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A clip from a recent talk with the fellas of Cross Politic

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Thanks to @NabiAsli1 for making this animated video based on a previous video on how Muhammad "deified" tribalism.

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In this clip from Cross Politic we discuss several important topics -- including how the Muslim world was once Westward looking, how Western retreat and self-defeat contributed to the rise of "radical Islam," and how Muslims in America are willing to work with anyone -- including the most contemptible infidels -- until they get in power, that is...

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Islam appropriates and uses biblical figures -- from Abraham to Jesus -- in a manner that validates itself and demonizes Judaism and Christianity. Meanwhile, the mindless proponents of "Abrahamism" see this exploitative appropriation as a "good thing" that can help foster growth, trust, and cooperation.

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Despite its religious veneer, Islam can easily be defined and understood by one non-religious word: tribalism. The entire appeal of Muhammad's call to the Arabs of his time lay in its perfect compatibility with their tribal mores, three in particular: 1) loyalty to one's tribe; 2) enmity for other tribes; and 3) raids on the latter to enrich and empower the former. Muhammad's "genius" was to replace blood ties with religious ones, thereby dividing the world into two mega tribes: the believers in one tent, and their natural enemies, the non-believers in another. In short, by repackaging the tribal mores of seventh-century Arabia through a theological paradigm, the prophet of Islam also deified tribalism into a sort of hyper-tribalism, causing it to outlive its historic setting and dramatically spill into the modern era.

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What is nowadays referred to as "radical Islam," is, in fact, a byproduct of the "reformation" of Islam -- one that follows the same evolutionary pattern of Christianity's Protestant Reformation, including with a focus on "sola scriptura." Here we show how similar patterns of development can lead to vastly different outcomes -- freedom in the West, bondage under Islam.

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Was the prophet of Islam devoted to peace, tolerance, multiculturalism, and gender equality, as depicted in the book, 'Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires,' by Juan Cole, a professor at the University of Michigan?

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One of the Biden Administration's very last acts in office was to release a "combat Islamophobia" document, which argues that Muslims in America have "routinely experienced hate ... due to baseless stereotypes." There are only two ways to understand this: either Americans are really dumb and/or evil, buying into and acting on any "baseless" trope thrown their way; or else what Muslims "routinely experience" is not built atop "baseless stereotypes" but rather something else — perhaps reality. History -- fourteen centuries of it -- strongly argues for this second interpretation.

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An ode to common sense, and a look at the great lengths some go to fool those who ignore common sense.