Muslims 'about to take over Europe'

Islam could soon be the dominant force in a Europe which, in the name of political correctness, has abdicated the battle for cultural and religious control, Prof. Bernard Lewis, the world-renowned Middle Eastern and Islamic scholar, said on Sunday.

The Muslims "seem to be about to take over Europe," Lewis said at a special briefing with the editorial staff of The Jerusalem Post. Asked what this meant for the continent's Jews, he responded, "The outlook for the Jewish communities of Europe is dim." Soon, he warned, the only pertinent question regarding Europe's future would be, "Will it be an Islamized Europe or Europeanized Islam?" The growing sway of Islam in Europe was of particular concern given the rising support within the Islamic world for extremist and terrorist movements, said Lewis.

Lewis, whose numerous books include the recent What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East, and The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror, would set no timetable for this drastic shift in Europe, instead focusing on the process, which he said would be assisted by "immigration and democracy." Instead of fighting the threat, he elaborated, Europeans had given up.

"Europeans are losing their own loyalties and their own self-confidence," he said. "They have no respect for their own culture." Europeans had "surrendered" on every issue with regard to Islam in a mood of "self-abasement," "political correctness" and "multi-culturalism," said Lewis, who was born in London to middle-class Jewish parents but has long lived in the United States.

The threat of extremist Islam goes far beyond Europe, Lewis stressed, turning to the potential impact of Iran going nuclear under its current regime.

We all know this has been building for a long time.
And European "leaders" know that they are responsible for it, and the endless problems it involves. I have no idea whether it is effectively "too late" but a great many people think it is NOT too late. Europe in general will be given a number of chances in upcoming years to elect the right people who will stop this trend in its tracks, if not reverse it. In those places where the population is older and able to put up less of a fight, the picture for the future is very ugly, and tragically regrettable.Bernard Lewis was once a great authority on this subject, but I don't take his opinion as gospel these days,since I believe he's at least 90. As such, his is a highly vulnerable point of view, much like those parts of the aged European population that have just rolled over and given up already.

Thanks for the reference to a thoughtful and analytical article on this subject. If I may, I'll quote a small section of it --

Our intellectuals and artists have been abused for 1400 years. Indeed, the psychology of our intellectuals is exactly like the psychology of the abused wife, the sexually abused child or rape victim. Look at the parallels between the response of abuse victims and our intellectuals. See how violence has caused denial.

The victims deny that the abuse took place: Our media never reports the majority of jihad around the world. Our intellectuals don’t talk about how all of the violence is connected to a political doctrine.

The abuser uses fear to control the victim: What was the reason that newspapers would not publish the Mohammed cartoon? Salman Rushdie still has a death sentence for his novel. What “cutting edge” artist creates any artistic statement about Islam? Fear rules our intellectuals and artists.

The victims find ways to blame themselves: We are to blame for the attacks on September 11, 2001. If we try harder Muslims will act nicer. We have to accommodate their needs.

The victim is humiliated: White people will not talk about how their ancestors were enslaved by Islam. No one wants to claim the victims of jihad. Why won’t we claim the suffering of our ancestors? Why don’t we cry about the loss of cultures and peoples? We are too ashamed to care.

The victim feels helpless: “What are we going to do?” “We can’t kill 1.3 billion people.” No one has any understanding or optimism. No one has an idea of what to try. The only plan is to “be nicer.”

The victim turns the anger inward: What is the most divisive issue in today’s politics? Iraq. And what is Iraq really about? Political Islam. The Web has a video about how the CIA and Bush planned and executed September 11. Cultural self-loathing is the watchword of our intellectuals and artists.

We hate ourselves because we are mentally molested and abused. Our intellectuals and artists have responded to the abuse of jihad just as a sexually abused child or a rape victim would respond. We are quite intellectually ill and are failing at our job of clear thinking. We can’t look at our denial.

Yes, there are large segments of our society who are *abused* and are *ignorant* because of this abuse by "political Islam".

And then a question by the Frontpage Magazine interviewer and Warner's answer --

FP: So summarize for us why it is so crucial for us to learn the doctrine of political Islam.

Warner: Political Islam has annihilated every culture it has invaded or immigrated to. The total time for annihilation takes centuries, but once Islam is ascendant it never fails. The host culture disappears and becomes extinct.

We must learn the doctrine of political Islam to survive. The doctrine is very clear that all forms of force and persuasion may and must be used to conquer us. Islam is a self-declared enemy of all unbelievers. The brilliant Chinese philosopher of war, Sun Tsu, had the dictum—know the enemy. We must know the doctrine of our enemy or be annihilated.

The way the "abused majority" in our society are reacting (after being continually abused) -- it's simply going to result in the *annihilation* of our culture by Islam. This is the way it certainly is going in the U.S.

Ohhh..., so "reader" you doubt that this is so, with the U.S. You think that we are much stronger than that?

Look and think again. Warner says, "Political Islam has annihilated every culture it has invaded or immigrated to."

No exceptions there. And so, no exception with the United States. It's definitely due for "annihilation" by Islam.

Regards,
Star Traveler

P.S. -- Thanks, again dennisw, for this thoughtful and analytical article on the subject of political Islam.

"We are looking at the reunification of a country which caused two World Wars."

Well, I don't hold them guilty for WW1 - we made them shoulder the blame once we won, but the truth is that the European powers were circling each other with hands on their holsters. WW1 was caused/abetted/permitted by all the major powers in Europe.

The evils Germany encompassed in WW2 though are of an order that justifies your reservations on that basis alone.

However, I must say I believe they've faced up to those crimes - certainly far better than the Japanese. (Obviously I'm focussing on WW2 losers only here; no one's ever made Stalin & Mao, successors etc apologise for their crimes...!

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