Affleck argued that the U.S. has killed more Muslims than “they have killed us,” and that “we are exempt.” The actor and director went on to speak about invading Iran and Iraq. Maher tried to move on and Affleck brought out his “black” argument. At this point the host got frustrated with his Hollywood guest as did Harris. Nicholas Kristof then made the statement that what Maher and Harris were saying resembled what white racists say about black people. On the Friday segment, Affleck clearly showed just why performers should not get involved in political, or in this case, theological discussions. The apparent issue seemed to be that Ben was not as informed about the Muslim religion as Harris and Maher obviously are. The argument from the other side of the table was that criticising a religion that preaches death for leaving the faith is wrong and practicing intolerance. Harris broke down the “factions” of the religion and still Affleck did not waver from his “sandwich” argument. It is interesting to see the star moving swiftly from his own label of moderate liberal to a full blown one. Looking at the video, it really seems that Ben Affleck may have been more offended by the accusations against liberals than the allegations about ISIS, Jihadists and Muslims in general. The trigger that set the actor off was when Bill Maher and Sam Harris brought up the term of Islamophobia. It was after this word was trotted out that the star said racism over Islam was not the answer. Sadly, the clip on YouTube, which is below, ends before this debate reached a result. For those who care, it may be time to see if this episode is on Demand TV to get the entire picture. Read more at guardianlv/2014/10/ben-affleck-says-to-bill-maher-racism-over-islam-not-the-answer/#YXgiKRBFp3WMpB6q.99
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:58:52 +0000
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