Talking Points Memo uncovers bridge between social conservatives and ISIS
http://twitter.com/#!/Aaron_RS/status/511676444661911552
To be fair, the original Associated Press story is informative and quite sad:
The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about history, literature and Christianity have been “permanently annulled.”
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The new Mosul curriculum, allegedly issued by [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi himself, stresses that any reference to the republics of Iraq or Syria must be replaced with “Islamic State.” Pictures that violate its ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam will be ripped out of books. Anthems and lyrics that encourage love of country are now viewed as a show of “polytheism and blasphemy,” and are strictly banned.
The new curriculum even went so far as to explicitly ban Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution — although it was not previously taught in Iraqi schools.
A ban on teaching the theory of evolution? Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall has found his talking point.
Possible bridge to social conservatives? > ISIS Bans Teaching Evolution In Schools @TPM http://t.co/XD7qJF5YEb
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm @TPM Hahahaha. See, because conservatives are totally beheading infidels. Totally the same. Smart take. #Hack
— Gary Eaton (@garysteveneaton) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm @TPM this is why no one takes you seriously
— aggiedude (@dosgloves) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm I'm not even a social conservative and I find that completely humorless. @TPM
— Taylor DRMF (@EyeDesertBlog) September 16, 2014
— ConservativeLA (@ConservativeLA) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm @TPM The only people banning talking about anything in schools are leftists. regularly. #derp
— American Elephant (@AmericnElephant) September 16, 2014
Hi @joshtpm, I think you're confused. Liberals are usually the ones that try to ban things from the curriculum. https://t.co/ZU6I4tSpSf
— AG (@AG_Conservative) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm What's it like, going through life seeing everything through the prism of partisan politics? Must be dull, tiring.
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) September 16, 2014
@BecketAdams It was just lazy. @hboulware @joshtpm
— Gary Eaton (@garysteveneaton) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm @TPM here's an idea? Let's not compare law abiding Americans to ISIS or Hitler. I know this will require thinking outside the box.
— Milkshakes Anytime (@MomMilkshake) September 16, 2014
@garysteveneaton @joshtpm @TPM @GayPatriot ISIS believe in raping, abusing and killing women. Possible bridge to the Kennedys?
— Jeff (@Boda45) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm @TPM ISIS says Western civilization is bigoted, imperialistic and oppressive > possible bridge to liberals?
— ryuge (@0ryuge) September 16, 2014
Sick. —> @joshtpm: https://t.co/irjx7meNyu
— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) September 16, 2014
@AdamBaldwin @joshtpm A group that beheads people, sells women, mass slaughter, why that's just like the social con next door. BE AFRAID.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) September 16, 2014
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
Hey @joshtpm, at least conservatives aren't hanging gays off bridges and beheading journalists and aid workers. Idiot.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
President Obama was pretending to be "an advisor to ISIS", is that a bridge to progressives @joshtpm? Can you confirm?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
Hey @joshtpm conservatives & ISIS are totes the same thing, minus female genital mutilation & prevention of education for girls, but whatev
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
Conservatives compare ISIS to Hitler = totally crazy. Compare conservatives to ISIS, totally cool because @joshtpm says there's a "bridge"
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
.@joshtpm Have some dignity, man. Some self-respect.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 16, 2014
You might as well ask a doorknob to become sentient. RT @baseballcrank: .@joshtpm Have some dignity, man. Some self-respect.
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) September 16, 2014
The comedy stylings of the hopelessly unfunny @joshtpm http://t.co/ueS6ouACWF
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 16, 2014
yeah i call once again upon People Who Are Not Funny to please stop trying to be funny.
— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
but @joshtpm gets on twitter and suddenly it's rainbow suspenders and a brick wall
— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
i'm going to take the Simon Cowell position here and say that it's more kind to tell someone who's not funny that he's not funny.
— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
instead of giving them false encouragement with that fake laugh and nod thing we do.
— iLoveScienceSexually (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
@irishspy Maybe if ISIS comes out for high speed rail @joshtpm will hail it as a bridge to liberals?
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) September 16, 2014
@Aaron_RS ISIS supports open carry WELL I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY ANY MORE DO I
— Drew (@BigMcLrgHuge) September 16, 2014
@Aaron_RS rip josh's sanity
— Joe Cunningham (@JoeC_Esquire) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm Go fuck yourself. @TPM
— Harry (@Tark31) September 16, 2014
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