It confuses me why people associate leftism with both Islam AND communism.

It's fairly often I hear people describe leftists as being Muslim-lovers but also communists. Y'all do realize that commies and Muslims absolutely HATE each other. Communists have historically tried to wipe out Muslims.

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SW-User

I do think Western leftists/progressives can be more defensive of Islam and Muslims because they are a minority in Western states (and oppressed in others, in the case of Palestinians and Rohingya) but ideologically Islam and leftism don't have much in common.

Of course I come across people who say things like "hey leftists, you love Islam so much, but you know that Muslims throw gay people off of roofs!" or "hey right-wingers, you hate Islam so much, but Muslims love traditional gender roles and theocracy!" That's always just a fairly uninteresting line of argument IMO. 🤷‍♂️

LordShadowfire · M

@SW-User Exactly. To hear some right-wing Christians talk, it sounds like they want to kill all Muslims, regardless of what they're doing. And when you try to tell them that genocide is wrong, and they have the freedom to practice their own religion, you're called a Muslim-loving, America-hating, self-loathing member of the "looney left".

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@LordShadowfire Honestly any criticism of American ideals gets you attacked by the right. I think it's a sign of intelligence to be able to reflect on what is true and what isn't or what's really being said. Sadly many don't have that talent.

LordShadowfire · M

@SatanBurger I agree. Witness the whole debacle with people kneeling to protest police brutality.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@SW-User Thank you for mentioning Rohingyas. People forget they even exist.