As an exmuslim living in an islam theocratic state, I have first hand experience about how deeply feel attached to the Islamic ideals and the word of God. Any attack/criticism on the word of God is taken as an attack on God and by extension on all of the Muslim brotherhood. You are deemed not only a blasphemer but more so an enemy of God and those that believe in him. If you spread your criticisms of Islam, It's like spreading free tickets to hell and hence you must be stopped. Some Ex-Christians may think that their experience is analogous to this however I should clarify that the homogeneity and intensity of such beliefs between the two faiths is nowhere near comparable. Despite what most liberal Muslims portray Islam as, It's not a faith of inclusion. The faith Islam is based on submission to will of God. Quran is the literal word of God and Mohammad literal met God at one point (known as mairaage). It makes sense for all Muslims for that creator to then dictate every single aspect of your life from spiritual to the economic, from law to governmental, from personal to cooperate structures. A attack on these aspects is not considered as bad as an attack on the fundamental ideas/presuppositions. People are willing to die and kill for such ideas. These ideas are engrained into our head through stories of shuhada (martyrs), leaders, and great warriors of the Islamic history. The fantasized idea of Jihad is not just in forms of simple efforts but in actual war.
If you are right then Islam, with its myriad faults, idiocies and horrors, cannot be criticised or even questioned. So what do you propose as a solution of any sort in our lifetimes?
@@zilefn9212there is none, the silence of the more "moderate" Muslims and apostates makes no difference and I think that no change can come but from within. I feel disheartened by this realization and I wish it wasn't so.
My friends in the west, get your shit together before it’s too late , listen to the voices like Sam who truly know the dangers of this evil religion , face the evil with laws and regulations. As an individual who has left Islam but cannot publicly reveal my beliefs in my community due to the severe risks involved, I find solace and strength in Sam’s courage to speak out. Thanks Sir.
2:49 Sam Harris is being a sly sophist as always here. You can change your religion superficially to Islam by just reciting an Arabic sentence. But Islam is not just a religion. It's a whole culture, a deeply held set of values, ingrained behavioral patterns, even personality traits, a lot of which may be even hard to articulate (put aside persuading one to change them in a truly bottom-up way with reasoned arguments.) As such, it governs the very wiring of its hosts' brains like genes. Old habits die hard, as you should know being a neuroscientist. The reason why Afghan people are so different than the Dutch or Singaporeans in their behaviors and aspirations is not only because they have different metaphysical beliefs. I would argue it's got very little to do with all that. Christianity, and its various differet interpretations over the centuries, has shaped the Western mind and character intricately, which cannot be replicated by just parroting "I accept Jesus as my savior." So, the culture in which one's been raised is somewhat like race, too. The culture of a region may indeed have been shaped significantly by its religion, but the culture of an individual born and raised in that region cannot be changed so easily by just changing their professed religion. Changing your metaphysical beliefs may be good enough for God, but it's not good enough for the members of a society re-evaluating its immigration policies and trying to choose who to have as their neighbors and colleagues at work. Change my mind.
He lies to his audience and refuses to debates anyone to his right. He supports banning the president of the United States from communicating with the people & #1 critic of building a wall. How’s that border working out for ya Sam?
As an ex Muslim, this video is greatly appreciated Many of us have to hide in plain sight so we don't face persecution or ostracism from our family and communities. We need to move towards a more protective and open society for ex Muslims to speak out more. There are some brilliant minds that have left islam and have so much to share but are unfortunately silenced
I left Islam in 2001. The most dismaying aspect I've had to grapple with since then are the words and actions of certain segments within progressives, liberals, and the left in the Western world. It's akin to The Upside Down, the alternate dimension portrayed in the Netflix show Stranger Things. Many of these individuals, who advocate for the separation of religion and state, gender equality, and gay rights, not only remain silent about the distressing, almost medieval treatment of women, gay people, and ex-Muslims in Islam and the Muslim world, but they also launch attacks against those for criticising or questioning Islam. I've even been labelled a racist! It's perplexing where to begin with such accusations. 'Um, yeah, Islam isn't a race/ethnicity, and I'm an Arab, so who exactly am I racist against?' The reality is that many of those who identify as 'progressive' etc., are themselves racist (and generally basic). Their worldview can be distilled as follows: white, Christian, Jew (powerful, bad) versus black or other non-white, Muslim (victim, good).
his own statements have been dangerous and clearly airing on the side of hatred its the same as anti semitism the same could be said about Zionism. Many criticism about Zionism is called antisemitism
The last sentence of this comment is one of the best, most concise summaries of what's wrong with the progressive left, especially in the US, today. It's infuriating that the two competing options in the next election are going to be woke-city and Trumpistan. Really? That's the best the USA, a country of more than 200 million people, can come up with? As a European: Are you kidding us?
I find the phrase that Maajid Nawaz often said “the bigotry of low expectations” accurate to describe liberal white social-Justice society. They see brown/ black/ non white people in an almost child-ish way, not as intelligent or mature as the superior white liberals. So any violence or despicable action committed by someone brown is deemed as ok, in the same way that they just shrug their shoulders when a toddler hits a kid at the playground. “Oh he’s just a little child, he isn’t as smart as an adult, he doesn’t know any better.” It’s patronizing and yes very bigoted. But alas, white liberals can never be wrong about how they view all other races. They’ll always position themselves as the tolerant parents, and the world’s brown/ black people as their dumb children.
The people you're talking about don't believe what they are saying. They are using buzzwords they don't understand as weapons to attack people they don't know, in service of ideologies which will kill them.
theres a BIG difference between criticizing a religion and suggesting students are supporting terrorists by being against literal genocide and war crimes
As an ex muslim my only hope to experience happiness is to flee to a country with minumum muslims in it. You should be in a muslim country to experience how aggressive is this religion. Imagine you have to lie every moment of your life because you can not express what you really believe in; which is all of this is nonsense.
I’ve told a somewhat left leaning Muslim that Muslim ruin every nation they control because of their religion. I challenged him to show one exception. He cited Indonesia. And while it certainly isn’t the worst offender on the list. Even here they fail to live up to the standards of a democratic and free society.
I'll have regard for Muslims when they hit the streets in their thousands to protest the crimes of their Islamic brothers , eg.,October 7th. Secondly, their book tells them NOT to integrate in societies to which they go to live. Two standards are applied, and we must insist on civilised behaviour. Imho.
Islam is incompatible with a free society. Islamophobia is a result of the actions of Muslims. Only Muslims can fix their religion. The question is, do they want to ?
Thank you so much Mr. Harris. As a black woman this cult has inflicted a lot of misery to us women, and my ancestors. Under Islam not only ancestors were castrated, the Islamic slave trade was far more brutal than the transatlantic one. Documentaries are on playlist on my channel for evidence.
Indeed. Blacks need to get real about Islam, it's not your friend and Muslim Arabs were the largest slavers in Africa of Africans. The Arabs regarded the black Africans with contempt. In the Hadith of al-Bukhari, we find the remarkable statement that _“Anyone who says that the Prophet is black should be killed.”_ Elsewhere in the Hadith, Muhammad, who himself owned & traded black slaves, says _“’Whoever wants to see Satan let him take a look at Nabtal b. al-Harith!’ He was a sturdy black man with long flowing hair, inflamed eyes, and dark ruddy cheeks.”_
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As an atheist, many hundreds of millions of Muslims would want me dead or actually kill me and yet my criticism of Islam is supposed to be irrational? Also, aren’t the “phobia” people appropriating a term and beijg “ableist”? Phobias are real afflictions that often require psychiatric treatment
The reality is if you speak to a Muslim they would tell you they actually love you and you're their brother even if you don't believe. I take these people at their word, they often also bemoan bad clerics and extremist views as unrepresentative. However if you had a significant platform you could be subject to a very different hivemind of Quranic inspired barbarism. The cherry picking of sentiment varies widely depending on the situation, perhaps simply the madness of groups
@@raina4732 Disliking theocracy doesn't mean you have to dislike individual Muslims. When people speak of "Islamophobia" they mean bigotry against Muslims as people. Sam not only will never condemn that, he won't even admit it exists.
@@SacClass650yeah. Who needs the right to free expression, free markets, to live in pluralistic societies, and to live with personal liberty. What a garbage way to live. I’d rather be told what to think and do all day.
Well, scientology is probably #1, but they aren't really a religion to most. At least jihadists are brave enough to take their own life when they don't get everything they want, as silly as that is as a concept. Scientologists just threaten anyone with a lawsuit if you call them a cult or challenge any of their beliefs. They're as fundamentaly insecure as islamists, but are too cowardly to sacrifice themselves and instead send you cease and desist letters.
Is his point that we should vote for Trump? because he doesn't care about islamophopia but Joe biden does, I guess Joe is a coward trying to manipulate morons.
