Fundamentalism Vs Radicalism

by freemindfade 12 Replies latest social current

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  Coded Logic

  There are hundreds of thousands of radical Muslims living here in the US. For example, many of the men in the United States don't wear thobes and some even shave their beards (gasp) - against culture AND scripture (Quran 4:59), the women don't wear hijabs and some don't wear a headdress altogether - against culture AND scripture (Quran 24:30), the men don't beat their wives when they disobey and some of the women even have jobs!!! - WAY against culture and scripture (Quran 4:34), almost all the women go out for leisure and casual shopping - against culture and the al-Ahzaab (33:33), . . . etc.

  In most Islamic countries around the world such radical behavior from Muslims would result in fines, jail, and even execution. THIS is the difference between a radical and a fundamentalist. Groups like al Quedia aren't radical by any means. They're hard core fundamentalists.
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  Saename

  FayeDunaway offered a good definition from dictionary.com. A radical fundamentalist is someone who has an extreme interpretation of, for instance, the Holy Book, and seeks change or upheaval. Muslims are more likely to be portrayed as radical fundamentalists because not only do they have an extreme interpretation of Quran (when we're talking about people like ISIS sympathizers—not all Muslims), but they also seek change or upheaval in the society.

  Regular fundamentalists, such as Jehovah's Witnesses (I would certainly classify them as such), simply adhere to their doctrine in a very strict way. However, they usually do not seek change in the society—with the exception of fundamentalists who don't want their relative country to accept homosexuality etc. Nonetheless, even those fundamentalists will not break the laws of the land in order to force the change upon the society, which is unlike radical fundamentalists who don't mind upheaval.

  Basically, seeking upheaval in the society is what differentiates radical fundamentalists from regular fundamentalists.
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  Saename

  freemindfade - Shouldn't we call radical Muslim terrorists "fundamentalist"?
  

  I forgot to deal with this question in the above post.

  Radical Muslim terrorists are fundamentalists. Radical Muslims are not radical Muslims but radical fundamentalist Muslims. It's just too long, so we simply call them "radical Muslims" since radicalism already involves fundamentalism. (I hope everyone understands what I'm trying to say...)