Posted on 01/23/2024 7:27:41 AM PST by SJackson
For a while there it looked as though my semi-annual long weekend in Amsterdam would come to naught. Several days of massive snowfall made travel impossible in our part of Norway and closed down Oslo Airport for most of a day. Thanks to the snow, the usually reliable bus to Oslo pulled into the station a couple of hours behind schedule; and the airport express trains, which are never so much as a minute late, were delayed by an hour or so.
There was one surprise on the express train. In every car, they have these big video screens on which they give you a couple of the latest headlines, current temperatures in major European cities, stock market news, and flight departure times. Somewhere in there, there’s always an ad – invariably innocuous, instantly forgettable. Not this time. The ad – big blood-red letters on black backgrounds – was placed by Doctors without Borders, and it demanded an end to the “genocide” in Gaza.
Having allowed plenty of time because of the chaos, I got to the airport several hours early. I killed part of the time watching a couple of new YouTube videos in which the U.K. podcaster Konstantin Kisin interviewed participants in a pro-Palestinian rally in London. It wasn’t a particularly dense crowd, and it consisted mostly of young English people. They carried signs, distributed by the Socialist Workers Party, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and demanding that Palestine be free “from the river to the sea.”
A brief, polite questioning by Kisin established that they didn’t know what that meant, and that none of them really knew much of anything, for that matter, about Islam or Israel or the history of the Middle East. They’d spent four years learning that white is bad, darker shades good. They had yet to discover that there was more in heaven and earth than was dreamt of in the lyrics to “Imagine” and “Give Peace a Chance.”
Still, they were good-natured, not at all aggressive in their exchanges with Kisin. They truly thought they were standing up for a virtuous cause.
I flew to Amsterdam. I was still inside Central Station when I heard the shouting. Stepping outside, I saw a solid wall of people marching toward me from my right. Hastening toward the tram platform, I just missed being slammed into by this mass of humanity. I had to duck to keep from getting tangled in a Palestinian flag.
Once on the platform, I turned to watch the protesters. The people Kisin interviewed had been individuals. This tightly packed horde wasn’t a group of individuals. It was a single large organism that seemed to speak with a single voice. No, not a voice. A howl.
Why was I surprised by this display? It was in this very city, 26 years ago this month, that I found myself living in a neighborhood – some distance removed from the areas frequented by tourists – where men with long beards and women in hijabs, the latter almost invariably pregnant and pushing a crib or stroller, promenaded down the sidewalks, trailed by several small kids about a year apart in age.
When you tried to meet these people’s eyes they’d give you a look. It was a “stay away” look. Sometimes, in the women’s eyes, there was fear. And often, in the men’s eyes, there was something absolutely chilling – a rage, a contempt, an inhuman something that seemed beyond all reason.
They were there, but not there; in the West, but not of it. And not remotely trying to be.
These people seemed especially out of place in Amsterdam. Centuries ago, when the Mediterranean-centered Middle Ages gave way to the Northern Europe-centered modern West, Amsterdam was its nerve center – a veritable beacon of Enlightenment values. In the late twentieth century, Amsterdam, and the Netherlands generally, was still a byword for freedom and tolerance.
And nothing could be more foreign to the Dutch character than the look in those men’s eyes.
I realized immediately that something was going on in Amsterdam that no one had ever told me about. And I realized that other cities in Europe must be in the same boat. Why, after all, would Amsterdam be an exception?
I realized one more thing. I realized that this wasn’t good news. I knew little about Islam back then, but I knew enough to know that I needed to know more. I ran to the main library, which was then located on the Prinsengracht – the same canal on which Anne Frank lived. (Back then, the Internet wasn’t the kind of resource it is now.) I found a couple of books that confirmed my guess – yes, Europe was indeed being Islamized. But the authors of these books sought to paint it as a good thing. One of them claimed that Islam would supply Europe with the spiritual dimension that it was losing. Somehow I knew instantly that this was a crock.
