People really seem to struggle to realise how different they are. Hamas is not ISIS, that should be obvious to anyone with cursory knowledge on the history of the region. Hamas, Hezbollah and Ansar’Allah are not going to, nor have the capacity to, gut gay people and women who don’t wear a niqab or hijab. They are not Salafists, for the love of Christ.

The only reason people compare these wildly different groups, is because they all (at least claim to) adhere to Islamic principles. If you think for even a second, you’d realise how ridiculous this is. It’s like comparing the CDU to the KKK or even the Spanish Falange because they’re all Christian, in some way or another.

It’s plain ridiculous, though the liberal (and conservative) types never seem to get it.

  • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    36·
    2 days ago

    It’s a very uphill battle. Chauvinism is completely pervasive and consumes the mind of the vast majority of Westerners, who still consider themselves to be in the vanguard of antiracism when, in actuality, they’re very ignorant. I’d at least show them this statement from Hamas after the death of Pope Francis, I found it very empathetic and comforting.

    The Islamic Resistance Movement extends its deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the Catholic Church worldwide and to all Christians on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, Pope of the Vatican, who passed away after a distinguished career in the service of human and religious values.

    The late Pope Francis was a noted advocate of interfaith dialogue, calling for understanding and peace among peoples, and rejecting hatred and racism. On more than one occasion, he expressed his rejection of aggression and wars in the world, and was one of the prominent religious voices to condemn the war crimes and genocide being perpetrated against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

    While we, in the Islamic Resistance Movement movement, value his moral and humanitarian stances, we emphasize the importance of continuing the joint efforts between the bearers of divine messages and people of living consciences to confront injustice and colonialism, and to support the causes of justice, freedom, and the rights of oppressed peoples.

    • Photuris@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14·
      2 days ago

      Pope Francis did nearly nothing to clean his own house of the kiddie diddlers.

      • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        22·
        2 days ago

        Yeah, that’s largely true. Don’t see how that’s relevant, though, and as far as cleaning house of child molesters go you’d hardly find a guiltier institution than the state of Israel.