Even if you hold the position that they're islamist pirate ninjas from space or whatever why is it they're not allowed to speak? I don't see many people crying and shitting over every other horrible person who's ever been interviewed on a wide reaching platform.

Like there's not this level of anger when they interview BTK for the 99th time is there?

(I do not hold the position that these people are equivalent but the rhetoric around this guy makes me believe that others do)

[–] Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago (8 children)

islamist pirate ninjas from space

sounds like an anime.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There's rightwing conspiracies about Islam being a lunar cult, so all we need is the "ninja" part

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Assassins

Assassins originated from the word “hashashin”, a Muslim group that killed while high on hashish

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

oh god oh fuck

[–] Sinistar@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In hindsight it's pretty wild that one of the largest game franchises out there started with a game where you literally played a Muslim terrorist.

[–] booty@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

None of the random americans that were the target audience could figure out what assassins creed was actually about so it skated by

[–] voight@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

lunar cult? lunar-based cult?

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