Waiting for my tram outside Amsterdam Central Station the other day, I thought of October 7. Taking in the spectacle of that immense, growling creature as it passed me by, bedecked with Palestinian flags and placards and banners, I could all too easily imagine it streaming across that little bridge into the city proper, breaking up into smaller groups, and smashing into people’s homes.
All those narrow townhouses along the canals, I mused, would be no match for such an assailant. I thought of all those high first-floor windows, through which passersby could view incredibly tidy living rooms, the walls almost always lined with books. On precious few of those windows, I reflected, was there ever a grating – something, anything, to protect the people inside. No, they’d all be sitting ducks. A few thrown rocks, the sound of glass shattering, the sight of young male bodies clambering up to the ledges and diving in. And from inside, screams of horror.
That’s what I saw in that mob outside Central Station. Not a bunch of naive European kids fretting about innocent children in Gaza. No, this was an alien force, barbaric, savage, that had begun to pass through the gates of the West decades ago and that, all that time, had been growing steadily in size and confidence. It was an army whose seventh-century scriptures told them that the world was theirs to conquer. And an army that, in the last few months, has grasped the opportunity to assert its power – and to make it as clear as day that what happened in Israel on October 7 can and will happen here, too.
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FIRST:"...When you tried to meet these people’s eyes they’d give you a look. It was a “stay away” look. Sometimes, in the women’s eyes, there was fear. And often, in the men’s eyes, there was something absolutely chilling – a rage, a contempt, an inhuman something that seemed beyond all reason. They were there, but not there; in the West, but not of it. And not remotely trying to be..."
SECOND: "...No, this was an alien force, barbaric, savage, that had begun to pass through the gates of the West decades ago and that, all that time, had been growing steadily in size and confidence..."
an army that, in the last few months, has grasped the opportunity to assert its power – and to make it as clear as day that what happened in Israel on October 7 can and will happen here, too.
Chilling....
Once again revealing 'Islam"...... people who carry a "holy" book that says to murder all Jews AND Christians who won't bow to their god!.... History - 1400 yrs / 750 MILLION innocent people murdered by these animals of Satan!
AND THE PLAN??? Destroy our Judaeo/Christian culture and beliefs and replace the Constitution with their sharia law!
AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING THEM INTO OUR GOVERNMENT?
WAKE UP AMERICA, OUR ENEMIES ARE HERE!!
The most terrifying aspect of this is the response of the the authorities in formerly free countries such as England. Oppose being a victim to the Islamic mob — even speak out against them — and you will be crushed by the very people tasked to protect you.
Two cultures can not exist in the same space unless one is overwhelming more powerful then the others.
The Europeans have allowed invaders into their nations, invaders that have no desire to assimilate with the native, but instead,when the time is right to conquer the nation.
The winner of this war will be the side that has no restraint in killing or dying. I doubt white middle class Europeans raised to be afraid of guns will have the will or ability to fight and they will be killed or become slaves.
I forgot who posted it but they made a very good point. We are not seeing acts of terror because the border is still open. An act of terror might get that border closed. The enemy can continue to build its army without resistance. When Americans have finally had enough and close that border that is when they start the attack.
Theo van Gogh was murdered in Amsterdam by a young muzzie radical in 2006.
The book is regarded as an early exploration of the process of Islamist radicalization and commitment to Jihad.[5] Buruma explores the steps by which in only a few months time, van Gogh's murderer, Mohammed Bouyeri, a young man born in the Netherlands and living a secular life, gave up Western clothing, donned a djellaba and prayer cap, stopped using alcohol and marijuana, grew a beard, stopped dating, cut all ties with old friends, and murdered a man, explaining in court that his Muslim faith required him “to chop off the head of anyone who insults Allah and the prophet.”[
From 10 years ago, but still very relevant...
Islam is a warrior’s code, not a religion.
Islam Explained in Layman’s Terms
Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat.
Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.
Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.
Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.
When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well.
