Posted on 06/14/2016 9:19:31 PM PDT by 6ft2inhighheelshoes
As the devastation in Orlando unfolded, I felt a tiny grain of hope that President Obama would finally show some teeth against the very real threat posed by radical Islam. Would he label the horror show for what it was? But — true to form, and after acknowledging the slaughter that befell on the defenseless — he diverted attention to gun laws without uttering even the slightest hint regarding who and what the killer represented. The Left ran with it, saturating the media and Internet with LGBT solidarity. Much of what followed was not a discussion about Islamic terrorism, but focused on the 2nd Amendment and homosexual rights, with fingers pointing to usual targets such as the NRA and religious leaders. Points for consistency, even in the shadow of cascading evil.
I know most Muslims abhor what the radicalized sociopaths have done to Islam. Yet, there seem to be very few to take on the gargantuan effort necessary to focus world attention on the growing Islamic threat. Nonetheless, it’s during times of tragedy that heroes are made. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, said that the Orlando mass shooting should be a wakeup call for moderate Muslims.
To our friends, associates, and acquaintances who practice Islam, my heart goes out to you as you face rage from many American corners that will tempt you to turn inward and cocoon. I ask you to fight that urge.
If radicalized Jews had hijacked Judaism and perpetrated this reprehensible bloodshed, instead of hiding behind special interests groups that divert attention to politically expedient low-hanging fruit, I would be actively fighting to take my religion back.
American Muslims, stand up and make your voices heard. I will stand with you as you fight back against the brutal murderers of the innocent, the rapists of women and children, and those leaders who espouse hate, homophobia, and genocide in the name of Islam. Even seemingly insignificant efforts like sharing your thoughts on social media, writing letters to your local newspaper editors, or calling into radio shows can help. Share your outrage at Orlando, Tel Aviv, San Bernardino, Paris, and wherever the next scene of carnage occurs.
While feckless politicians highlight and target the side effects, the cancer is metastasizing. Others will — and should — join you in solidarity, but it is up to you.
THEY CAN’T
For any Muslim it is just Time
It is why they all celebrate every atrocity
This week the Mosques will be full and they are gaining converts at a pretty good lick.
(Contempt is a 2 way street, shame is I’m getting old)
Ricochet members have meet ups across the country, which are tracked and archived at RicochetMeetup.com
Thank you for your kind remarks, and I assure you, my Iranian friend has kept the faith for a very long time, apparently. I would love to see her tell her tale on the stage, but I’m not sure it would be fair to expose her to the danger of apostasy.
What a world - I never thought it would be this bad when I was a kid.
**** “I get so sick of hearing politicians squabble over “radical Islam” and “moderate Islam” or some such other horseshit” ****
Forget getting Sick ... Follow the Money! They SOLD YOU OUT!
I think in the Trump Administration, Forensic Accountants might be in High Demand.
Lots of Politicians will be wanting to spend more “Time with the Family”
The author should think about how much impact moderate Germans and moderate Japanese had in WWII.
Pigs will fly before that (maybe I’ll get killed for that sentence by the Muslims).
It is FUNDAMENTALIST Islam.
And until the politicians, pundits and peasants figure that out, and acknowledge it, we won't even approach a solution to the problem.
That's awesome heresy apostasy and blasphemy against a Leftist professor, but then I repeat myself.
They've been ululating ever since 9/11/2001. What more do you want, dumbass?
Yet another great post.
Fundamentalism suggests a specialist knowledge, an alleged core connection to secret core principles, be it Islam, Applied Electronics, or how to do ghetto hairweaves without getting robbed, raped, killed, etc.
I agree with you that the stupid misdirection of meaningless terms not taken seriously by government should be called attention to and roundly mocked.
the radical moslem wants to cut your head off. the moderate moslem wants the radical to do it for him.
There’s nothing “radical” about it. It is normative Islamic doctrine.
Won’t happen because there is no such thing at “radical” Islam.... These animals are FUNDAMENTALISTS not “radicals”. The things they believe, that all non Muslims are animals and it is their sacred duty to oppress or kill them are fundamentally part of the teachings of their “religiion”.
He's not talking to Moslems, because he knows the chance of a Moslem listening to a liberal Jew is zero. He is talking to us.
He is endorsing the same "big lie" that the entire liberal establishment has endorsed: that some compromise is possible between Islam and Western civilization. That is what they want us all to believe. These crazies are a tiny minority of "extremists"; the vast majority of Moslems want to assimilate, integrate, and be good citizens; any disagreement with this position is "Islamophobia".
And it is all a lie. He knows it to be a lie. And he spreads the lie because he too hates Western civilization and wants to help the Moslems destroy it.
The moderate Muslims believe in the same goal as the radical Islamic terrorists: All mankind must submit to Allah. The moderate Muslims believe the process to get this submission will be slow and steady. However, as the radical Muslims look like they are getting results to speed things up, the moderate Muslims are thinking that the radicals are the way to go.
Trump also said that if it is found out that anyone knew that a Islamic terrorist was going to do something or helped them, they would be punished. Those people who walked into Syed Rizwan Farook’s and Tashfeen Malik’s livingroom and saw the bombs stacked up on the floor, would be charged with failure to report a terrorist. Anyone who helped the Tsarnaev brothers build their bombs would be charged as accomplices. Trump will get tough on this menace.
the FBI cannot even use the words jihad or shariah when they investigate. This is how Obama has defanged our law enforcement. They will use Islam to take our second amendment and this is the goal.
Islam is being actively used so we can no longer defend ourselves. The FBI is useless now
All muslims believe the same murderous ideology, or they wouldn’t be muslims. That’s what muslim stands for: slaughter of innocents. Muslim = murder.
How many more examples do we need, before we admit the definition of muslim?
Yes, they must, but IMHO it won’t be effective unless they make the case that the actions of ISIS and the like are evil, and will not lead to ‘paradise’, but instead to the Islamic equivalent of hell. In other words, this has to be fought hard at the level of doctrine, and will require a reinterpretation of the Koran and of Sharia. Further, they are going to have to come out and state that Sharia was written at a different time, in a culturally different world, and that it does not supplant the laws of the land. That’s a huge sticking point, and is actually the one that should be discussed openly and publicly. I doubt this will happen, but it’s the only way, IMHO.
Exactly! I am waiting for the million man march of Muslims protesting violence by “radical Islam”. Do not worry, I am not holding my breath.
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