Islamofascism Is Next Big Threat

wp ^ | Apr, 2009 | S Singer

[Milagros]

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The biggest question mark hanging over it all is when and whether the West will get around to defeating the latest totalitarian threat facing humanity, that of radical Islamism. Here, too, there has been a pattern of growing threats and growing ability to address those threats. But in contrast to the economic, medical and ecological spheres, there is much less recognition of the nature of the threat and consensus on the need for collective action.

Twice over the last century, free nations have been slow to defend themselves against totalitarian threats. In both of these cases -- fascism and communism -- the totalitarians were defeated but only after millions of lives were unnecessarily lost. The combination of Islamofascism and nuclear weapons, coupled with the current lackadaisical Western response to this prospect, raises the concern that history could repeat itself in a no less devastating manner. We see that the globalization of political/ideological threats came before the spread of technology and the interconnecting of people and economies and that it remains our biggest challenge.

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[Carry_Okie]

Twice over the last century, free nations have been slow to defend themselves against totalitarian threats. In both of these cases -- fascism and communism -- the totalitarians were defeated

Seems to me fascism and communism are doing just dandy, right here in the ol' US of A.

[Deagle]

Sorry... Europe is doomed (20-30 years) and we are slowly succumbing... Just look at our willing agreement to some minimal Sharia and international law. It is coming... It is slowly approaching so as not to cause alarm - the chances to reverse that will be slim. Multiculturalism is part of the problem...

[Republic of Texas]

Um, thanks for the update.

[zipper]

Muslim demographics — prepare for shock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU

[highlander_UW]

Next? How about current and ongoing?

[backhoe]

Uhh... I tried, for years, to wake people up:

Islam, The Alleged Religion of Peace® ( TARP™ )? Click this picture:

[Milagros]

It is current, I think the writer meant it’s going to get worse...