Are there any Jewish terror groups spread out throughout the world that we infidels need to fear being blown up by a Jewish suicide bomber? Antisemitism is not a fear or jews, it’s just hate. Irrational one
as a muslim and that i speak arabic it is completely incomprehensible to me that Sam Harris understands and can explain the complexity of islam better than anyone else, sam you really help muslims by being so committed that helps us and humanity very much thanks again
@@twntwrshahah. You probably understand zero ancient or contemporary Israeli history. Jews have lived in Israel for thousands of years before Mohammed took his child bride.
@@twntwrsHe said that he doesn't like the idea of a state based on a religion. But the fact that Jews were persecuted everywhere left right and centre he supports Israel, a Jewish state where Jews won't be persecuted any more.
@@Alexx481 Herzl, one of the founders of modern Zionism for example was a hippie who fantasized of a multicultural state of Israel. Zionism isn't necessarily "the right of a state of jews"
Standard answer is that it's an ill-formed term. A phobia refers to an irrational fear, but it's not irrational to fear Islam, especially after you've read what's in those books.
I wish more mainstream press would show this or have Sam on television. He is one of the most rational intellectuals I've seen since the Hitch died. He is brilliant and all too rare.
It's hardly an irrational fear. Typing from Europe, with my head in my hands, wishing my country had learnt from Sweden, Britain, France, Denmark.............
Spot on! What he just said is exactly what I have been saying for over 15 years about Islam. Why is it taking so long for so many people to realize this? Over 50 years ago a writer Oriana Fallaci had been warning Europe and the world about Islam and she was vilified. Read her books, amazingly prophetic.
Sam you are so true my brother. I have had to self censor my thoughts all my life being an atheist in Bangladesh. And when I finally immigrated to Canada I assumed I would finally be able to speak freely but this is not the case at all. Infact I am an Islamophobe because I speak out against Ideas that I think is both regressive and repressive. You have been a real influence all my life and thank you for helping me emancipate my thought.
Canada was much better before Justin Trudeau became PM. It can get better again, with a new government. This video lists just some of Trudea’s authoritarian policies and tactics ua-cam.com/video/Um_wwE03jMM/v-deo.htmlsi=gbssoecDtCBR6CaV
@@BenState Actually, and correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not english first, but according to various sources: you immigrate TO a place you emigrate FROM a place
@@BenState That's not what I find anywhere 'authoritative', but if you have an opposing source let's hear it. For fun here's what Bard says: . "My grandparents immigrated to Canada from Poland after World War II." . "The family emigrated from Mexico to the United States in search of a better life." . Thus in canada he's an immigrant, while in Bangladesh he's an emigrant. edit: it deleted my emphasis.
Especially Qatar, they're by far the biggest foreign sponsor of american universities and the biggest supporter of terrorism globally, all their money goes into far-left anti-western and pro-islamist ideologies.
@@jmc5335 Large areas of it are exclusively Muslim ( these are usually the places the authorities track down jihdists who have done an attack) and i suspect the non-French portion of it is a large minority but its hard to find specific data on that as, by law, France made it such that gathering that sort of data is an offense. I cant imagine why..
thank you, Sam Harris, for your courage, wisdom, and intellect, and for sharing those wonderful talents with the world in a stoic, non-abrasive manner. Just thank you for being you. Your Waking Up app has changed my life, and so has your Making Sense podcast.
@@Awesomeguy614 If you criticize Islam you are Islamophobic according to people. I don’t have an irrational fear of it, I have a rational fear of it, so my criticism of Islam is not Islamophobia.
@@avgrando2024 I have never seen someone called Islamophobic simply for saying what you said. If you're afraid of a jihadist that is a rational fear. Being bigoted against any an all Muslims is not rational and this is what people are talking about when they speak of Islamophobia.
@@Awesomeguy614 Islam is different from Muslims. A Muslim is not necessarily going to call for someone to be arrested or killed for being Athiest, but Islam does. I do not have a problem with a Muslim person, I have a problem with their religion. If Islam becomes the dominant religion sharia follows. Being irreligious is a crime in most Muslim countries. I have problems with Christianity as well who tries to create a Christian theocracy through the courts and schools. Christians generally don’t believe I should be killed in this life though. They just think I’ll burn in hell.
@@avgrando2024 When people speak of Islamophobia they are talking about bigotry against Muslims. That people like you and Sam Harris can't even admit that this is wrong or even exists is really telling.
Phobia towards different religions or cultures especially ones that seek to spread their beliefs or have different values, is totally rational, as functional society relies on shared values.
dont you get it yet? if you're Whyte people, you dont get the luxury of demanding your own space and your own culture. Yours MUST be mixed by every other in the world or you're phobic and racist. If you're arab, or islamic, Whyte people moving into your land is damaging to your culture and beliefs and replaces your people, so you can say "we dont want more of them in here". Any leftist that says Whyte colonization is bad recognizes the destructive force of migration against another groups way of life. And they also hate western countries. So obviously they are pushing migration in one direction.
ISLAMOPHOBIA is a very carefully crafted word designed to make anyone with concerns about Islam look as if they have some sort of mental issue. These people are clever.
@@nielsbruun8046 The term "Islamophobia" is often credited to the Runnymede Trust's 1997 report . The report didn't introduce the term but played a significant role in popularizing it. This term is believed to have been coined in early 1990s.
There is no sign of an Islamic "reformation" anytime soon. I cant envisage it ever happening - its too great a task for any mortal to take on - now, or at anytime in the future . It has almost become its USP , and is becoming increasingly time-honoured . Islam = the final word in the Abrahamic tradition . The final and defining word of God . The greatest dupe of all mankind which i fear they will never let go of - whatever cataclysm or circumstance befalls us .
I can tell you what it ISN’T. It’s NOT shitting on a terrorist org like Hamas lmao it’s insane that even calling them terrorist group is considered Islamophobia
nobody's saying that. however conflating thousands of civilians with Hamas IS islamaphobic. Plenty of very left people have condemned Hamas but also condemn the war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli government - you can do both
An important podcast excellently delivered. I don't use social media but it would be good if this gets disseminated widely. It's always refreshing and re-orienting when someone speaks common sense. Well done Mr Harris .
You are auch a clear voice on these subjects, Sam. We need to hear more of you on UA-cam Tick Tock. And every other app. You are a voice of our generation.
@@tomwolfe7782 Sam talks about Islamic beliefs & the desires, values of Palestinians being at the crux of why Israel can’t allow such people to share the same country. Does he mention that Israel’s agenda is to flood the refugees into the West?
Wish Jordan Peterson could criticize Islam as much as Sam Harris correctly has. JP doesn’t have Sam's courage. IMO People should go after JP about this. He shadow bans me.
Sam, you are so right! I used to make excuses for Islam and the practitioners as well. That was till I researched and got educated on the topic. After seeing so many debates where Mlims were defending pdfilia, wife beatings etc I am appalled by Islam. Debate in question on modernday debate " Muslim skeptic versus Inspiring phylosophy" and another one with Matt Dillahunty. Mslims openly say the most appalling, misogynistic, promote pdfilia, vile nonsense I have ever heard. Go see for yourself.
Let's look what is written in Quran: "Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter." (Surah 5:33) And they say that the problem are the jews..
yes but when people are talking about "Islamaphobia" they're referring to the phenomenon of assuming all muslims are terrorists. Example: referring to pro palestinian demonstrations as "supporting Hamas" even though the whole point of this movement is to condemn the murder of civilians who have nothing to do with Hamas.
@@qwertydog9795 They are not all terrorists of course, but we're not seeing many of them calling out the terrorists. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
@@qwertydog9795 Many Muslims have worked very hard over many decades to make the words "Islam" and "terrorism" virtually synonymous. It's why the people in the vast majority of places outside of Muslim majority nations see those two words as being as being very closely related. Islam did that to itself by letting the extremists control the narrative. It's not up to the rest of the world to do the heavy lifting for Islam. If Islam isn't willing to do what it takes to repair its own reputation then it deserves all the grief and hate that goes its way.
@@Reno_Slim Many Muslims are fighting against and combating terrorism and are helping Western countries in the fight against terrorism. Many Islamic scholars have condemned terroristic attacks and Muslims are the number 1 victims of Islamic terrorism. So to say that Muslims have made Islam synonymous with terrorism is not only disingenuous, but extremely bigoted and Islamophobic.
Sam, as always, your ability to home in on and educate the public so articulately is invaluable. It's such a shame that despite this brilliant commentary, there are those who will completely misunderstand and misrepresent your message as one of hate. Nothing could be further from the truth. Just know that there are many of us who hear you and agree my friend!
It fraking freaks me out. The disconnect is astonishing to me especially since it''s not uncommon knowledge how Hamas, ISIS , and other groups treat women and LGBTQIA+ people.
