your description.

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:23

Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:21

Lying about what?

About his experience and connections of course.

Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:21

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:20

I couldn't tell you, I have not heard him say that.

I have heard him claim to be the son of hamas founder, ex-hamas, ex-hamas treasurer, ex-israeli prisoner, current critic of islamic jihad. To claim his experience of being born and growing up amongst his people and the perspective it gave him. He's a very intense speaker.

Was he lying?

Lying about what?

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:20

Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:12

@quantumbutterfly is it the same dude who said this that you are referring to? To make a point.

"Yousef has compared Islam to Nazism, and said he has "zero respect for anyone who identifies as Muslim"."

I couldn't tell you, I have not heard him say that.

I have heard him claim to be the son of hamas founder, ex-hamas, ex-hamas treasurer, ex-israeli prisoner, current critic of islamic jihad. To claim his experience of being born and growing up amongst his people and the perspective it gave him. He's a very intense speaker.

Was he lying?

Scirocco · 21/11/2024 10:18

Islamophobia is the widely used 'official' term for anti-Muslim hate. At this point in its use in discussions, people have surely heard this definition of terminology enough to comprehend that it does not refer to a phobia but to hatred and prejudice.

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Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:12

@quantumbutterfly is it the same dude who said this that you are referring to? To make a point.

"Yousef has compared Islam to Nazism, and said he has "zero respect for anyone who identifies as Muslim"."

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 10:12

Islamophobia implies fear, irrational fear. You may as well say far-rightophobia. It is not irrational to fear aggressive troublemakers from whichever part of UK society they originate, it's how you deal with it that matters.
You say extremists are a small part of the Islamic community, my perception is that far right extremists are a minority, but it doesn't take many extremists from any side to cause a shitload of trouble and they all need to be accountable under the law, without fear or favour.
If you're not listened to, if you're called a racist and a bigot for expressing that fear, it doesn't make it go away but it does become an exploitable weakness for people who can turn it to hate.

This is the internet, faceless mumsnetters can lose their temper with impunity as long as the mods are happy. Irl we do our best to live together well.

Sunflowersinwinter · 21/11/2024 10:10

Alltheprettyseahorses · 21/11/2024 09:52

They are Muslim extremists though. But according to OP it's a hate crime to say so which rather trivialises the purported rise in islamaphobic hate crimes.

Really? Where did the OP say that?

Alltheprettyseahorses · 21/11/2024 09:52

They are Muslim extremists though. But according to OP it's a hate crime to say so which rather trivialises the purported rise in islamaphobic hate crimes.

Dulra · 21/11/2024 09:37

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 09:03

It has been pointed out...and studiously ignored or rebuffed.

It hasn't been ignored or rebuffed it has been pointed out that it is serving to ignore and rebuff anti Muslim hate, the topic of the thread. Both are wrong but many who have highlighted antisemitism on this thread have ignored, rebuffed and added to the anti Muslim hate.

SallyWD · 21/11/2024 09:16

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 09:03

It has been pointed out...and studiously ignored or rebuffed.

But I've seen another study (Yougov, I believe) that shows that Muslims face more hate and suspicion than any other group in the UK, apart from Romany gypsies. Islamaphobia is a very real and serious threat facing Muslims, just as antisemitism is a very real and serious threat facing Jews. It's not a competition.

Dulra · 21/11/2024 09:15

Alltheprettyseahorses · 21/11/2024 09:09

Why is discussing a major problem with extremism 'hate'? Silly accusations won't shut down the conversation.

They mentioned Muslims not extremists

Nordione1 · 21/11/2024 09:11

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 08:47

If the 1948 war was successful the land grab would have been from the surrounding Arab states. There was some evidence there was a fear that Jewish refugees from Europe would dilute middle eastern culture. Arab allies of Britain convinced the Brits to turn boats away...and send the Jewish refugees back to the third Reich. Though Israel is a tiny fraction of the sum of Arab states and is itself a melting pot of traditions predominantly middle eastern.

Mosab Hassan Yousef claims that it was the intafadas that started the cycle of violence and oppression.

I think if it was a dispute fundamentally about land it would have been resolved many many years ago. It's a proxy religious war, the centre of which is Iran who wishes Shia Muslims (a minority in the middle east) to dominate the middle east over the Sunni majority and for Israel to be destroyed. This is the basis of the aims of their regime and the revolution. Hence their funding of proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah and hence why Sunni majority countries aren't stepping in to give assistance to the Palestinians and why they are supporting Israel in destroying Iran's proxies. The war won't end even if any land changes hands. It will only end when there is regime change in Iran. Sadly.

Alltheprettyseahorses · 21/11/2024 09:09

Why is discussing a major problem with extremism 'hate'? Silly accusations won't shut down the conversation.

Auvergne63 · 21/11/2024 09:06

Dulra · 21/11/2024 08:35

Do you think we are going to solve hate crimes with spreading hate? You have posted some pretty offensive things about Muslims here

The worst bit about these types of posts is that whoever wrote them are totally oblivious of the hate they are spreading, whilst denouncing said hatred.
It is scary.

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 09:03

User37482 · 21/11/2024 06:46

I don’t want to distract from the conversation here but the link says that Jews experienced 33% of the hate crimes cited and muslims 38%. Muslims make up 6% of the population but Jews make up only 0.5% of the population.

Crimes against Jews happen at a significantly higher rate compared to crimes against muslims. The impression some have got here is that muslims are the most persecuted minority group but they aren’t. I think it’s important to put that in context before people start feeling they are being targeted in a way other groups aren’t. I’m not trying to minimise but to contextualise.

Having said that no-one should be facing discrimination on the basis of their religion.

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It has been pointed out...and studiously ignored or rebuffed.

quantumbutterfly · 21/11/2024 08:57

EasterIssland · 21/11/2024 06:38

But the article is about Islamophobia? Do you feel the same way about those articles that report antisemitism? That they should also report hate crimes from other religions?

If memory serves, many threads on this board do ebb & flow that way, regardless of title.
As @EllaDisenchanted has said ( I think) the Jewish mumsnetter and Muslim mumsnetter boards often make the same arguments but from opposite perceptions. You have the same concerns and fears.

Dulra · 21/11/2024 08:53

InWalksBarberalla · 21/11/2024 08:50

Discussing facts is not spreading hate.

Are they facts? Or are they negative generalistaions about people of Muslim faith? Be specific who you are talking about don't make accusations against 6% of the UK population

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