I’m of the opinion that a crucial element of the pacification/rehabilitation of Japan after the war was the admission by the Emperor that he was just a person, not a god.
Proper subjugation of Islam, as you have alluded periodically, requires (among other things) that Mecca and Medina be “nuked until they glow in the daylight”, to demonstrate that “Allah” has no power over the infidels.
That is indeed what I think. I also compare Islam to the Aztec and Inca religions and social systems. The Spanish won by taking out their god-kings. Islam has no god-king, but Mecca serves that role. Islam cannot continue with “The 3 remaining pillars of Islam” if Mecca is destroyed. Islam cannot continue with the battle cry “Our god used to be greatest.”
“Proper subjugation of Islam, as you have alluded periodically, requires (among other things) that Mecca and Medina be nuked until they glow in the daylight, to demonstrate that Allah has no power over the infidels.”
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