• grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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    1 month ago

    I’m not Muslim, but I have a couple (well, two) friends who are, and they talk about Jihad like their struggle to be a better person. Like quitting booze or pop.

    I won’t pretend to know all the intricacies, but I know for a fact that it isn’t just about terrorism.

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      1 month ago

      I wouldn’t call them “jihadists” though. I feel like that implies a pretty high degree of fanaticism.

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        1 month ago

        I did some searching and I can see that. The Wikipedia page is pretty clear on the distinction between Jihadists and jihad. I wasn’t aware that that the former is so closely associated with violence/aggression/domination