I notice that a lot of left-wingers use the word "Daesh" instead of Islamic State, ISIS, or ISIL. They say they do this because it supposedly insults them. I don't believe it for one second given the fact they will bend over backwards to apologize to Islam when a westerner not only insults a Muslim but when he merely utters a mild criticism of Islamic doctrine.
My theory is that regressive leftists like to use Daesh because it quells the uncomfortable feeling the have when word "Islamic" is associated with a terrorist group. Thus, in a way it's a word to be used by dhimmis who are petrified of insulting Muslims or Islam.
My theory is that regressive leftists like to use Daesh because it quells the uncomfortable feeling the have when word "Islamic" is associated with a terrorist group. Thus, in a way it's a word to be used by dhimmis who are petrified of insulting Muslims or Islam.