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Small-Scale Question Sunday for July 5, 2026

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With respect to the odd levels of tolerance that liberals and institutions show toward various degrees of, shall we say, "illiberal and unwoke" behavior from Muslims: does anyone actually believe that a "white" Western convert to Islam would be shown even a portion of this tolerance extended "brown" Muslims, should he do anything that would get a Christian "trad" in trouble with the likes of CFS? Because I once again came across someone glibly making that claim, and I still find it utterly implausible. (I'm reminded of Fred Thompson's first episode on Law & Order.)

White converts to Islam exist- as well as Mohammedans who naturally have white skin(even many Arabs appear physically indistinguishable from Italic or Iberian peoples; to say nothing of Anatolian turks or Dagestanis or Tatars). I suggest you ask them; I continue to believe that Mohammedanism being an ally of convenience to the left, and leftists being afraid of Mussulmen, explains more than skin colour(blacks get in trouble with CPS all the time) in how much the rules apply to them.

You omitted the ultimate bosses: Bosnians.

OP is incoherent, but contrary to his only direct claim: converting to Islam as a Westerners gets you enormous recognition and respect pretty much instantly. I remember endlessly hearing about Cat Stevens and Muhammed Ali from religious people when I was small.

In general it is flawed to try to compare the social lives of people who converts to a whole new religion as adults (often a very peculiar group) with people who live with the worldviews of their family and general environment.

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