As leftist media sites go, Salon.com is high on the list. Often, its articles spread hatred and anger, and it is certainly no slave to the truth. Yesterday, however, Salon published an article lambasting Dr. Ben Carson for saying that a Moslem who wants to impose sharia law should not be president of the USA. According to Salon, that is not common sense, but religious hatred. Okay, that their view, but listen to what they say to refute Carson:
For example, far from Dr. Carson’s claim that in Islam women are subservient, Islam gave women equal rights in 610 that our own United States haven’t given even in 2015.
This is not some minor mistake in the article. Indeed, Salon was so focused on this point that they sent it out as a separate tweet with a link to the article.
It's actually hilarious to read this stuff. Just imagine the reaction from the people who read Salon if a Republican candidate were to advocate putting women in exactly the same legal position that they hold in Saudi Arabia or Iran the centers of Sunni and Shiite Islam. No doubt, the folks at Salon would get so angry that they would become unhinged. Equal rights? I can hear the woman in charge at Salon screaming in opposition. Oh wait, I can't hear her because she would be stuck at home in a burqa unable to leave her house unless accompanied by a male relative who would drive her where she needed to go because she was prohibited from driving.
The truth is that Salon is willing to say anything, whether true or not, to push its political positions. Political debate is a good thing if people stick to the facts and try to convince each other of the merits of their arguments. It is not a good thing if, like those at Salon, the debate is based upon lies rather than facts.
For example, far from Dr. Carson’s claim that in Islam women are subservient, Islam gave women equal rights in 610 that our own United States haven’t given even in 2015.
This is not some minor mistake in the article. Indeed, Salon was so focused on this point that they sent it out as a separate tweet with a link to the article.
It's actually hilarious to read this stuff. Just imagine the reaction from the people who read Salon if a Republican candidate were to advocate putting women in exactly the same legal position that they hold in Saudi Arabia or Iran the centers of Sunni and Shiite Islam. No doubt, the folks at Salon would get so angry that they would become unhinged. Equal rights? I can hear the woman in charge at Salon screaming in opposition. Oh wait, I can't hear her because she would be stuck at home in a burqa unable to leave her house unless accompanied by a male relative who would drive her where she needed to go because she was prohibited from driving.
The truth is that Salon is willing to say anything, whether true or not, to push its political positions. Political debate is a good thing if people stick to the facts and try to convince each other of the merits of their arguments. It is not a good thing if, like those at Salon, the debate is based upon lies rather than facts.
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