• NIB@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I dont think that is a fair equivalence. The mexican cartels dont do what they do in the name of Christianity. Boko Haram on the other hand, does kidnap and traffic kids and murder people in the name of Islam. From wikipedia

      their main goal was to “purify”, meaning to spread Sunni Islam, and destroy Shia Islam in northern Nigeria"

      On 14–15 April(2014), Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from Chibok, Borno. Shekau(Boko Haram’s leader) announced his intention of selling them into slavery.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram

      Boko Haram is less of an issue nowadays and hopefully these kids are just kidnapped for ransom, but Boko Haram normalized this practice and still exists(and their allies).

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        8 months ago

        What? He literally mentioned Muslims as though it’s unique to them.

        Saying it’s not unique to them is not whataboutism, lol.

        I see you a lot on these forums, and you always have something asinine to say so I’m just gonna block you.

        Goodbye!

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      8 months ago

      Interesting! I looked this up as I never heard the cartels as Christian.

      The top news reports like a long line of priests and cardinals they’ve blown away so I’m guessing it’s not a major priority. Mexico is catholic so I guess a few might be religious.

      Basically though, no, I disagree that it’s the same level of sexual violence as these Muslim groups.

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        8 months ago

        I disagree that it’s the same level of sexual violence as these Muslim groups.

        Yeah, it’s actually way worse.