Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 11:01:37 GMT
Nov 19, 2017 1:37:32 GMT mjg said:
Peter, a quick Google would suggest this was nothing to do with religion but rather the act of a vigilante mob killing a girl accused of killing a taxi driver in Guetamala.As wrong as it is it would appear you have been misinformed regarding the motivation.
Ed a further quick Google would suggest that Guetamala is predominantly a Catholic country. Now last time I checked Catholicism is not predicted to rule our countries. Of course I realise this wasn't what you meant but the shit you have posted is just further propagation of anti 'a certain religion' sentiment.
If one perpetuates misinformation against any group either deliberately or accidentally (by virtue of not checking some facts as best you can) then one is part of the problem in generating hate against that group when sometimes it is not justified.
I initially took Peter's post at face value and assumed it was a video of an act by Muslim extremists (he of course didn't use the 'M' word but there was no need given the wording in his posting). On looking at the crowd and what they were wearing (the women in particular) it occurred to me that actually this might not be the acts of Muslim extremists at all. So I checked the title of the video and copied into google and it transpired (as repugnant as it is) it was nothing to do with Muslim extremism at all. It appears to be the work of a (non muslim) vigilante gang carrying out a sentence on a girl suspected of being involved in a crime.
There are no doubt atrocious acts carried out by Muslim extremists (I would categorise any Muslim who maims, beheads or burns another human being as an extremist for the avoidance of doubt) but claiming something that isn't as such simply exacerbates the increasing tensions that are developing.