Posted on 01/12/2018 11:20:11 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
What is the source of dhimmitude—which in many ways paralyzes responses to Islam—in the West?
First a definition: “dhimmitude,” which was coined by the late Christian president of Lebanon, Bashir Gemayel, and popularized by writer Bat Ye’or, is a neologism based on the Arabic word, dhimmi—that is, a non-Muslim (generally a Christian or Jew) who falls under Islamic rule and, as a price for maintaining their religion, accepts an inferior social standing. Simply put, the dhimmi must know his or her place and never rock the boat, including by seeking equal rights with Muslims.
While this is the classic and original manifestation of dhimmitude, a new and unprecedented form has arisen in the West: in the Muslim world, where might naturally makes right, Muslim majorities impose an inferior status onto non-Muslim minorities; but in the West, it is the West itself—or at least homegrown elements—that impose an inferior status on a non-Muslim majority.
The question becomes, Why? Why would a stronger civilization impose the unjust and supremacist stipulations of a weaker, hostile civilization, onto itself, and thereby paralyze itself against that same hostile civilization?
The answer is evident in the words of an ancient strategy: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” The Western elements that are forever protecting and empowering Islam—and which operate under various names, “Liberals,” “Leftists,” “Marxists,” etc.—ultimately care little about Islam; rather, Islam is for them a tool to combat their real and much closer enemy: Christianity, and the mores and civilization borne of it and culminating in the West.
This is evident everywhere and in a myriad of forms. Most recently, the British government “refused to say whether telling people about the Christian faith could be a hate crime.” Lord Pearson of Rannoch, a UKIP peer, asked the House of Lords if they would “confirm unequivocally that a Christian who says that Jesus is the only son of the one true God cannot be arrested for hate crime or any other offence, however much it may offend a Muslim or anyone of any other religion?” Government spokesperson Baroness Vere of Norbiton responded equivocally, adding that the legal definition of “hate crime” has been the same for the past 10 years.
But as Pearson explained in a later interview, the current definition of “hate crime” is subjective and revolves around whether the “victim” feels offended—thus leaving the door wide open to charging those who proclaim Christ and the Trinity of committing a hate crime, especially vis-à-vis Muslims, who adamantly object to the claim, as Pearson himself acknowledged: “Certainly the stricter Muslims do feel offended by Christianity and our belief in Jesus being the only Son of the one true God.”
Pearson also pointed to a double standard in how “hate crimes” are applied: “You can say what you like about the Virgin Birth, the miracles and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, but as soon as you say ‘come on, is Islam really the religion of peace that it claims to be,’ all hell breaks loose.”
Indeed, and there is a reason for that: unlike Islam—which many Western elite feel no (direct) connection to and thus no threat therefrom—Christianity is the faith of their forefathers; it is ever present in their societies, judging them—and they hate it for it. But rather than seek to suppress it openly, they operate indirectly, including by propping up always angry and easily “offended” Muslims against it, while they play the role of “impartial secularist”—people who will make themselves (meaning others, notably Christians) walk on eggshells lest the “feelings” of the “other” are ever hurt.
From here one understands why liberals and progressives who forever whine against any vestige of traditional (“oppressive”) Christianity habitually make common cause with Islam—despite the latter’s truly oppressive qualities. Feminists denounce the Christian “patriarchy”—but say little against the Muslim treatment of women as chattel; homosexuals denounce Christian bakeries—but say little against the Muslim execution of homosexuals; multiculturalists denounce Christians who refuse to suppress their faith, including by banning Christmas phrases and images, to accommodate the religious sensibilities of Muslim minorities—but say little against the entrenched and open Muslim persecution of Christians.
From here one understands the ultimate reason why domineering Western elements are imposing the unjust and stifling effects of dhimmitude on and thus making the West weak and vulnerable: “The enemy [Islam] of my enemy [Christianity] is my friend.” As this most recent example from the UK shows, Muslims are now even being used to make the central claim of Christianity—which the elite especially despise hearing as it convicts their godless lifestyle—a “hate crime.”
I guess the left secretly admires the subjugation of women and the Islamic tendency to throw homosexuals off roof tops.
Believe it is control. Liberals like controlling and being in charge. Envy ... Another reason is sex and the worship of sex.
They’ve chosen to serve Satan. Promoting islam does not conflict with that choice.
“They’ve chosen to serve Satan. Promoting islam does not conflict with that choice.”
Wondering if we might see a modern version reincarnation of the Templars here in the U.S?
Islam is a war plan.
The author gets it.
The goal of the left is to eliminate all influence of Christianity on American life. Insanely, they are working hard to replace Christianity with an insane death cult.
This particular statement goes to the heart of the question, imo. Leftists (many of whom are Luciferians) are Mad Hatter Death Cultists who imagine they can control another group of Mad Hatter Death Cultists. Because the first group of Mad Hatters are too few and fastidious to do their own dirty, bloody work they need other Death Cultists to do it. But like the proud King blinded by his pride to the fact of his nakedness, Mad Hatter globalists are blinded by their own pride to the fact that once the good, decent, virtuous people have been annihilated there will be no one left to stand between global Mad Hatters and the uncontrollable Death Cultists who will turn their sights upon globalists once they've dispatched Christians and other people capable of defending life and limb.
I think that envy is a big part of it. Some atheists hate Christians for the same reason that the poor hate the rich. Christianity has a sprirtuality and a hopefulness that atheism lacks and atheists wish they had. They therefore want to destroy Christianity so that no one else has what they envy.
Having spent the better part of the last 3 years living and working in the ME in a Sharia law state, I confirm that the demands of Muslims in the West are just a ruse to establish a dhimmi attitude on Western governments. The UAE government has no problem allowing western clothing (in fact I am headed to the pool as soon as I post this where there will be women in both burqas and bikinis side by side with no ill effect on either), serving alcohol in many restaurants/hotels and even allowing pork to be served/sold. As the article clearly states, it is just an alliance of Islam and “liberals/progressives” to attack and weaken our Judeo-Christian values. “No accomodation” to these idiotic demands should be our starting point.
“Insanely, they are working hard to replace Christianity with an insane death cult.”
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Saton’s warriors are ceaselessly engaged in carrying out Lucifer’s objective to destroy the Triune God’s creation.
There is no secret about the demoleft’s embrace of islam. Just look at the deputy chair of their so-called “party”: Enemy islamist Keith Ellison, who also supports antifa outright.
It’s no mystery. They hate Christianity because Christianity holds them to account.
The problem they fail to see is that in the end, when (they think) Christianity is eradicated, the muslims are going to turn on the leftists and eat them alive.
The leftists/marxists are using each other and will turn on each other in the end, just as the Sunni's and Shiites have done in muslim nations.
The problem is, the muslims will win because they are more brutal and ruthless and they have a unifying basis for their hate, their religion.
The leftists and marxists really don't have anything that spurs them on like that.
How stupid and dishonest is Western decadence!
I believe, however, that *liberal Christendom (not Christianity), in its liturgical, especially episcopal forms, will actually link up with Mohammedanism in the return to Babylon . . . Babylon the Great (Revelation 17:5; etc.). Both proceed from Babylonian roots.
Thankfully that is starting to change under one DJT.
Thanks for posting. BUMP!
I see Islam alone in regards to Revelation 17:5, no one else.
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