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When reactionaries say: "Why do we always have to put ourselves and our cultures last by not serving pork in school canteens because of muslims or allowing underage girls to wear a hijab in school, to let their families oppress them? Why do we let people immigrants live off our government benefits when they haven't paid a single euro in taxes before they came here?"

How do you respond to it? I honestly don't know because these thoughts are so stupid they never even cross my mind so I never thought about it much.

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[–] marl_karx@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for this explanation it really helps. I have noticed that when you explain it from a class interest perspective there are some people that do realise the ultimately immigrants are on the same side as they are and it does not make sense to fight your own class.

Do you know how this was handled in the USSR? I know there was this Hujum (Худжум) campaign, but how was the wearing of religious attire handled in reality in muslim regions? I just know it from the east germany where there was a large atheist campaign hence the people in east germany are almost all atheists.

Idk I just see religion as the pure antithesis to materialism, I don't mean to be rude but I have a disdain for all religions, I don't say this because I am islamophobic etc if it seems that way. But I also somehow think the muslim comrades should make this out for themselves who am I to tell them what to do it would be disrespectful

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do you know how this was handled in the USSR?

I'm assuming you mean the question of religious attire? Maybe this video will help.

I'm an atheist too, by the way, so i'm not necessarily fully qualified to speak on the issue. I'm just stating my opinion.

[–] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago

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