Advocating violence doesn’t help anyone

Editor,

I am writing concerning the series of recent letters from Muhajir Romero, especially “Muslims should fight oppression with force,” published this Wednesday.

It’s fanatics like Muhajir that give religions a bad name.

Personally, I think the Iraq War was illegal, and Bush and gang should go to prison as war criminals for the rest of their lives.

I think Afghanistan is an ongoing tragedy, and continued drone strikes expose our airmen to violations of the Geneva Convention.

I don’t think the U.S. should be an Imperialist state, and I’d love to put a stop to it. Not because our soldiers are killing Muslims, but because our soldiers are killing people. Mr. Romero should be less concerned about the loony beliefs and nonexistent souls of those being unjustly attacked and more about their lives.

That’s an essential difference between the ethics of secular humanism (I’m an atheist) and the moralism of fundamentalist religious orthodoxies, of any stripe.

I’m so sick of religious people spouting their delusional effluence all over everyone else. You get no sympathy from me when you whine about religious persecution, then turn around and advocate violence against those who you believe are persecuting you.

It’s not persecution to tell the guy who insists that the Earth is flat that he’s a f***ing moron. It’s my right as a human being living on a spherical planet.

So, Mr. Romero, shut it. You’re not helping Islam by advocating violence. You just look like a tool and make yourself a target for law enforcement.

Indeed, (and I never thought I’d say this) I hope the authorities do look into you. We don’t need any unhinged fanatics justifying murder on campus.

Joseph Edwards VIII
UNM student