I think it would be racist to discriminate against someone you thought of as Muslim. Which is why Sikh's can be victims of Islamaphobes. It's also racist to justify discrimination against Black surgeons
@bill1394 Thankfully, I realise that there is a world outside of Sam Harris's definitions. You should realise this and you would appreciate that he is lying from the get-go here. Is it racist to justify prejudice against a surgeon because of their skin colour?
@@jmc5335 the way I see it is Sam is down on Islam. Islamist are not all from the middle east and Arab. He doesn't dislike anyone because of their skin color just their stupid religious beliefs. They could be white as snow from Iceland but believing in Allah and the crazy shit in the Koran is what he criticizes. Anyone that believes in the Koran are fools If your skin is dark or light, you are from the far east or northern Europe and to believe in that book you are foolish. Black, white, and brown. Or blue
@@bill1394 Yet he racialises the religion and the religious. I'll note you're not engaging with the fact that Harris has justified discrimination against a surgeon because of their skin colour
نحن لا نخاف .لماذا نخاف وديننا دين الحق وآخر الشرائع السماويه المحفوظه على الارض.لا نخاف ولكننا نحترم كل أنبياء الله عليهم السلام ونقدس ديننا ..فرق بين السخريه والنقاش دليل بدليل ...نسمح بالنقاش ولا نسمح بالسخريه أو محاولة التغيير بمنهج الاسلام .انتم الذين تخافون لأن حججكم ضعيفه فتلجأون للسخريه!!
@@user-pf6sf3bd9l (translated) "We are not afraid. Why should we be afraid when our religion is the religion of truth and the last of the heavenly laws preserved on earth? We are not afraid, but we respect all the prophets of God, peace be upon them, and we sanctify our religion.. The difference between ridicule and discussion, evidence by evidence... We allow discussion and do not allow ridicule or attempts to change the approach of Islam. You Who do you fear because your arguments are weak, so you resort to ridicule!!" ^ proves Sam's point completely. The arrogance and complete demonstrability of the failures of your statement is the problem encapsulated. Ridicule is exactly what Islam deserves ua-cam.com/video/W2cSTq4CgiE/v-deo.html
@@user-pf6sf3bd9lif you are indeed " not afraid " then why all the violence ? Is your God so pathetic that he needs you, a puny human, to defend his honor? Funny how without your voice, he is silent Without your actions, he is powerless.
@@user-pf6sf3bd9lresearch Svante Paabo awarded The Nobel Prize 2022 for DNA extraction. THE NEANDERTHAL GENOME PROJECT. But buddy it gets better. They have 3 DNA confirmed human species not adam and eve incest religions. You been scammed buddy. Fact check me please
@@BenState أولا انت تخلط بين الإسلام كتشريع لا يجب المساس به لانه من عند الله ولا السخريه منه وبين تصرفات الشخص الممارس للاسلام... الشخص يمكن انتقاده اذا أخطأ في التطبيق أما الشرع فلا يستهزئ بحكم الرجم للزاني!!!!!ما حكم الزاني المحصن في التوراة أليس الرجم!!!!!
He says Islamophobia isn’t racism, when it is partly racist when non-Muslim Arabs and Indians get stopped and search at airport checkpoints just because of the way they look.
That South Park on Mormonism is a must-watch. I've actually used Mormons a lot lately as an example, because I think we'd feel a lot different if they routinely went into Salt Lake City and took hostages. (And then tried to obtain a political majority). Also, watch the Trapper-Keeper South Park while you're at it! That's my personal favorite. We all need a laugh!
My respect for Sam Harris grow after this video. He is the only one talking dangers about this ideology. I hope many politicians and intellectuals will talk openly like this.
@trixiepup3079 I think you've just demonstrated perfectly how the word fascist is misused. But explain to me what ypu feel the similarities between Islam and Nazism is
@@jmc5335 No, you demonstrate that you know nothing about Islam. Ex Muslims themselves say the same exact thing, yet you keep on making apologetic fir a Nazi cult. NOW OPEN THE QURAN, just as example. Go read sura 4:34., sura 9:111, and sura 5:33 . Do you agree with those Nazi injunctions? There are hundreds of passages in the Islamic texts just like it. A lot of Muslims have no idea about the Nazi content in their cult book. Those they do either leave Islam or becoming terrorist.
he was never gone! He did always what he did best: Explaining that bad ideas have bad consequences and it doesn't matter if we are talking about Islam or the cult of Trumpism...
Islamophobia is a cleverly manufactured word designed to stifle any criticism of the stunted, backward, primitive ideology of Islam. Pat Condell has done a few good videos on this: “A Cure for Islamophobia” “A word for Islamofascists” “American Islamophobia” “Ha Ha Islamophobia” “The myth of Islamophobia” …and I would invite you to watch the many other videos he has on Islam.
Woke-ism made all of this happen. And whatever you think Orban, Wilders and Trump can do, the current leftist ideology is several times worse. And you can recover from so-called "right wing" leaders. What the left has done has left permanent scars in our societies. Funny how lefties don't realize how irrationally religious they actually are.
To be honest I am German and I hope the AFD gets elected next cycle (2025). I don't think there is any other hope in Germany to tackle this problem. I am actually a slightly left leaning centric - but I would vote the most rightwing party possible in the current climate - at least for 1 term and then see where it leads after that. The overton window has moved so far to the left that despite our government not entailing "Die Linke" ("The Left") as a political party, our societal thinking has been so accustomed to leftwing ideas that it has failed to balance itself out. This leads to the inability to recognize dangers and develop a strong and robust set of principles by which the country is governed.
I'm a U.S. citizen, an atheist and a Christian. And my fear of Chump and Fundamentalist Christianity is not a phobia, racism or a derangement syndrome.
There's no way Trump gets in again. He got stomped like a bug in the last election and he is far more widely and vehemently despised now than he was in 2020.
Sam, an easy way to point out the hypocrisy of all those protesting in favor of Palestine pretending they do it purely out of humanitarian compassion is this: Did they protest the ethnic cleansing of Kurds (Muslims) in Afrin by Turkey (Muslims), did they protest the ethnic cleansing of Armenians (Christians) in Nagorno Karabakh by Azeris (Muslims), did they protest the ethnic cleansing of half of Cyprus (Christians) by Turkey (Muslims), did they protest the killings of Yemenis (Muslims) by Saudis (Muslims). I did not see any such protests in Muslim countries nor in the West! That’s because the perpetrator is Muslim. These people just see Muslims as oppressed people and can’t even fathom that they can commit atrocities just as Christians or atheists can. The scary part is that the Western media ITSELF elevates these non-Muslim aggressions and downplays the Muslim ones. And people don’t really need to look that hard to see why.
@@AnasBELFADIL hundreds of thousands don’t take to the streets because of what the media says. It’s just how these people see the world. Turks are allowed to further expand. Saudis are allowed to defend themselves. Jews should not have a country and should be removed from the river to the sea. Btw the media at least in Europe is not cheering this at all. To this day people don’t believe that Hamas killed/raped civilians and even today the BBC posts articles saying “the BBC *hears* that Hamas killed”, presenting it as speculation and not fact. Let me close by saying that I really feel for the Palestinians and support a Palestinian state where they can live free of slow displacement via settlements. BUT I find it despicable that people in the West, *especially Muslims*, so vehemently oppose Jews having 1 homeland, but gloss over any of the other 50 Muslim states expanding and committing the same or worse crimes. I will only take these people seriously when they take to the streets for the Armenian genocide, the continuing occupation of Cyprus, Afrin, etc. and THEN Palestine.
Just because you didn't care about those issues affecting the Muslim world doesn't mean Muslim didn't. Assad was ejected from the Arab League and Ilhan Omar was one of the most vocal critics of the US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
@@Awesomeguy614I did care. All the hundreds of thousands taking to the streets when Jews are the perpetrators did not. Unless you can now share some proof that the street marches for Afrin and Yemen were as large as for Palestine? You can’t, clown. Thanks for proving my point.
There are more photo ops of Ilhan Omar with Erdogan, the 2 Islamists, than there are protestors against the persecution and ethnic cleansing of Kurds of Afrin or of Armenians of NK. Thanks for highlighting her evil role in legitimizing atrocities in the name of Islamism.
“This is very urgent business ladies and gentlemen, I beseech you: resist it while you still can and before the right to complain is taken away from you which will be the next thing. You will be told you CAN’T complain, because you’re Islamophobic; the term is already being introduced into the culture, as if it was an accusation of race hatred for example or bigotry, where as it’s only the objection to the preachings of a very extreme and absolutist religion. Watch out for these symptoms, they are symptoms of surrender…very often ecumenically offered to you by men of god in other robes - Christian and Jewish, smarmy ecumenical. These are the ones that will hold open the gates for the barbarians, the barbarians never take the city until someone holds open the gates for them and it’s your own preachers who will do it for you and your own multicultural authorities who will do it for you. Resist it while you can!” - Christopher Hitchens Hitchens may not have been responsible for the “Islamophobic is a word created by fascists etc” quote, but he did say this, which imo is much more accurate (though the other one still works).
