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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-30-10 08:38 AM
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How the whole "Obama is a Muslim!!11!!" thing is very, very exploitable
I tried this in a small experiment, it'd be interesting to see how this plays out in a larger setting.

Find a place where people think Obama is a Muslim and ask:

"OK, Obama is a Muslim. But is he a Sunni, a Shiite, or a Sufi?"

Watch the silence, really incorrect statements (Even more incorrect), the humorous assumptions, etc. all roll in.

It'd be interesting if that segment of society that believes he's a Muslim breaks into Team "Obama is a SUNNI Muslim" vs Team "Obama is a SHIITE Muslim".

(PS: I think this will also be a way to fight against the dehumanization and the demonization that actual Muslims are facing from the right. The less of a monolithic block they can be portrayed as, then the less demonized they can be.)
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-30-10 08:45 AM
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1. Better: Which mosque does he attend?
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-30-10 08:55 AM
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2. Cool! idea, ck. n/t
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-30-10 09:18 AM
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3. While I applaud your effort, It won't work.
Edited on Mon Aug-30-10 09:37 AM by Javaman
You have to realize that you are trying this on the willfully stupid.

their answer will be moronically simple, "does it matter? he's a muslim!"

See?

They use the "Gideons Knot" method of reasoning.
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