‘Ridicule is The Best Response, NEVER Use Violence’ – Militant Atheist Richard Dawkins is Pacifist About ISLAM
This is rather surprising. The vociferous atheist Richard Dawkins went on a mini-rant about Islam, but while still maintained his quest to obliterate all religion on Earth, he was rather pacificist about it:
Yes, Bible contains nasty verses like Koran (one was cribbed from the other). But which holy book is followed more literally today?
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) January 10, 2015
I worry that backlash attacks on mosques may play into the Islamofascists' hands. They want Muslims to be radicalised by feeling threatened.
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) January 10, 2015
That was exactly the effect of the disastrous Iraq war waged by the idiot Bush and his sycophantic disciple Blair. It radicalised Muslims.
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) January 10, 2015
Ridicule is the best response, never violence. Laugh at them, mock their ridiculous beliefs, do what Charlie Hebdo did. Never use violence.
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) January 10, 2015
Much misunderstanding from failure to distinguish quantitative DEGREES. Yes there were SOME radical Muslims before Iraq war. MORE after.
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) January 10, 2015
Uhm… violence is “never” the best response? What if you were one of the cartoonists that was about to be slaughtered by a satanic terrorist? Is “ridicule” the better answer in that instance?
Critics of the Iraq War only look at the consequences, and never consider how bad things might be if we didn’t go in there. Would NO response to the 9/11 attacks have been better? It’s easy to criticize when things go wrong, especially when you don’t offer an alternative. But “ridicule” in place of violence when you’re being threatened with violence seems like a simplistic, if not downright stupid policy.
