<< that alone is pretty radical a position just to start with>>
That may be, but radical is not the same as violent. Although I don't agree with their positions, the fundamentalists are entitled to have them. For all we know, they're right. Arguing with anyone over their religion is not only a waste of time, but counterproductive.
<<I saw the same beliefs, the same practives, the same bias in all of them. >>
I was active in the pro-choice movement for many years, and had contact with all the same groups you described, and more. In almost every case, certain members of the group felt as you describe, but the majority of members did not. They were horribly frustrated with the way they were pictured by the media and with the complete lack of respect they were shown, but they were not violent. Many of them said the murdered doctors deserved what they got, but they would never have done the deed themselves. Remember, these people see those doctors as murderers, and killing Hitler would be an acceptable solution. That may scare you, but it is no different from the tactics used by some people on the extreme left when they felt they were being ignored during the Vietnam era.
You can disagree and be afraid of the specific people you came in contact with, but you still can't apply that feeling to everyone, or even most people, that claim to be fundamentalists. |
