Dear Liberals: Being Critical of Islam Is Not Racism

[Matrosov]

47. Don't bother

I've been involved in many of these discussions. Time and time again, many progressives have no problem with anything negative anyone says about Christianity or Judaism. On the other hand, say anything negative about Islam - even if you're pointing out the treatment that women and members of the LGBT community have to endure in many Muslim countries - and those same progressives will unload on you about being racist, Islamophobic, a right-wing troll, and so forth.

I'm not upset people criticize Christianity and Judaism. I'm an unapologetic atheist and think that believing in imaginary beings in the sky is a waste of time. On the other hand, I can also recognize that there are no Christian or Jewish nations out there were hanging homosexuals and stoning women to death is perfectly acceptable, whereas there are a few Muslim nations where it is acceptable.

One of the most sickening things I've witnessed among progressives is how many people were upset about the events in Cologne, not because those people cared about the well-being of the women who were assaulted and raped, but because people worried about the effect these sexual assaults might have on Muslims in Europe. Apparently we're willing to throw women under the bus in favor of Islam.. on top of the fact that we usually have no problem criticizing any other religion.