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are the same folks who are most understanding of Islamic Jihadists?

Now now, 2x6. Advocating that we try to understand their motivations and the context in which such a person can be driven to evil is not the same thing as patting Islamic Jihadists on the back. I think they (meaning the people who are killing or want to kill innocents -- not ALL people in the Islamic culture) are as evil as the next guy. Please don't exaggerate.

I would also like to comment on an aspect of your eariler post about how homosexuals are treated in the Middle East. I'm not sure if it was intentional, but I certainly saw an implication that homosexuals living in the United States should just plain be happy they aren't being tortured or killed. As if that were enough.