Exactly right. That has always been the problem. Pretending otherwise does not make it so.
Islam, like Communists and Nazis, Kings and other tyrants should be banned in this country. It is a ticking, deadly time bomb aimed to destroy our Constitution and way of life.
Yes,
There is a problem with Islam.
There is historically, main stream accepted by many of that religion, doctrinal, supported by many of their clergy, an idea of what Islam means that includes oppression, violence and expansionism.
You can almost EXPECT to find violence follow where this ROP (sarc) spreads, and it does not matter if it is with Hindu, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, in Europe, Asia, North America, or Africa, liberal Netherlands, or conservative Ireland.
BUT- You do not want to frame and define the problem that way.
Why?
There are millions of Muslims that do not practice their faith in such a way. There are millions of Muslims that are modernizing not only technologically, but socially advancing.
If you define Islam as the problem, you make many more people who are NOT a threat and NOT a problem into your enemy.
Be happy for the good people, that simply want a better life for themselves and their children, work hard, pay their taxes, and while being Muslim do not go down the road of radicalization, violence and oppression.
Be smart enough to realize there is a “systemic issue,” and take appropriate action in immigration, INTEL, etc.
But don’t marginalize all of them.