Posted on 10/31/2006 4:53:51 AM PST by SJackson
I should seriously write a book called, The Idiots Guide To Not Thinking Seriously About Islam.
Its hard to find a subject where mushy thinking is more in vogue where political correctness conquers reality more thoroughly. People actually are afraid to think seriously on the subject, because the logical conclusions are too frightening for many to contemplate. And so, theres no place where comfortable clichés are more readily deployed. Probably the most glaring illustration of inanity here were recent comments by his Holiness, the Dalai Lama. On leaving a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, the leader of Tibetan Buddhists told reporters that we cant hold all Muslims responsible for the misdeeds of a few. The Lama: "Nowadays, I often express that due to a few mischievous Muslims acts we should not consider all Muslims as something bad. That is very unfair." Expanding on this dazzling analysis, the Dalai Lama continued: "A few mischievous people you can find from all religions among Muslims and Christians and Jews and Buddhists. To generalize is not correct." O.K., now I know this will get me scratched from the invite list for Richard Geres New Years Eve party, but I just gotta ask: When was the last time a bald guy in a saffron robe threatened to kill someone he believed had insulted the Buddha? While were at it, when was the last time a gang of Talmudic scholars tried to blow up anything? Did the Vatican put out a fatwah on "DaVinci Code" author Dan Brown? The last holy war committed in the name of Christianity was over 800 years ago. If Hindus behead hostages, Ive somehow managed to miss it. "A few mischievous Muslims" makes kidnapping, torture, beheadings, bomb plots, mass murder and death threats sound like schoolboy pranks. Its September 11, 2001, and some high-spirited Muslim merrymakers just crashed two planes into the World Trade Center, slaughtering 3,000 innocents. What a lark! Here are some recent examples of Muslim high-jinks: To return to the Dalai Lamas daft observation, while it is undoubtedly true that most Muslims dont want to jihad us there are enough who do. In a 2005 survey by The Daily Telegraph, one quarter of British Muslims said they had at least some sympathy with their coreligionists who murdered 52 random Brits in the July commuter bombings. One-quarter of a million is more than "a few." Add to this number the minions of al-Qaeda, Hamas, Fatah, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Jihad-this, and Army of God-that, the mobs in Tehran, Karachi and Dar es Saalam etc., the ayatollahs, imams, sheiks, mullahs, their blind followers and rabid supporters not to mention the Saudis funding radical mosques and madrassahs from Queens to Calcutta and beyond. It all adds up to a whole lot of Muslim mischief-making. And lets not forget the millions (tens of millions? hundreds of millions?) of Muslims who arent actually killing anyone, or condoning the killing of anyone (except Jews, of course), who nevertheless think it would be swell if the whole world lived under Islamic law with honor-killings and genital-mutilation for all. Now, heres the really scary part: As Mark Steyn points out in his book America Alone: The End of The World As We Know It, between 1970 and 2000, while the share of the worlds population represented by industrialized nations fell from just under 30% to just over 20%, the mischievous nations (whose principal manufactured products are jihad and general theological nuttiness) went from 15% to around 20%. What nations have the highest fertility rates? So sorry you asked. (and you will be too when you see the answer) -- Niger (7.46 children per woman), Mali (7.42), Somalia (6.76), Afghanistan (6.69) and Yemen (6.58). Says Steyn: "Notice what they have in common? Starts with an I, ends with a slam." For comparison, the fertility rate in the U.S. is 2.11, about replacement level. Thats high next to Canada (1.5), Germany (1.3), Russia and Italy (1.2) and Spain (1.1). Of the 10 nations with the lowest birthrates, 9 are in Europe. It gets worse. Consider the percentage of population currently under 15 years of age a harbinger of future demographic growth Spain and Germany (14%), the U.K. (18%), the U.S. (21%), Saudi Arabia (39%), Pakistan (40%) and Yemen (47%). Were told that Muslims are 10% of the population of France. But of "Frenchmen" under 20, 30% are mischievous. In the U.K. there are more Moslems in mosque each week than Christians attending Church of England services. Forget suicide bombs; theyre detonating population bombs. Should we "consider all Muslims as something bad"? Of course not. Should we consider Islam as something bad? Thats an entirely different question one which politicians, Lamas and the mainstream media studiously avoid when theyre not babbling about the "religion of peace." And if Islam itself is "something bad" if a faith embraced by 1.3 billion people contains within it the seeds of the evil we see all around us (requiring only the right conditions to germinate) what does that say for the future of a world where Islam is the fastest growing religion? Some of us live on comfortable estates in India, writing books about inner-peace and harmony, while contemplating the sound of one hand clapping. Others of us live in the real world. This column originally appeared on GrassTopsUSA.com.
Well, the Hindus are starting to help his people more, so in time, he'll see Islamists in a different light.
PING!
Nice move. Any price is worth paying for appeasement and peace?
Ancient Tibetan heros like Gesar of Ling would be laughing so hard that their horses would too!
A few "mischievious Americans" have answered the call, and will continue to, making a place of safety for people like the DL.He shouldn't forget that for a moment, but he did.
Now DL, Apologize NOW by going to Iraq and Blessing our troops, your true protectors in the Rupakaya!
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