Posted on 02/05/2006 5:16:46 AM PST by FerdieMurphy
You're probably right. Adding to that notion of course is the "outrage" that muslims express, as if that's not getting infinitely cliche'd, when a stray bullet hits a mosque while at other times they turn them into snipers' havens or munition depots.
Political correctness and kow-towing only causes them to despise us even more. They know that due to our "liberal" or "progressive" programs that are in place we will kiss their backsides and bend over into any shape they desire.
Whenever an American leader recognizes the fact that dealing with muslims is impossible and that catering to the Mexican government regarding the rape of our borders only demonstrates to the evil muslims how we grovel, they'll become even more bold and commit even more horrible catastrophes than 9-11.
Thank goodness, here in America we have guns and point them at bad guys.
At my last trip to Walmart I bought:
Cat food
Water filters
100 rounds of .45 ACP.
Is this a great country or what?
Response: A symptom of what is wrong with the West i.e. debate, discussion, dialogue, different points of view, tolerance-(the inability to say yes or no, the inability to take a stand!)-the big tent, room at the table, sympathy for all that suffer etc. etc. One does not debate or discuss one commands!!
Either the gun being held at democracy's head is taken away, or the person holding the gun must be dealt with.
He's coming from a place where the fascists have already seized the power to define the terms of the fight...not a good place to be, at all.
You can get on a plane without being screened like a potential criminal. You can ride a train in Europe without worrying about reaching your destination. You can join the service and not have to assume a priori that you'll be dodging IED's in six months. You can feel safe as a Jew without having to wonder what some scumbag in the mosque down the street is saying about you and your family. Like the President said many times, this a war that will be for a generation. It won't end for decades, except if we surrender.
BUMP
Let me add that it is unlikely for there to ever be some sort of "reform" Islam.
Islam is rewritten from the Judeo-Christian Bible with some additional stuff. It is specifically a religion of "an" antiChrist because it is the only religion that accepts the existence of Jesus yet it denies His divinity, His crucifixion, His Resurrection. It denies Him and replaces Jesus with Mohammed (no Mohammed is not the same, but he does replace the figure).
Mohammed is a false prophet (at least by my faith) who leads the flock astray. Unlike other religions with "false paths", Islam does incorporate elements of Christianity yet at the same time denying it. That makes it of the AntiChrist.
Now that is my stance on Islam vs. my faith. So be it. They are free to worship a false prophet. However, it is a blood cult incompatible with non-muslim rulers. The only co-existence seems to be under muslim control (where they is limited tolerance for those who do not convert).
And as to that "reformation" movement? Mohammed was "the last prophet" so fat chance convincing the majority of muslims to accept some new voice of Islam that recants concepts of jihad, sexual slavery, and antisemitism. Mohammedists won't follow a subsequent false prophet.
Funny little defense mechanism in Islam... The more you attempt to supress Islam, the more followers accept that as a sign to wage physical jihad against a culture. A vicious circle if ever there was one.
True reform for muslims is to RETURN to the original text of the Old and or New Testament as Jews or Christians. I don't see this happening but that is where "reform" is to be found.
From an earlier thread comes this link:
http://retecool.com/comments.php?id=13539_0_1_0_C
These cartoons make the Danish ones look positively Big-Mo friendly. That a Dutch site would put these on the net after the murder in Holland is proof positive that the Muslims have hurt themselves most severely over the cartoon violence.
In keeping with the Dutch refusal to cower before the Muslims or the PC speech crowd, I hereby humbly off the following Arab joke.
What does one call an Arab walking down the street with a goat under one arm and a sheep under the other?
Ans: Bisexual.
The real pity is that if Islam didn't allow one man to have four wives when three others can therefore have no wife, is is likely that the Muslim world would be rather less violent. Marriage and a family tends to keep one from donning and detonating a suicide belt.
Oddly, I think the ultimate war will be won by the liberals.
After the militant Islamic radical war mongers are defeated by the brave hawks of the west, the liberals will step in to love the remaining moderates to death.
A Republic is a powerful and wonderful thing isn't it?
This bears repeating. I have heard the protests of "right-winged-talk-radio" and how it must be stopped as one example of the process. There are so many groups trying to get Sean or Rush in trouble.
And this is the heart of the logical fallacy of liberalism, and why it is an assault on all rights.
The essential ingredient of Western jurisprudence (whether from Moses, the Romans, what have you) is equality before the law. That is equality of the individual.
Consider this quote from the article:
The problem is that militant Islam is not seeking a level playing field - equality before the law, for instance - but special treatment. Muslims expect, as they should, the benefits and protections of British pluralism but, in too many cases, baulk at the duties that are their corollary. One of those duties is to accept that, in a free society, there are occasions when each of us is bound to be offended. "Everyone is in favour of free speech," remarked Churchill. "Hardly a day passes without its being extolled. But some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like - but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage." There is no excuse for gratuitous offence, of course. But some Muslims might like to consider how insulting their own views on women's rights, theocracy and Western practices are to many non-Muslims. The offensiveness of these views is no reason to close British mosques or Islamic newspapers.
Liberalism seeks to replace the individual with representatives or members of more-or-less distinct classes, and according to liberal dogma, one's claims only deserve to be considered, let alone acted upon, depending upon the ranking of one's class on the ladder of "victims" or "oppressors". White heterosexual male Christians have no claim, whatsoever. Womyn, blacks, gays, "the indigenous peoples" all occupy various places on the ladder, depending on the claim being adjudicated.
This is why Reagan's appointee, James Watt, got in so much trouble for his remark "I have a black, a woman, two Jews, and a cripple."
He had let the cat out of the bag!
The only exception to the hierarchical ranking of victims is that liberals -- as the enlightened guarantors of all others' liberty -- are automatically sent --as individuals--to the FRONT of the line.
And this is why liberalism, Marxism, and all flavors in between, must be eradicated without trace. They provide a framework and justification for screwing everyone's lives, without mercy, while according to themselves the privleges and accolades for having done the opposite!
Cheers!
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
I'm within a 15 minute walk of 5 mosques, none of which looks terribly imposing. One of them is an old IT&T training facility ~ large classrooms, floor to ceiling glass windows, etc.
Still, it would have been a very good idea to put every last single Nazi to death, including the members of the Ba'athist party.
A thought for you ~ back in the days when there was a high maternal death rate (most of human history), there was always a surplus of guys.
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