Yes, you can guarantee Hitch , if he were still alive , would be speaking in tandem with Sam on this score . The topic died down for a few years, but they are getting particularly validated and emboldened , as of late . I'm glad to see that Europe particularly is making a stand .
It's a word used to shut down debate, conversion and criticism. Let's say that there was a religion or even a group of people that got together and they liked to kick puppies for fun. Imagine them saying that we are "phobic" for calling out that behavior and that criticism of their group is off limits. NO idea, religion or philosophy should be free from criticism. Are some people bigoted towards Muslims out of fear and not understanding the religion? Absolutely. But a lot of us have actually studied and understand the religion and are simply calling out the abhorrent practices. That doesn't make me "phobic" - it makes me well versed and critical. When DEATH is the punishment for leaving the religion, how can you NOT be critical of that?
That seems more like what was happening in the Christian church 500 years ago, between Catholics and all the new Protestant sects. Same book, same god, but still the other must die over differences in interpretation.
@@reinforcedpenisstem Well, not a word. But given that they were all Christians that wouldn't make much sense. Neither Sunni nor Shia are against Islam (or afraid of it), they're just against Muslims they think are practicing it incorrectly.
The real issue here is not Islam being what it is because it is deeply rooted in its foundation to be this way. The real issue is that in the West, more and more people begin to sympathize with it and at the same time despise their own Judeo-Christian values that made the West so prosperous in the first place.
As an exmuslim living in an islam theocratic state, I have first hand experience about how deeply feel attached to the Islamic ideals and the word of God. Any attack/criticism on the word of God is taken as an attack on God and by extension on all of the Muslim brotherhood. You are deemed not only a blasphemer but more so an enemy of God and those that believe in him. If you spread your criticisms of Islam, It's like spreading free tickets to hell and hence you must be stopped. Some Ex-Christians may think that their experience is analogous to this however I should clarify that the homogeneity and intensity of such beliefs between the two faiths is nowhere near comparable. Despite what most liberal Muslims portray Islam as, It's not a faith of inclusion. The faith Islam is based on submission to will of God. Quran is the literal word of God and Mohammad literal met God at one point (known as mairaage). It makes sense for all Muslims for that creator to then dictate every single aspect of your life from spiritual to the economic, from law to governmental, from personal to cooperate structures. A attack on these aspects is not considered as bad as an attack on the fundamental ideas/presuppositions. People are willing to die and kill for such ideas. These ideas are engrained into our head through stories of shuhada (martyrs), leaders, and great warriors of the Islamic history. The fantasized idea of Jihad is not just in forms of simple efforts but in actual war.
Well spoken
Ex-muslim Apostate Atheist Here. Completely Agree with everything. But yt comments should be pithy imho...
Yet more evidence that Islam is a disease that needs to be quarantined and eradicated from the face of the earth.
If you are right then Islam, with its myriad faults, idiocies and horrors, cannot be criticised or even questioned. So what do you propose as a solution of any sort in our lifetimes?
@@zilefn9212there is none, the silence of the more "moderate" Muslims and apostates makes no difference and I think that no change can come but from within. I feel disheartened by this realization and I wish it wasn't so.
My friends in the west, get your shit together before it’s too late , listen to the voices like Sam who truly know the dangers of this evil religion , face the evil with laws and regulations. As an individual who has left Islam but cannot publicly reveal my beliefs in my community due to the severe risks involved, I find solace and strength in Sam’s courage to speak out. Thanks Sir.
Wow, it must be hard to lead a double life. Stay strong and continue to seek knowledge. Take care.
The world at this point is lost, Islam is destroying this planet before global warming does.
@@claudiamaria1807That’s what they want you to think
2:49 Sam Harris is being a sly sophist as always here. You can change your religion superficially to Islam by just reciting an Arabic sentence. But Islam is not just a religion. It's a whole culture, a deeply held set of values, ingrained behavioral patterns, even personality traits, a lot of which may be even hard to articulate (put aside persuading one to change them in a truly bottom-up way with reasoned arguments.) As such, it governs the very wiring of its hosts' brains like genes. Old habits die hard, as you should know being a neuroscientist. The reason why Afghan people are so different than the Dutch or Singaporeans in their behaviors and aspirations is not only because they have different metaphysical beliefs. I would argue it's got very little to do with all that. Christianity, and its various differet interpretations over the centuries, has shaped the Western mind and character intricately, which cannot be replicated by just parroting "I accept Jesus as my savior." So, the culture in which one's been raised is somewhat like race, too. The culture of a region may indeed have been shaped significantly by its religion, but the culture of an individual born and raised in that region cannot be changed so easily by just changing their professed religion. Changing your metaphysical beliefs may be good enough for God, but it's not good enough for the members of a society re-evaluating its immigration policies and trying to choose who to have as their neighbors and colleagues at work. Change my mind.
We're in the same boat buddy.
Sam speaks truth to people who will kill for their beliefs. As an ex-muslim myself I can attest that he’s 100% right.
He lies to his audience and refuses to debates anyone to his right. He supports banning the president of the United States from communicating with the people & #1 critic of building a wall. How’s that border working out for ya Sam?
As an ex-Zionist myself I can understand him and you 100% right.
Ex-muslim here too. Stay Safe my friend!
@@Zenithx3 same here. where are you two? im from Iran
I'm in the USA, Michigan.@@toktamnaderi5432
As an ex Muslim, this video is greatly appreciated
Many of us have to hide in plain sight so we don't face persecution or ostracism from our family and communities.
We need to move towards a more protective and open society for ex Muslims to speak out more. There are some brilliant minds that have left islam and have so much to share but are unfortunately silenced
Yup you’re totally right
You're not an ex-Muslim, stop with this insane BS lies.
Exactly. Ex-muslim here too. Stay safe my friend. Liberals have Failed up miserably.
How many rakat in Sujud?
"If secular liberals won't create secure borders fascist will." Thank you Sam Harris!
I'm confused, which secular liberals are preventing the borders from being secured?
Indeed, and secular/moderate/Christian conservatives et al can create secure borders too! jus sayin~😄
I’m more than happy to deport Sam Harris & his ✡️🏳️🌈 parade to Israel. Yes we can yes we will. 😂
He's making that fascism thing sound pretty good. I'm going to look into it.
@@trystdodge6177 maybe he’ll finally debate someone to his right.
I feel sorry for Sam having to Constantly explain this obvious point.
He doesn’t have to. He’s a pompous authoritarian who likes telling others what to think.
Not everyone was listening 10 years ago unfortunately. The message needs to be reminded.
After the Affleck incident he cowardly abandoned the subject because his pinko friends were mad at him.
@@DuckmanYaHeard Yet still he continued to talk about the subject for atleast 4 years after that interview... truly a coward.
@@DuckmanYaHeard, this is not true.
I left Islam in 2001. The most dismaying aspect I've had to grapple with since then are the words and actions of certain segments within progressives, liberals, and the left in the Western world. It's akin to The Upside Down, the alternate dimension portrayed in the Netflix show Stranger Things. Many of these individuals, who advocate for the separation of religion and state, gender equality, and gay rights, not only remain silent about the distressing, almost medieval treatment of women, gay people, and ex-Muslims in Islam and the Muslim world, but they also launch attacks against those for criticising or questioning Islam. I've even been labelled a racist! It's perplexing where to begin with such accusations. 'Um, yeah, Islam isn't a race/ethnicity, and I'm an Arab, so who exactly am I racist against?' The reality is that many of those who identify as 'progressive' etc., are themselves racist (and generally basic). Their worldview can be distilled as follows: white, Christian, Jew (powerful, bad) versus black or other non-white, Muslim (victim, good).
his own statements have been dangerous and clearly airing on the side of hatred
its the same as anti semitism
the same could be said about Zionism. Many criticism about Zionism is called antisemitism
The coalition of the left and Islam is simple. It is based on their common hatred of the West.
The last sentence of this comment is one of the best, most concise summaries of what's wrong with the progressive left, especially in the US, today. It's infuriating that the two competing options in the next election are going to be woke-city and Trumpistan. Really? That's the best the USA, a country of more than 200 million people, can come up with? As a European: Are you kidding us?
