I'm just wondering where your knowledge of Islam comes from, you come in here claiming to read world-class scholars but have you actually read the Koran or Muslim scholars to get their opinion on Islam's morality?

famous last words

In answer to that, I have listened to several hours of his podcasts and haven't read any of his books. I agree with him more often than not.

Alright guys lets get off the religion train pls thx.

Dear Leader would never have such a bad round, the worst he's claimed since 2009 is an 86.

History just does not support your claim. I can't think of an example where censorship resulted in social progress. Every social debate has been won when the wrong side got to express thier wrong opinions. Of course we will lose some battles (like this election) but the arc of history is clearly towards greater social progress.

Nobody should be forced to book idiots like Milo, nor should anyone be forced to watch if he is booked. I just think we lose the moral high ground and feed right into the trumpkin narrative if we spend all our time trying to play wack-a-mole with people like Milo. Let's say we succeed in preventing him from ever speaking publicly. There will be another Milo right behind him.

We win by having better ideas and showing they work better in the real world.

We don't win by preventing the other side from speaking.

I've literally read every single text of the major, and several minor, religions. That doesn't mean I'm right or wrong though. My assertion stands aside from my perceived experience.

The good news is the line to bet on Trump not to **** up on a given day is pretty short.

The party of Donald Trump has a two step solution to this problem:

1. Eliminate all aid to the unemployed.

2. Let them start seeing their children with stomachs distended from starvation and they'll start taking those jobs.

microbet,

Once Devos guts the public schools there will be plenty of kids to work in those fields anyway.

His popularity is 7% less than it was right after the election. That's repubs jumping ship. His hardcore supporters will be tough.but those numbers aren't huge.

Okay well I won't derail the thread any longer but what I'm getting at is this--it's not the religion itself that's the problem. It's the terrorism and authoritarianism often done in the name of Islam. The same thing could be done in the name of Christianity (for example the Holocaust, slavery) but it doesn't mean it properly reflects the teachings of Jesus + the Bible.

Clovis man, not a good last few pages bro.

I seem to recall Sklansky had a sure-fire solution.

Clovis, there is no loss of moral high ground if you dont invite him.

There is a huge difference between not inviting him and protesting a place to which he has already been invited.

I dont deny that he has become less popular. I deny that it is due to protests.

Hoping Garland has a better track record on this kind of thing than Kurt Eichenwald.

Totally agree.

As I said earlier I think Maher had good reasons for booking him.

I woild have much rather Maher booked Ben Shapiro but you know, Maher has a boss to answer to as well.

Any Trumpites want to defend this?

Obama Spent $97M on Travel in 8 Years. Trump Family Will Hit That in 7 Months
Taxpayers will be footing Trump family's massive travel bill.


Meanwhile we have to kill PBS and the NEA because reasons.

If the economy remains strong for the next 18 months his popularity will soar, real people don't care about all the minor nonsense you guys whine about in this thread.

is anyone taking this seriously? Seems like a big deal I feel like this guy does, just my gut.

Stay tuned, for the night is dark and full of terrors.

I don't feel like really attempting a good poast here, but the "arc of history" stuff Clovis was talking about fundamentally rests imo on the power of the people and their demand for rights which rests on education.

A broad real education across the entire society is the best guarantor of freedom possible.

Education of girls is the best path towards liberalization in backwards patriarchal societies.

The recipe for regression in the United States isn't student actions against reactionary speakers, it's decline in public education, McDonaldsization/privatization of schools, and the decline of the press and it's submission to power and commercial interests.

And the reactionaries are counting on all of the above. Good schools for the rich and bad for the poor is part of the plan. Degradation of the humanities, except for the children of the ruling class is what they want. They don't want people to be political. They don't want people to care. They really don't want people to vote.

MAGAing is expensive ldo.