Originally posted by notPresidentAndrew
Islam and Nazism are similar enough to justify this thread.
No. As I already mentioned, drawing a parallel between human societies is not a valid argument. All you have done so far is rather feebly show that Nazi German society and some Islamic societies share in some rather horrible behavior. Of course, it is not much of a stretch to do draw such parallels between any two societies.
Case in point, The Milgram experiments: In the 60's some psychological experiments were conducted regarding authority in an effort to demonstrate that the participants in the Holocaust were not just following orders but were inhumane monsters and that "normal" people would not undertake orders to perform such horrific acts. The experiment failed miserably in proving the hypothesis. What was, instead, proven was that "normal" people would indeed follow such orders. The Milgram experiment was conducted in the U.S. and though it is now considered to be unethical (due to the psychological trauma of the participants) it was repeated over the next twenty years in several countries with similar results.
http://www.new-life.net/milgram.htm
I would also point out the definition of Nazism: "The ideology and practice of the Nazis, especially the policy of racist nationalism, national expansion, and state control of the economy."
The examples you gave regarding Islamic countries demonstrate none of these traits.
Further, since you are identifying these things as Islamic in origin you must prove that they are actually derived from the religion and not simply a convenient cover for a far more rampant and global tendency towards misogynistic behavior.
Basically, your "point" is useless. If you wish to argue against certain laws or situations in various Islamic countries you must do so directly. Stating, "they're like the Nazis" is
not a valid argument.
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