"Death cults thrive on paranoia -- why feed them?"
I'm not paranoid... they ARE out to kill me.
Your attempt to make an arguement as to why we should be more tolerant doesn't work.
We couldn't figure out what to do with hippies... our only savior was they grew up, sort of. Where do you think today's liberals came from? And they still inflict damage on "the establishment". They still fuel distrust.
muslims are told to lie to infidels. It's in the muslim code. There is no way for an outsider to figure out who is who in the muslim world. And the death cult is a significant portion of the muslim world.
By rejecting all muslims it puts added pressure on the "moderates" to either control their extremist bretheren, or be like them. Either one works for me.
muslims can, and should control their extremist element. If they don't, or are afraid, ok. But that makes them all my enemy.
This is not a position I take lightly. I don't enjoy writing people off. I am a Christian, and it's not what Christians are taught. But, there comes a point where self defense is a priority. That time is here.
You're right. The radical death cult part of Islam is out to kill you - and me - and all of us who aren't nutcases like them. On this part we agree. I'm not asking to you be tolerant of killers. I don't want you to be tolerant of our enemy.
Here's my problem with your way of seeing the world. I'll use an example from our culture: Let's say a radical feminist and I both agree that men who rape 3 year olds should receive mandatory death penalties. OK, so far, so good. But the feminist has decided that all men should receive death penalties because she doesn't want to see the difference between a man and a man who rapes children. All child rapist might be men, but all men are not rapist. It's the same with Muslims. All terrorists are Muslim, but not all Muslims are terrorists. Do you see what I'm trying to say?