Eclecticist

An analysis of the conversation between Cenk Uygur and Sam Harris and a wider discussion of the reflexive Harris bashing (and bashing of anyone) in certain liberal circles being critical of Islam. Is it fair to be marginalized for making similar noises to right wing bigots? Hitler may have been right regarding certain tenets of evolution by natural selection, but for the most part, intelligent people don't reject that evolution is a fact. What's with this double standard? Also, How big a part does 'white guilt' play into this? Criticising islam is tantamount to criticizing a race of dark skinned people. Harris and others often preface their comments with reminding us that Islam is a collection of ideas and that any criticism leveled at it applies just as much to white converts. It just so happens that the vast majority of Muslims aren't white so you just can't say these things, honkey. Wait, Ayaan Hirsi Ali isn't white and she gets a heck of a lot of pushback, particularly from Uygur who's thrown a fair few b