The can be defeated but political correctness cannot play a part in it.
My mother is quite liberal in most respects but when she talks about islam she doesn't pull any punches. When I talked to her today she said that they need to be driven back to the mideast....again. It kinda freaks me out when I hear her say things like that.
Ask anyone I know. Me and PC have never met.
I work for a large, multi-national corporation. We employ from all corners of the world. I deal, on a daily basis, with more religious/ethnic backgrounds than you can imagine.
Because I have to, to do my job, I go about my business with these folks like there was nothing to be concerned about.
Do we get along?
Sure.
Do I trust them?
Of course not.
The company wasn't pressured into providing ME with a special, private prayer room and foot washing station.
Do I actually believe that everyone that uses the prayer room goes there to pray?
Again, of course not.
Am I prepared?
See my tagline.