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Tezzor posted:Saudi Arabia's intolerance and oppression did not fall from the sky. They were created in large part by policies enacted by Abdullah and his family. Wahabbism, for example, is a particular and extreme interpretation of Islam which has been the primary force of Islamic radicalism, and has been nurtured and protected by the Sauds for decades now. The house of Saud, while far from being perfect, gave a voice to the followers of Mohammad Ibn Abd Al Wahhab and Sayyid Qutb, two of the most important shapers of modern Islamic identity, and as well as two of the most stalwart enemies of liberalism and the cultural homogenization driven by global capitalism. Criticisms of "Wahbbism" are a cheap and tawdry way to disguise Islamophobia, because by proxy you insult the noble Salafs, and to do so is to insult the ummah: quote:”And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers [the companions] - We will give him what he has taken and drive him into Hell, and evil it is as a destination." You're also applying a western standard to a parallel path of modernization and human development- one that has managed to, in the course of a few generations, to nearly double the life expectancy of millions of nomads, while at the same time preserving tawheed, which is more precious than you can understand is something someone could conceivably argue. edit:(this post is a joke SFOD-D don't kill me) Dilkington fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Jan 24, 2015 |
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Dilkington posted:The house of Saud, while far from being perfect, gave a voice to the followers of Mohammad Ibn Abd Al Wahhab and Sayyid Qutb, two of the most important shapers of modern Islamic identity, and as well as two of the most stalwart enemies of liberalism and the cultural homogenization driven by global capitalism. I was going for a fun pastiche of some twitter users I followed back in 2011. I, poster Dilkington, don't actually believe these things.
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