Moderate Muslim

[cricketplaya]

@ravage

^ yeah thats just the kind of talk that brings about the term in the first place.

it is an identity defined in opposition to something. people wouldnt call themselves ‘moderate’ if there werent forced to, for good reasons and bad, make the distinction between themselves and nutjobs who cloak their ****ed up neuroses in religious lingo.

i appreciate the desire to reclaim the Muslim name from the militant nutjobs, and dont think ‘moderate’ muslim is a particularly meaningful term in isolation. maybe if ‘moderate’ Muslims were disciplined they’d call themselves something that sounds less defensive, but thats not gonna happen. one thing is for sure though, the impulse to dissociate from nutjobs on religious grounds is a good one.

yup it’s a good one and I follow that rule too. Nutjobs don’t need to hold weapons to cause destruction you know..