Here’s how it works:
As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:
United States — Muslim 1.8%
Australia — Muslim 1.5%
Canada — Muslim 1.9%
China — Muslim 1.8%
Italy — Muslim 1.5%
Norway — Muslim 1.8%
At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:
Denmark — Muslim 2%
Germany — Muslim 5.2%
United Kingdom — Muslim 2.7%
Spain — Muslim 4%
Thailand — Muslim 4.6%
From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves — along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:
France — Muslim 8%
Philippines — Muslim 5%
Sweden — Muslim 5%
Switzerland — Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands — Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad & Tobago — Muslim 5.8%
At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris , we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam, with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:
Guyana — Muslim 10%
India — Muslim 13.4%
Israel — Muslim 16%
Kenya — Muslim 10%
Russia — Muslim 15%
After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:
Ethiopia — Muslim 32.8%
At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:
Bosnia — Muslim 40%
Chad — Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon — Muslim 59.7%
From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:
Albania — Muslim 70%
Malaysia — Muslim 60.4%
Qatar — Muslim 77..5%
Sudan — Muslim 70%
After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and in some ways is on-going in:
Bangladesh — Muslim 83%
Egypt — Muslim 90%
Gaza — Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia — Muslim 86.1%
Iran — Muslim 98%
Iraq — Muslim 97%
Jordan — Muslim 92%
Morocco — Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan — Muslim 97%
Palestine — Muslim 99%
Syria — Muslim 90%
Tajikistan — Muslim 90%
Turkey — Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates — Muslim 96%
100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ — the Islamic House of Peace. Here there’s supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:
Afghanistan — Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia — Muslim 100%
Somalia — Muslim 100%
Yemen — Muslim 100%
Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.
It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.
Today’s 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world’s population. But their birth rates dwarf the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world’s population by the end of this century.
Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat.
Well, boys and girls, today we are letting the fox guard the henhouse. The wolves will be herding the sheep!
Obama appointed two devout Muslims to Homeland Security posts. Doesn’t this make you feel safer already? Arif Alikhan as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Kareem Shora as ADC National Executive Director.
NOTE: Has anyone ever heard a new government official being identified as a devout Catholic, a devout Jew or a devout Protestant...? Just wondering.
Devout Muslims being appointed to critical Homeland Security positions? Doesn’t this make you feel safer already??
Was it not “Devout Muslims” who flew planes into U.S. buildings 8 years ago?
Was it not a Devout Muslim who killed 13 at Fort Hood?
It may have been an earlier Frontpage article that chronicled the treatment of a released hostage. That abused female's message for the rest of us was that, much as our compassionate nature is inclined toward always finding the good in people, no one in Gaza is innocent!
Inasmuch as it is a truism that gambits deemed to have been successful are very often repeated, this Frontpage author has put his finger on a fundamental feature: As Gaza has acted as a singularly-minded organism, that same mindset has been cultivated and was paraded in the hateful-and-sometimes-scared eyes of those coursing through Amsterdam before the author.
Where and when such an integration-resistant organism reaches a certain size, level of armament, and confidence, the mindset of killing 750 million over 1400 hundred years will express itself repeatedly, wherever it occurs.
The leaders of these powerful, Satanic-driven enclaves must be the first deported, swiftly followed by as many others as can be so accommodated, lest it come to pass as outline by the author's description of so many innocents so near to death as to be separated only by mere panes of glass.
These Islamists have promised to repeat the Gaza style of attack again and again, at every opportunity. We must take them at their word and remove every opportunity.
Islam worships evil, death, hate...EVIL.
Genesis 16:12 niv
He will be a wild donkey of a man;
his hand will be against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
Currently reading Kurt Schlichter’s novel about a 3 day terrorist attack on the US - it’s called, appropriately, “The Attack”. It’s written as a series of interviews with people who were involved in the attack, which takes place in August of 2024.
It’s not non-stop shoot-em-up action like his Turnbull novels - it’s actually a little boring. The thing is, I haven’t come upon anything yet that I could say “Naw, this can’t happen”.
Should be required reading.
Islam is a mental disease, an ideology of hate, torture, insanity, female oppression and slavery spawned by an insane genocidal desert bandit and
pedophile
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