Rana Elmir is almost as stupid as Tim Cushing, and nearly as bad

After reading the dimwitted column by Rana Elmir yesterday one would be offended by the fact that a Muslim wouldn’t condemn Radical Islam.  To somehow equate the idea that condemning Islam leads to islamophobia is not only incredibly stupid but incredibly dangerous.  Indeed, radical Islam has striking similarities to Nazi Germany.  Indeed, Nazis killed a great deal of Germans much like Ms. Elmir states that radical Muslims kill more mediums than non-Muslims. Is Ms. Elmir really saying that heroes like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Claus Von Stauffenberg, Bernhard Litchenberg, Sophie and Hans School, Albert Einstein, Alfred Delp and Oscar Schidler must of all only been satisfying zealots.  They were obviously thriving and profiting off of fear-mongering, and engaged in hate in violence towards Germans everywhere.  Obviously history backs up Ms. Elmir right? Well speaking up against radical Germans, or in other words Nazis was obviously pretty stupid for these people because most of them died at the hands of Nazis, so at least if ISIS gains a foothold in America, Ms. Elmir can feel safe.

Further Ms. Elmir stating that hate crimes against Muslims rose is comical, given the far and away the largest group targeted for hate crimes for religious reasons are Jews. Citing Mother Jones isn’t exactly like citing real news Ms. Elmir but let’s go with your report. The fact is the 2014 crime reports cited by Ms. Elmir show that 57% of all anti-religious hate crimes are Jews, a mere 16% are anti-Islamic.  In the United States Jews are targeted 41% more than Muslims in 2014. 

Lastly condemnation is very different from apologizing.  I would never expect a Muslim to apologize for what some of their people are doing, but certainly one can condemn it.  If in your twisted little world Bonhoeffer created more hate and violence than he tried to stop, I think that is one fucked up view of the world, hopefully when ISIS does get you a good stoning might set you straight.