I find the phrase that Maajid Nawaz often said “the bigotry of low expectations” accurate to describe liberal white social-Justice society. They see brown/ black/ non white people in an almost child-ish way, not as intelligent or mature as the superior white liberals. So any violence or despicable action committed by someone brown is deemed as ok, in the same way that they just shrug their shoulders when a toddler hits a kid at the playground. “Oh he’s just a little child, he isn’t as smart as an adult, he doesn’t know any better.” It’s patronizing and yes very bigoted. But alas, white liberals can never be wrong about how they view all other races. They’ll always position themselves as the tolerant parents, and the world’s brown/ black people as their dumb children.
The people you're talking about don't believe what they are saying. They are using buzzwords they don't understand as weapons to attack people they don't know, in service of ideologies which will kill them.
Sam is like an error correcting function in the buggy code of our society.
written in java
I like that. Care if i borrow it?
He is indeed, apart from the fact that he subscribes to a consequentialist metaethical theory.
Only in some things. Very wrong about Covid.
If this were The Matrix, Sam would indeed be a sense making program, along with Daniel Schmachtenberger.
I remember when Islamophobia was called "Enlightenment".
I like that. very good.
Well said. "Qui est en droit de vous rendre absurde est en droit de vous rendre injuste." Voltaire
Or when antisemitism was called an awakening ?
theres a BIG difference between criticizing a religion and suggesting students are supporting terrorists by being against literal genocide and war crimes
@@qwertydog9795 what genocide?
As an ex muslim my only hope to experience happiness is to flee to a country with minumum muslims in it.
You should be in a muslim country to experience how aggressive is this religion.
Imagine you have to lie every moment of your life because you can not express what you really believe in; which is all of this is nonsense.
I’ve told a somewhat left leaning Muslim that Muslim ruin every nation they control because of their religion.
I challenged him to show one exception.
He cited Indonesia. And while it certainly isn’t the worst offender on the list. Even here they fail to live up to the standards of a democratic and free society.
@@infidelheretic923 Indonesia has a secular government that is ruined by Muslims
@@infidelheretic923The Indonesia that jailed Jakarta's mayor on exaggerated blasphemy charges. Yeah, right...
@@ImpressionsFromEverywhere Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
I'll have regard for Muslims when they hit the streets in their thousands to protest the crimes of their Islamic brothers , eg.,October 7th. Secondly, their book tells them NOT to integrate in societies to which they go to live. Two standards are applied, and we must insist on civilised behaviour. Imho.
Amen
Islam is incompatible with a free society.
Islamophobia is a result of the actions of Muslims.
Only Muslims can fix their religion.
The question is, do they want to ?
Not even the so called moderate Muslims even speak about the Hamas attack.
They'll call Israel a terrorist state instead
Ex-muslim here.. westerners, please listen to Sam before it's too late. It's too late for us.
Thank you so much Mr. Harris. As a black woman this cult has inflicted a lot of misery to us women, and my ancestors.
Under Islam not only ancestors were castrated, the Islamic slave trade was far more brutal than the transatlantic one.
Documentaries are on playlist on my channel for evidence.
Q - Define Islamophobia
Ans - Common Sense
Indeed. Blacks need to get real about Islam, it's not your friend and Muslim Arabs were the largest slavers in Africa of Africans. The Arabs regarded the black Africans with contempt. In the Hadith of al-Bukhari, we find the remarkable statement that _“Anyone who says that the Prophet is black should be killed.”_ Elsewhere in the Hadith, Muhammad, who himself owned & traded black slaves, says _“’Whoever wants to see Satan let him take a look at Nabtal b. al-Harith!’ He was a sturdy black man with long flowing hair, inflamed eyes, and dark ruddy cheeks.”_
Indeed. Blac𝜅s need to get real about 𝜄slam, it's not your friend and Muslim Arabs were the largest slav𝜖rs in Africa of Africans. The Arabs regarded the blac𝜅 Africans with cont𝜖mpt. In the Hadith of al-Bukhari, we find the remarkable statement that _“Anyone who says that the Prophet is black should be k𝜄lled.”_
Elsewhere in the Hadith, Muhammad, who himself owned & traded blac𝜅 slav𝜖s, says _“’Whoever wants to see Satan let him take a look at Nabtal b. al-Harith!’ He was a sturdy blac𝜅 man with long flowing hair, inflam𝜖d eyes, and dark ruddy cheeks.”_
Indeed. Blacks need to get r𝜖al about 𝜄slam, it's not your friend and Musl𝜄m Arabs were the largest slav𝜖rs in Africa of Africans. The Arabs regarded the blac𝜅 Africans with c𝜊ntempt.
Indeed. The Arabs regarded the blac𝜅 Afr𝜄cans with c𝜊ntempt.
As an atheist, many hundreds of millions of Muslims would want me dead or actually kill me and yet my criticism of Islam is supposed to be irrational?
Also, aren’t the “phobia” people appropriating a term and beijg “ableist”? Phobias are real afflictions that often require psychiatric treatment
You hit the nail on the head my friend. 👍
To fear an ideology that actively and unapologetically calls for your execution, is prudent.
It is most definitely not a phobia.
The reality is if you speak to a Muslim they would tell you they actually love you and you're their brother even if you don't believe. I take these people at their word, they often also bemoan bad clerics and extremist views as unrepresentative.
However if you had a significant platform you could be subject to a very different hivemind of Quranic inspired barbarism. The cherry picking of sentiment varies widely depending on the situation, perhaps simply the madness of groups
Exactly. I think it’s pretty rational to have a healthy fear and dislike of theocracy. Nothing good comes from that in a free enlightened world.
@@raina4732 Disliking theocracy doesn't mean you have to dislike individual Muslims. When people speak of "Islamophobia" they mean bigotry against Muslims as people. Sam not only will never condemn that, he won't even admit it exists.
Thanks for making these critical episodes free
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
Nothing irrational about fearing Islam lol
Candidly, I increasingly prefer Islam over much of American Liberalism.
@@SacClass650you don't have to pick one of the two, fuck both of them
and Christianity and Judaism
@@SacClass650yeah. Who needs the right to free expression, free markets, to live in pluralistic societies, and to live with personal liberty. What a garbage way to live. I’d rather be told what to think and do all day.
@@SeaLion8488 Without the measurement of that which is disproportionate to it - yes, it is increasingly 'garbage'.
Sam is a champion of clarity and common sense. Everyone should hear this.
Islam... the most insecure religion in all of mythology.
Well, scientology is probably #1, but they aren't really a religion to most. At least jihadists are brave enough to take their own life when they don't get everything they want, as silly as that is as a concept. Scientologists just threaten anyone with a lawsuit if you call them a cult or challenge any of their beliefs. They're as fundamentaly insecure as islamists, but are too cowardly to sacrifice themselves and instead send you cease and desist letters.
The most violent, intolerant, misogynistic, anti free speech religion.
Bringing reason to a reasonless world. Thank you, Sam.
Yea it’s really working 😂 enjoy your wars dummy
Is his point that we should vote for Trump? because he doesn't care about islamophopia but Joe biden does, I guess Joe is a coward trying to manipulate morons.
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
@@CalmPug-ez4zx now do global warming & liberalism
There is no such thing as "Islamophobia" because the fear of Islam is NOT irrational.
That's like arguing that there is no such thing as antisemitism
Are there any Jewish terror groups spread out throughout the world that we infidels need to fear being blown up by a Jewish suicide bomber? Antisemitism is not a fear or jews, it’s just hate. Irrational one
@@jmc5335...yeah
Antisemitism means hatred against jewish people. But what Islamophobia means? Hatred against Islam, which is just an ideology@@jmc5335
@@Robert_oppenheimer2 People can hate and mistreat Muslims as a people too.
Once again, Sam shows how he is the indispensable public intellectual. I hope Sam exercises and eats his vegetables. We need him now more than ever.
His first statement is dispensable after a little research.
Too bad he's racist against white people though.
@@jmc5335 how so?
@@harrypmay Who coined the term Islamaphobia?
@@jmc5335 the French in the early 20th century. Would you not describe a colonial empire as fascistic?
as a muslim and that i speak arabic it is completely incomprehensible to me that Sam Harris understands and can explain the complexity of islam better than anyone else, sam you really help muslims by being so committed that helps us and humanity very much thanks again
It would be interesting to hear Sam's explanation of Zionism which is long overdue.
@@twntwrsZionism is not religion it is the right of state for jews in Jerusalem
@@twntwrshahah. You probably understand zero ancient or contemporary Israeli history. Jews have lived in Israel for thousands of years before Mohammed took his child bride.
@@twntwrsHe said that he doesn't like the idea of a state based on a religion. But the fact that Jews were persecuted everywhere left right and centre he supports Israel, a Jewish state where Jews won't be persecuted any more.
@@Alexx481 Herzl, one of the founders of modern Zionism for example was a hippie who fantasized of a multicultural state of Israel. Zionism isn't necessarily "the right of a state of jews"
Standard answer is that it's an ill-formed term. A phobia refers to an irrational fear, but it's not irrational to fear Islam, especially after you've read what's in those books.
