Fascist Russian Empire wrote:Soldati Senza Confini wrote:I can see why the Church would think squashing the Cathars was a good idea, honestly.
And I don't blame them. Cathar theology would have undermined the lynchpin of the church that it was supposed to be the continuation of the Jewish covenant. Would the church have admitted that there were two deities, one evil and the other good, it'd be an affront to their claims of continuity and thus their followers would have thought they either were liars, or that Jews had the truth, which would undermine Jesus' words and actions in life.
I can see why the Islamic State would think massacring the Christians is a good idea, honestly.
And I don't blame them. Christian theology undermines the lynchpin of the Caliphate that they are the successors of the Prophet of Allah. Were the Caliph to admit that Jesus is the son of God, and Mohammad was not the seal of the Prophets, it'd be an affront to his claims of successorship to the Ummah and thus his followers would think either he is a liar or the Christians have the truth, which would undermine Mohammad's words and actions in life.
Oh, wait, that's right, committing genocide against people who have different religious beliefs than you is typically considered to be evil by the vast majority of people. If Catholics had genocide committed against them, you would obviously object.
Surely you don't think I would disagree with you on your analysis if that's what you said in a conversation about ISIS, right?
Because I would honestly agree with your analysis. And genocide happens around the world, it's all about who we give a fuck about, or not.
I mean, sure, I would object to people committing genocide against Catholics, even though I am not a Catholic, because genocide is wrong nowadays, at least culturally, in the West. Back then these people were products of their time, so it's easier for me to detach myself from it and the rationale is "fuck it, they're long dead now, it's not like it's a current event anyways".
I mean, if the point here was "you're an asshole for saying that and a hypocrite for pretending it was right for the Cathars to be massacred while you would object to Catholic genocide", well, yea, I am an asshole. Tell me what's not obvious.