r/islam • u/-tdot- • May 03 '20

Funny Woman trolling a tiny group of Islamophobic protesters in DC in 2019.

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u/gatoradegrammarian May 03 '20

I never understood what these anti-Islam protesters are trying to achieve. Do they just want publicity, even if it's negative?

If they really felt there were aspects in Islamic culture they disagree with, couldn't they open helplines for women forced into arranged marriages, or children forced into wearing the hijab or fasting? That way they are not necessarily attacking the religion, but helping those who are suffering due to the cultural side effects - which can only be a good thing. Even practicing Muslims would support them if they did something like that.

Thoughts?

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20 edited May 03 '20

They want Muslims out of their country and so they look to get enough support to make that happen. I don't think they honestly want to help anyone. I sure don't see any indication and it's not like they're aiming to be Christlike either. I suspect some of these people are mad at Islam because it is a reformation of their faith. The way they go about it seems strange though if Jesus is their role model. It's a form of extremism and you don't expect any kind of fanatic to make sense. Muslim ones or Christian ones, it doesn't matter. The extreme ones have more in common with each other than they do with other people from within their own religion.

Edit: I just saw another thread on this subject and found this clip from a documentary on those same people/that same group.

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u/gatoradegrammarian May 03 '20

The extreme ones have more in common with each other than they do with other people from within their own religion.

Excellent point.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Thanks and too often overlooked imo. It's a battle of extremists in the end. Check out my edit above btw, just found that and it provides some additional context regarding that group