Why do you think there is less discussion over the term 'antisemitism'?
@@jmc5335You can criticise Judaism all day long, and no one accuses you of anti-Semitism, let alone threaten to or actually harm you.
Or if you see how muslim communities repeatedly react towards criticism of their religion
@@EnglishAbundance Thank you for proving my point
@domsnow6418 Does the American Muslim community's reaction to the likes of Sam Harris warrant the removal of their constitutional rights?
I wish more mainstream press would show this or have Sam on television. He is one of the most rational intellectuals I've seen since the Hitch died. He is brilliant and all too rare.
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
Nothing rational about him. He’s extremely biased.
As an ex Muslim I totally agree
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
It's hardly an irrational fear. Typing from Europe, with my head in my hands, wishing my country had learnt from Sweden, Britain, France, Denmark.............
Check out Gad Saad's recent interview of a Yemeni Swedish immigrant if you want more "saad" truths. It's truly enlightening.
The Dutch appear finally to have voted for someone who has recognised reality and is prepared to respond to it.
Denmark appears to be ending its open door policies and making integration more of a priority.
Some might even seem their new approach heavy handed.
I am 100% with You, Sam.
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Spot on! What he just said is exactly what I have been saying for over 15 years about Islam.
Why is it taking so long for so many people to realize this?
Over 50 years ago a writer Oriana Fallaci had been warning Europe and the world about Islam and she was vilified.
Read her books, amazingly prophetic.
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
You are an outstanding, luminous and important voice on this issue as ever.
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Sam you are so true my brother. I have had to self censor my thoughts all my life being an atheist in Bangladesh. And when I finally immigrated to Canada I assumed I would finally be able to speak freely but this is not the case at all. Infact I am an Islamophobe because I speak out against Ideas that I think is both regressive and repressive. You have been a real influence all my life and thank you for helping me emancipate my thought.
Canada was much better before Justin Trudeau became PM. It can get better again, with a new government. This video lists just some of Trudea’s authoritarian policies and tactics
ua-cam.com/video/Um_wwE03jMM/v-deo.htmlsi=gbssoecDtCBR6CaV
*emigrated
@@BenState Actually, and correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not english first, but according to various sources:
you immigrate TO a place
you emigrate FROM a place
@@wamingo Incorrect, he emigrated to Canada from Bangladesh where he became an immigrant in Canada. You have the grammar wrong as did he.
@@BenState That's not what I find anywhere 'authoritative', but if you have an opposing source let's hear it.
For fun here's what Bard says:
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"My grandparents immigrated to Canada from Poland after World War II."
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"The family emigrated from Mexico to the United States in search of a better life."
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Thus in canada he's an immigrant, while in Bangladesh he's an emigrant.
edit: it deleted my emphasis.
I just don’t like misogynistic, murderous people.
These obvious points need to be said louder & louder. Middle East oil money has flown for decades into universities and media and NOW it really shows.
Especially Qatar, they're by far the biggest foreign sponsor of american universities and the biggest supporter of terrorism globally, all their money goes into far-left anti-western and pro-islamist ideologies.
On the problem of Islam, Sam nails it every time
Is France anywhere close to being a Muslim majority country?
@@jmc5335 Large areas of it are exclusively Muslim ( these are usually the places the authorities track down jihdists who have done an attack) and i suspect the non-French portion of it is a large minority but its hard to find specific data on that as, by law, France made it such that gathering that sort of data is an offense. I cant imagine why..
No he doesn't, he's stuck in 2006. Wake up Sam, the War on Terror was a disaster.
@@Awesomeguy614 It never really started..not in the way it probably , and sadly, will have to
@@bertrandrussell894 What does that mean?
thank you, Sam Harris, for your courage, wisdom, and intellect, and for sharing those wonderful talents with the world in a stoic, non-abrasive manner. Just thank you for being you. Your Waking Up app has changed my life, and so has your Making Sense podcast.
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
Islam calls for my death or imprisonment as an atheist. That worries me. I don’t believe I or anybody else should be called Islamophobic for that.
Who is called Islamophobic just for saying that?
@@Awesomeguy614 If you criticize Islam you are Islamophobic according to people. I don’t have an irrational fear of it, I have a rational fear of it, so my criticism of Islam is not Islamophobia.
@@avgrando2024 I have never seen someone called Islamophobic simply for saying what you said.
If you're afraid of a jihadist that is a rational fear. Being bigoted against any an all Muslims is not rational and this is what people are talking about when they speak of Islamophobia.
@@Awesomeguy614 Islam is different from Muslims. A Muslim is not necessarily going to call for someone to be arrested or killed for being Athiest, but Islam does. I do not have a problem with a Muslim person, I have a problem with their religion. If Islam becomes the dominant religion sharia follows. Being irreligious is a crime in most Muslim countries.
I have problems with Christianity as well who tries to create a Christian theocracy through the courts and schools. Christians generally don’t believe I should be killed in this life though. They just think I’ll burn in hell.
@@avgrando2024 When people speak of Islamophobia they are talking about bigotry against Muslims. That people like you and Sam Harris can't even admit that this is wrong or even exists is really telling.
Phobia towards different religions or cultures especially ones that seek to spread their beliefs or have different values, is totally rational, as functional society relies on shared values.
dont you get it yet? if you're Whyte people, you dont get the luxury of demanding your own space and your own culture. Yours MUST be mixed by every other in the world or you're phobic and racist. If you're arab, or islamic, Whyte people moving into your land is damaging to your culture and beliefs and replaces your people, so you can say "we dont want more of them in here". Any leftist that says Whyte colonization is bad recognizes the destructive force of migration against another groups way of life. And they also hate western countries. So obviously they are pushing migration in one direction.
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
ISLAMOPHOBIA is a very carefully crafted word designed to make anyone with concerns about Islam look as if they have some sort of mental issue. These people are clever.
Which people?
@@jmc5335Islamic fundamentalists.
@@davidcross4815 Islamic fundamentalists never crafted the word
Very good, Mr. Harris. It´s exactly right
Did he mention Israel causes the mass Muslim immigration into the West?
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
@@CalmPug-ez4zx Do you know who fabricated this - "phobia"?
@@nielsbruun8046 The term "Islamophobia" is often credited to the Runnymede Trust's 1997 report . The report didn't introduce the term but played a significant role in popularizing it. This term is believed to have been coined in early 1990s.
Sam everything you said is right. I live in Muslim state and i can relate.
Please be safe my friend. Ex-muslim apostate here but I live in the USA.
Which state?
He's wrong from the get go
Be safe ❤
@@givepeaceachance940dont ask stupid questions
There is no sign of an Islamic "reformation" anytime soon.
I cant envisage it ever happening - its too great a task for any mortal to take on - now, or at anytime in the future .
It has almost become its USP , and is becoming increasingly time-honoured . Islam = the final word in the Abrahamic tradition . The final and defining word of God . The greatest dupe of all mankind which i fear they will never let go of - whatever cataclysm or circumstance befalls us .
I can tell you what it ISN’T. It’s NOT shitting on a terrorist org like Hamas lmao it’s insane that even calling them terrorist group is considered Islamophobia
nobody's saying that. however conflating thousands of civilians with Hamas IS islamaphobic. Plenty of very left people have condemned Hamas but also condemn the war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli government - you can do both
@@qwertydog9795 no one is saying that? Are you sure?
@@Ithaca-vv5dy Can you point to one person saying that?
An important podcast excellently delivered. I don't use social media but it would be good if this gets disseminated widely.
It's always refreshing and re-orienting when someone speaks common sense.
Well done Mr Harris .
Exactly Islamophobia sounds just like Anti-Semitism its how they try to silence rational thinking people with their woke agenda
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
Incredibly well-stated.
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Bravo. It's almost becoming painful to hear this over and over again because of just how obvious it truly is.
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
Islamophobia is just a nicer expression for blasphemy law.
I fail to see the blasphemy when Harris propogated far right moral panics about the breeding capacities of French Muslims
@@jmc5335 that's not "moral panic". parallel societies with a drastical opposed value systems are a reality, _especially_ in France.
@@oliverschlesinger6744 According to Harris, Muslims should be the majority in France in 5 years. Where are we with that prediction?
You are auch a clear voice on these subjects, Sam. We need to hear more of you on UA-cam Tick Tock. And every other app. You are a voice of our generation.
Sam is a petty dork who lies by omission 😂
@@bryanutility9609
You're invited to expound on what part of this 11m video you feel he let fall through the cracks, and I'd read it.
@@tomwolfe7782 Sam talks about Islamic beliefs & the desires, values of Palestinians being at the crux of why Israel can’t allow such people to share the same country. Does he mention that Israel’s agenda is to flood the refugees into the West?
