Thomas Sowell: Why Do the Islamists Hate the West?

Capitalism Magazine ^ | March 17, 2004

[Brilliant]

It's part of their religion.

[Stopislamnow]

Just nuke em.
it's cheaper.
Less effort.

[JulieRNR21]

Absolutely agree, Thomas Sowell is one of the finest writers & most astute thinkers of this time.

[KingofQue]

Excellent reply. I am not worthy!!

[KC Burke]

You make some good points, but I am sure Sowell is aware of them and is just leaving the practical aspect unsaid.

Where Christian theology has Christ's teaching about government to build from and that has kept Theocratic government always transitory, Islam has a heart of theocratic law as a fundamental element. That being said, there have been vast epochs of Islamic culture where it has been able to stear clear of such Ideological simplicity and co-exist with the world in general.

The differece goes back to the point Sowell is making, that the cultural and historical setbacks make "immanitizing the transcendant" and pure utopian ideology more easyily promoted, fostered and spread within the Muslim world as a whole.

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[petercooper]

muslims contribute nothing to society, except terror and misery

[ValerieUSA]

There is no human ear that has been spared Satan's whispers, not even Jesus' ear.
Mohammed listened and took the bait.

[COBOL2Java]

Point well taken! Great personal page, BTW. Please give my best to your two boys in the Service.

[Jonx6]

ping

[Capt. Tom]

That being said, there have been vast epochs of Islamic culture where it has been able to stear clear of such Ideological simplicity and co-exist with the world in general

They are just simply heretics.

I would imagine the Wahabbis like Osama would want them dead also; whereas they had the chance to do God's work, but decided to spit in God's face and play footsie with the infidels.

This world isn't about being nice to infidels and getting along with non-believers. It's about doing what Allah wants done for an eternal reward. If you have doubt as to what should be done, read the Koran if you are a Muslim.

[WaterDragon]

I think they both hate themselves and they hate the rest of us. And some of them have decided that the answer is to kill the rest of us.

Leveling the playing field. Very much like the socialists wanting to level the playing field economically and in regards to personal power. Both the jihadists and the socialists see themselves as the sole rulers controlling all the wealth and gathering to themselves all, all power.