That is unfortunately a feature of modern-day progressivism. There are a number of other 'blasphemies' that it condemns (that are actually often censored on HN too, in the name of civility) as well. I miss the…
What if the commenter is female, or disabled, or doesn't own property, or is subject to the many other axes of marginalization? It's not all about race and sexuality.
I think there's a reasonable argument to be made that being Islamophobic is actually a good thing overall, given the content of Islam as written in the Quran and Hadith, and the actions of Mohammed. If it were to be…
Perhaps the bigger question is, should purportedly liberal institutions feel obliged to implement their own version of Islamic apostasy law, as is the case here?
That is unfortunately a feature of modern-day progressivism. There are a number of other 'blasphemies' that it condemns (that are actually often censored on HN too, in the name of civility) as well. I miss the…
What if the commenter is female, or disabled, or doesn't own property, or is subject to the many other axes of marginalization? It's not all about race and sexuality.
I think there's a reasonable argument to be made that being Islamophobic is actually a good thing overall, given the content of Islam as written in the Quran and Hadith, and the actions of Mohammed. If it were to be…
Perhaps the bigger question is, should purportedly liberal institutions feel obliged to implement their own version of Islamic apostasy law, as is the case here?