Comments | grailchaser: Islamist?

grailchaser

Islamist?

Jan 03, 2009 19:49

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islamist, islam, islamic

Comments 6

col_ki January 3 2009, 18:51:22 UTC

So is an "Islamist" someone who supports Islam, but is not a Muslim?

e_dan January 4 2009, 01:50:02 UTC

Yeah, I've had a similar progression of thinking about this term. I initially thought it was quite a clear distinction between belief in the religion and belief that the system needs to be spread. However, I think these days that it's simply a derogatory term for people who *don't* think that Islam should be spread as a system ( ... )

e_dan January 4 2009, 01:51:17 UTC

Edit: "...simply a derogatory term BY people who *don't* think that Islam..."

grailchaser January 4 2009, 14:37:51 UTC

I'm not a big fan of inventing words to describe things that we can already describe. Especially ones that sound like they dumb down our knowledge.

PS: Hey there!

looneymoth January 4 2009, 02:17:49 UTC

I kinda assumed it was a portmanteau word of "islamic" and "terrorist" created by sloppy journalismists.

grailchaser January 4 2009, 14:19:33 UTC

Whatever its origin, it does strike me as sloppy. Almost "newspeak".