Posted on 10/09/2010 1:26:53 PM PDT by Olympiad Fisherman
The Islamic problem is not merely a clash of cultures, but also a clash of civilizations. Had it been merely a clash of cultures, Europe would only be in the same boat as America. Troubled, but not immediately fatal. Instead Europe is facing a clash of civilizations. The cultural and religious dimensions of the conflict underlie a larger perception on the Muslim side, that they are fighting to expand the borders of the Muslim East, rather than trying to be accepted in the Christian West.
As Americans are blinded to the dangers of Islam by their experience with multiculturalism, Europeans are blinded to the dangers of Islam by their inexperience with multiculturalism. Both make the mistake of assuming that Islamic violence is part of the multicultural norm, rather than the resumption of an old invasion of Europe ...
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
Yah, and like we soooo much smarter.
With all due respect to Canada Free Press which I think is a fine media/commentary outlet, Canada doesn’t get it either, nor the US.
"And when Europe crumbles, and Israel is destroyed, America will stand alone. Culturally and politically isolated among an increasingly Muslim and Marxist Third World, and resentful rival superpowers, Russia and China. And then it will have a desperate choice between fighting for itself, or surrendering to the cultural oblivion tugging at it right now."
Charles “The Hammer” Martel had the right idea...
It’s the 3rd Muslim Expansion, but few seem to be aware of it.
The 1st was during the lifetime of Mohammad.
The 2nd was the conquest of Europe – Spain, parts of France and Eastern Europe.
This is the 3rd Expansion and it is being carried out the same way, massive Muslim immigration followed by Islamic Law and military invasion.
What reason can one give for this irrational belief? How is it that these devotees of reason can fail so miserably to make a rational assessment of their own situation?
He was torn.
From what I have read, they have waaaaaaaayy too much Islam.
You missed that one ~ BTW, that was LONG AFTER Mohammad was dead and safely out of the picture.
When thier wives are wearing burkas, thier kids have bombs strapped to them and theres a camel in the front yard they still won’t get it.
Stuff & nonsense. - Europe has birthed Socialism, Communism & Fascism, all in one Century & within that one century alone, not withstanding the thousands of years of open warfare preceeding it, also initiated and prosecuted two World Wars which killed hundreds of million of people and along the way, casually murdered over 60 million helpless Jewish men, women & children.
European Reason? snort!
Toxic greed is a strange thing - in the short run there's great benefit - in the long run - disaster. We weren't smarter - we were 'luckier'.
Muslims were 'cheap labor' in Europe. We'd be in the same fix if Mexicans had been equally toxic...Thank God they weren't.
Toxic greed is a strange thing - in the short run there's great benefit - in the long run - disaster. We weren't smarter - we were 'luckier'.
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