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I have to strongly disagree. Go back 200 years in any country and it had a society that was far less tolerant. Sure there are oscillations where people are less tolerant today then they were 10 years ago, but that's how any natural system works. The trend for history has always been increased tolerance. Racism is losing, sexism is losing, homophobia is losing.

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Reminds me of a thesis I heard a while back about the big outbreak of Islamist terrorism: it's because they are losing. They are becoming frantic and apocalyptic because they are losing their own culture war slowly but surely.

Just like the Catholic inquisition was a desperate attempt to exercise control all the while the Church was losing the ideological battle.

So was the myth of backward masking. And let's not forget all the album and book burning. And subliminal advertising.

It's definitely a sign that they're losing ground. Amen.

For a desperate attempt, a period of over 6 centuries seems frighteningly effective (1184 to 1808 AD).

One out of every four people on earth is Muslim. I don't think they're in any danger of losing their cultural relevance or influence.

See https://mobile.twitter.com/tahabito/status/11855447804089016...

I don't mean the religion, I mean the ultraconservative political ideology and its hold on society.

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