The Bear Goes Walkabout

National Review / Steyn Online ^ | 12/18/06 | Mark Steyn

[Dajjal]

There are ten million people in Moscow. Do you know how many of them are Muslim? Two and a half million. Or about a quarter of the population. The ethnic Russians are older; the Muslims are younger. The ethnic Russians are already in net population decline; the Muslim population in the country has increased by 40% in the last 15 years. Seven out of ten Russian pregnancies (according to some surveys) are aborted; in some Muslim communities, the fertility rate is ten babies per woman. Russian men have record rates of heart disease, liver disease, drug addiction and Aids; Muslims are the only guys in the country who aren’t face down in the vodka.

Faced with these trends, most experts extrapolate: thus, it’s generally accepted that by mid-century the Russian Federation will be majority Muslim. But you don’t really need to extrapolate when the future’s already checking in at reception. The Toronto Star (which is Canada’s biggest-selling newspaper and impeccably liberal) recently noted that by 2015 Muslims will make up a majority of Russia’s army.

Mark Steyn ping

[Dajjal]

If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated.
--Our Lady of Fatima, July 13, 1917, to the three children Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia

It is often assumed that Our Lady was referring only to materialistic, atheistic Communism. But she herself makes no such qualification. She simply predicts that Russia will be the source of errors and destruction.

[dennisw]

Stellar Steyn

[AZLiberty]

Scary Steyn.

[fat city]

"The Russia of 15 years ago is already ancient history."

Truer than any of us realize.

[blasater1960]

Not looking good for our children and grandchildren

[dennisw]

Very creepy. We think about Western Europe being taken over by Muslims. Same is happening to Russia

[PGalt]

Outstanding post. Outstanding Steyn. Thanks.

[Dajjal]

Blogger: Thanks for the heads-up about this article.

[PGalt]

Thanks for your posts on jihadwatch.org. Great site.

[blam]

"Not looking good for our children and grandchildren"

Yup and I can't even get my 38 year old son interested.

[Cicero]

Steyn treats Russia only briefly in his book, but it's scary stuff. As is this article. Definitely a must read.

[Dajjal]

Russia-will-spread-her-errors ping

[Robert A Cook PE]

Sobering bump.

I had (Literally!) never considered this danger.

China? Yes. For a lone time.

But a "homegrown" Muslim danger from within? Had NOT thought it was this close.

[dennisw]

Thanks. My posts are brief compared to the more erudite. Do you post there? There are many Galts on the internet

[PGalt]

I don't post there (haven't signed up) but have been reading it a lot the last 4-6 months.

[databoss]

We are literally "aborting" our future and our children's future - Roe v. Wade could be the epithat for the West, image a single court ruling has led to our decline, how many mathematicians, scientists, soldiers and statesman have vanished in the blink of an eye...

[databoss]

We are literally "aborting" our future and our children's future - Roe v. Wade could be the epithat for the West, image a single court ruling has led to our decline, how many mathematicians, scientists, soldiers and statesman have vanished in the blink of an eye...

[McGavin999]

Our Lady of Fatima

Odd that. Fatima