@@tomwolfe7782He was wrong from the start
@@bryanutility9609 Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Excellently stated Sam ❤
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Wish Jordan Peterson could criticize Islam as much as Sam Harris correctly has. JP doesn’t have Sam's courage. IMO People should go after JP about this. He shadow bans me.
Sam, please make some shorts videos on this topic! and thanks fir you greate work!
Sam, you are so right! I used to make excuses for Islam and the practitioners as well. That was till I researched and got educated on the topic.
After seeing so many debates where Mlims were defending pdfilia, wife beatings etc I am appalled by Islam.
Debate in question on modernday debate " Muslim skeptic versus Inspiring phylosophy" and another one with Matt Dillahunty.
Mslims openly say the most appalling, misogynistic, promote pdfilia, vile nonsense I have ever heard.
Go see for yourself.
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Wish Jordan Peterson could criticize Islam as much as Sam Harris correctly has. JP doesn’t have Sam's courage. People should go after JP about this.
@@endpc5166 I totally agree with you! Peterson is a coward.
@@reloadedmatrix1801 Afraid so, & he's rich enough to afford plenty of personal security.
Its been awhile Sam, these episodes are so insightful, thankyou 👊😎
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
Let's look what is written in Quran:
"Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter." (Surah 5:33)
And they say that the problem are the jews..
This should be required listening at every university on earth.
"Islamophobia" is the correct response to Islam in exactly the same way "fascistphobia" is the correct response fascism.
yes but when people are talking about "Islamaphobia" they're referring to the phenomenon of assuming all muslims are terrorists. Example: referring to pro palestinian demonstrations as "supporting Hamas" even though the whole point of this movement is to condemn the murder of civilians who have nothing to do with Hamas.
@@qwertydog9795 They are not all terrorists of course, but we're not seeing many of them calling out the terrorists.
"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
― Elie Wiesel
@@qwertydog9795
Many Muslims have worked very hard over many decades to make the words "Islam" and "terrorism" virtually synonymous. It's why the people in the vast majority of places outside of Muslim majority nations see those two words as being as being very closely related. Islam did that to itself by letting the extremists control the narrative. It's not up to the rest of the world to do the heavy lifting for Islam. If Islam isn't willing to do what it takes to repair its own reputation then it deserves all the grief and hate that goes its way.
@@qwertydog9795 Welp, since your definition includes a grand total of 3 people, it can be concluded that the word is probably overused.
@@Reno_Slim Many Muslims are fighting against and combating terrorism and are helping Western countries in the fight against terrorism. Many Islamic scholars have condemned terroristic attacks and Muslims are the number 1 victims of Islamic terrorism. So to say that Muslims have made Islam synonymous with terrorism is not only disingenuous, but extremely bigoted and Islamophobic.
Most vital 11mims on UA-cam at present.
Cheers Sam. Well said
Any religious or political zealot is a problem.
Here fucking here...
Sam, as always, your ability to home in on and educate the public so articulately is invaluable. It's such a shame that despite this brilliant commentary, there are those who will completely misunderstand and misrepresent your message as one of hate. Nothing could be further from the truth. Just know that there are many of us who hear you and agree my friend!
Q : - Define Islamophobia .
Ans : - Common Sense .
Wow! What a post. Sam, you are an example for all sane people
Seeing LGBTQ and women's groups marching in support of Hamas has to be very challenging for more enlightened members of those groups.
It fraking freaks me out. The disconnect is astonishing to me especially since it''s not uncommon knowledge how Hamas, ISIS , and other groups treat women and LGBTQIA+ people.
yeah because condemning genocide and collective punishment of civilians in the gaza strip is totally the same as being pro terrorist
@@DennisMoore664 10 year olds getting white phosphorous bombed is getting rid of the threat of Hamas how?
@@qwertydog9795 perhaps you should listen to his other podcast, The Bright Line Between Good and Evil to help clarify your moral confusion
Well said Sam. I just wish people would listen better and understand exactly his point. So many call him a racist.
I think it would be racist to discriminate against someone you thought of as Muslim. Which is why Sikh's can be victims of Islamaphobes.
It's also racist to justify discrimination against Black surgeons
@@jmc5335 your not really listening to what he says.
@bill1394 Thankfully, I realise that there is a world outside of Sam Harris's definitions. You should realise this and you would appreciate that he is lying from the get-go here.
Is it racist to justify prejudice against a surgeon because of their skin colour?
@@jmc5335 the way I see it is Sam is down on Islam. Islamist are not all from the middle east and Arab. He doesn't dislike anyone because of their skin color just their stupid religious beliefs. They could be white as snow from Iceland but believing in Allah and the crazy shit in the Koran is what he criticizes. Anyone that believes in the Koran are fools
If your skin is dark or light, you are from the far east or northern Europe and to believe in that book you are foolish. Black, white, and brown. Or blue
@@bill1394 Yet he racialises the religion and the religious.
I'll note you're not engaging with the fact that Harris has justified discrimination against a surgeon because of their skin colour
only lies are afraid of criticism. What is real survives all attacks.
نحن لا نخاف .لماذا نخاف وديننا دين الحق وآخر الشرائع السماويه المحفوظه على الارض.لا نخاف ولكننا نحترم كل أنبياء الله عليهم السلام ونقدس ديننا ..فرق بين السخريه والنقاش دليل بدليل ...نسمح بالنقاش ولا نسمح بالسخريه أو محاولة التغيير بمنهج الاسلام .انتم الذين تخافون لأن حججكم ضعيفه فتلجأون للسخريه!!
@@user-pf6sf3bd9l (translated) "We are not afraid. Why should we be afraid when our religion is the religion of truth and the last of the heavenly laws preserved on earth? We are not afraid, but we respect all the prophets of God, peace be upon them, and we sanctify our religion.. The difference between ridicule and discussion, evidence by evidence... We allow discussion and do not allow ridicule or attempts to change the approach of Islam. You Who do you fear because your arguments are weak, so you resort to ridicule!!"
^ proves Sam's point completely. The arrogance and complete demonstrability of the failures of your statement is the problem encapsulated. Ridicule is exactly what Islam deserves ua-cam.com/video/W2cSTq4CgiE/v-deo.html
@@user-pf6sf3bd9lif you are indeed " not afraid " then why all the violence ?
Is your God so pathetic that he needs you, a puny human, to defend his honor?
Funny how without your voice, he is silent
Without your actions, he is powerless.
@@user-pf6sf3bd9lresearch Svante Paabo awarded The Nobel Prize 2022 for DNA extraction. THE NEANDERTHAL GENOME PROJECT. But buddy it gets better. They have 3 DNA confirmed human species not adam and eve incest religions. You been scammed buddy. Fact check me please
@@BenState أولا انت تخلط بين الإسلام كتشريع لا يجب المساس به لانه من عند الله ولا السخريه منه وبين تصرفات الشخص الممارس للاسلام... الشخص يمكن انتقاده اذا أخطأ في التطبيق أما الشرع فلا
يستهزئ بحكم الرجم للزاني!!!!!ما حكم الزاني المحصن في التوراة أليس الرجم!!!!!
Not a single wasted word.
I dare anyone to find a one single point Mr Harris made That was off base. This might be the best takedown of Islamophobia ever created.
😂😂He's wrong on the very first point
He says Islamophobia isn’t racism, when it is partly racist when non-Muslim Arabs and Indians get stopped and search at airport checkpoints just because of the way they look.
That South Park on Mormonism is a must-watch. I've actually used Mormons a lot lately as an example, because I think we'd feel a lot different if they routinely went into Salt Lake City and took hostages. (And then tried to obtain a political majority).
Also, watch the Trapper-Keeper South Park while you're at it! That's my personal favorite. We all need a laugh!
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Essential listening. Thank you Sam!
Sam Harris at his best. I knew this would be good.
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
My respect for Sam Harris grow after this video. He is the only one talking dangers about this ideology. I hope many politicians and intellectuals will talk openly like this.
Obviously this is incorrect as Harris says fascists talk most honestly about Islam
@@jmc5335the fascists are those who apologize and support a Nazi ideology like Islam. Gtfo!
@trixiepup3079 I think you've just demonstrated perfectly how the word fascist is misused.
But explain to me what ypu feel the similarities between Islam and Nazism is
@@jmc5335 No, you demonstrate that you know nothing about Islam.
Ex Muslims themselves say the same exact thing, yet you keep on making apologetic fir a Nazi cult.
NOW OPEN THE QURAN, just as example.
Go read sura 4:34., sura 9:111, and sura 5:33 .
Do you agree with those Nazi injunctions?
There are hundreds of passages in the Islamic texts just like it.
A lot of Muslims have no idea about the Nazi content in their cult book. Those they do either leave Islam or becoming terrorist.
I disagree that those are Nazi injunctions. Please tell me why you think they are
i'am an ex muslim and i am totally agree with you
Return of the king
he was never gone! He did always what he did best: Explaining that bad ideas have bad consequences and it doesn't matter if we are talking about Islam or the cult of Trumpism...
@@erniehudson1 oh yeah 💯 , it's just a meme 🤣
I've been following him for 10 years id say
@@aaronburke2604 alright, same here!
Hail Aragorn, King of Arnor!
Islamphobia is not phobia at all, it's very rational.
Islamophobia is a cleverly manufactured word designed to stifle any criticism of the stunted, backward, primitive ideology of Islam. Pat Condell has done a few good videos on this:
“A Cure for Islamophobia”
“A word for Islamofascists”
“American Islamophobia”
“Ha Ha Islamophobia”
“The myth of Islamophobia”
…and I would invite you to watch the many other videos he has on Islam.
those videos are great!
cheers!
The final caution note is so true. We are looking at this in Hungary, Netherlands and probably in US if Trump becomes President again
Woke-ism made all of this happen. And whatever you think Orban, Wilders and Trump can do, the current leftist ideology is several times worse. And you can recover from so-called "right wing" leaders. What the left has done has left permanent scars in our societies.
Funny how lefties don't realize how irrationally religious they actually are.
In almost all the european countries
To be honest I am German and I hope the AFD gets elected next cycle (2025).
I don't think there is any other hope in Germany to tackle this problem.
I am actually a slightly left leaning centric - but I would vote the most rightwing party possible in the current climate - at least for 1 term and then see where it leads after that.
The overton window has moved so far to the left that despite our government not entailing "Die Linke" ("The Left") as a political party, our societal thinking has been so accustomed to leftwing ideas that it has failed to balance itself out. This leads to the inability to recognize dangers and develop a strong and robust set of principles by which the country is governed.
I'm a U.S. citizen, an atheist and a Christian. And my fear of Chump and Fundamentalist Christianity is not a phobia, racism or a derangement syndrome.
There's no way Trump gets in again. He got stomped like a bug in the last election and he is far more widely and vehemently despised now than he was in 2020.
Sam, an easy way to point out the hypocrisy of all those protesting in favor of Palestine pretending they do it purely out of humanitarian compassion is this: Did they protest the ethnic cleansing of Kurds (Muslims) in Afrin by Turkey (Muslims), did they protest the ethnic cleansing of Armenians (Christians) in Nagorno Karabakh by Azeris (Muslims), did they protest the ethnic cleansing of half of Cyprus (Christians) by Turkey (Muslims), did they protest the killings of Yemenis (Muslims) by Saudis (Muslims). I did not see any such protests in Muslim countries nor in the West! That’s because the perpetrator is Muslim. These people just see Muslims as oppressed people and can’t even fathom that they can commit atrocities just as Christians or atheists can.
The scary part is that the Western media ITSELF elevates these non-Muslim aggressions and downplays the Muslim ones. And people don’t really need to look that hard to see why.
I also tried to understand this, I think when it’s a genocide being cheered up by the media and geopolitical superpowers that what makes it so dire.
@@AnasBELFADIL hundreds of thousands don’t take to the streets because of what the media says. It’s just how these people see the world. Turks are allowed to further expand. Saudis are allowed to defend themselves. Jews should not have a country and should be removed from the river to the sea.
Btw the media at least in Europe is not cheering this at all. To this day people don’t believe that Hamas killed/raped civilians and even today the BBC posts articles saying “the BBC *hears* that Hamas killed”, presenting it as speculation and not fact.
Let me close by saying that I really feel for the Palestinians and support a Palestinian state where they can live free of slow displacement via settlements. BUT I find it despicable that people in the West, *especially Muslims*, so vehemently oppose Jews having 1 homeland, but gloss over any of the other 50 Muslim states expanding and committing the same or worse crimes.
I will only take these people seriously when they take to the streets for the Armenian genocide, the continuing occupation of Cyprus, Afrin, etc. and THEN Palestine.
Just because you didn't care about those issues affecting the Muslim world doesn't mean Muslim didn't. Assad was ejected from the Arab League and Ilhan Omar was one of the most vocal critics of the US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
@@Awesomeguy614I did care. All the hundreds of thousands taking to the streets when Jews are the perpetrators did not. Unless you can now share some proof that the street marches for Afrin and Yemen were as large as for Palestine? You can’t, clown. Thanks for proving my point.
There are more photo ops of Ilhan Omar with Erdogan, the 2 Islamists, than there are protestors against the persecution and ethnic cleansing of Kurds of Afrin or of Armenians of NK. Thanks for highlighting her evil role in legitimizing atrocities in the name of Islamism.
Misunderstandings,
double standards,
and hypersensitivities,
commence!
“This is very urgent business ladies and gentlemen, I beseech you: resist it while you still can and before the right to complain is taken away from you which will be the next thing. You will be told you CAN’T complain, because you’re Islamophobic; the term is already being introduced into the culture, as if it was an accusation of race hatred for example or bigotry, where as it’s only the objection to the preachings of a very extreme and absolutist religion.
Watch out for these symptoms, they are symptoms of surrender…very often ecumenically offered to you by men of god in other robes - Christian and Jewish, smarmy ecumenical. These are the ones that will hold open the gates for the barbarians, the barbarians never take the city until someone holds open the gates for them and it’s your own preachers who will do it for you and your own multicultural authorities who will do it for you. Resist it while you can!” - Christopher Hitchens
Hitchens may not have been responsible for the “Islamophobic is a word created by fascists etc” quote, but he did say this, which imo is much more accurate (though the other one still works).
Yes, you can guarantee Hitch , if he were still alive , would be speaking in tandem with Sam on this score .
The topic died down for a few years, but they are getting particularly validated and emboldened , as of late .
I'm glad to see that Europe particularly is making a stand .
Beautifully put. ❤
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Iam an arab X Muslim.
U just said it all dear Sam.
A phobia is an irrational fear. Fearing someone who thinks God wants him to kill me is NOT IRRATIONAL!
Thank you, Sam. Your voice of logic and common sense is a blessing in a non-religious term that is :)
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
It's a word used to shut down debate, conversion and criticism. Let's say that there was a religion or even a group of people that got together and they liked to kick puppies for fun. Imagine them saying that we are "phobic" for calling out that behavior and that criticism of their group is off limits. NO idea, religion or philosophy should be free from criticism. Are some people bigoted towards Muslims out of fear and not understanding the religion? Absolutely. But a lot of us have actually studied and understand the religion and are simply calling out the abhorrent practices. That doesn't make me "phobic" - it makes me well versed and critical. When DEATH is the punishment for leaving the religion, how can you NOT be critical of that?
Well said Sam.
So in fewer words, Harris is saying he’s not a racist just an islamophobe 😂
Okay Sam
@Horace__63 Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, what are you gonna do about it?
thank you for saying the truth
By listening this podcast, I just felt a flow of fresh air! Thank you ❤
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
@@CalmPug-ez4zx
Islamophobia is “a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.”
This should be required watching for all educational institutions
I needed some moral clarity. Thank you, Sam Harris.
that you for putting the thoughts in my head in order sam
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
Very surgically and accurately stated Mr Harris. A very well honed analysis. Thank you.
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
pleasure to listen to you! It's spot on
I agree completely with Sam.
As always 100% on point!
Thank you Mr Harris
Q :- Define islamophobia
Ans :- Common sense
It's too late in the day to do anything other than to speak out. To live like a lion is worth doing .
Finally the perfect "short" about islamophobia.
Thank you, Sam Harris for speaking out about this incredibly important topic. May the eyes of the world be open to these truths.
Good podcast. Too bad those who really need to hear it never really will.
When a Sunni despises a Shia, are either of them engaging in Islamophobia?
That seems more like what was happening in the Christian church 500 years ago, between Catholics and all the new Protestant sects. Same book, same god, but still the other must die over differences in interpretation.
@@Poecilia1963 Were they Christophobic?
@@reinforcedpenisstem Well, not a word. But given that they were all Christians that wouldn't make much sense. Neither Sunni nor Shia are against Islam (or afraid of it), they're just against Muslims they think are practicing it incorrectly.
Absolutely brilliant, as usual. Thank you Sam for all you do.
Love how he starts off by quoting Hitchens when many would call Hitchens antisemitic
The genius of Islam is that its not just a religion its a culture and criticism of culture is a very sensitive topic.
It’s not as much a culture as it is a submissive death cult
The real issue here is not Islam being what it is because it is deeply rooted in its foundation to be this way. The real issue is that in the West, more and more people begin to sympathize with it and at the same time despise their own Judeo-Christian values that made the West so prosperous in the first place.