Posted on 12/22/2016 5:45:11 AM PST by Kaslin
“Islam is not the problem,” proclaims the Left. And if you say otherwise, you’re a “racist,” even though “Muslim” is not a race. Yet a fact remains: virtually all the world’s terrorists today claim Islamic motivations. So if Islam (belief) is not the problem, are we then left with a genetic explanation for this violence? Is there something inherent in the groups generally embracing Islam — Arabs, Persians, Indonesians, Punjabis, etc. — that would account for it? And, hey, I’m just asking; it’s the liberals who profess ideas suggesting this possibility.
Consider: When analyzing WWII and Germany, few claim the problem was Germans, but Nazism. When looking at 1917 Russia, we don’t say the problem was Russians, but Marxism. So fill in the blank: when evaluating the Muslim world and its violence, do we assume the problem is the people or _____?
Then there are other explanations for Muslim violence, all of which amount to Islamsplainin’. Poverty is one, but the Muslim world is not uniquely poor. There are many millions of poor Catholics in South America, Africa and elsewhere; and hundreds of millions of poor Hindus in India. Yet they aren’t committing terrorist acts. And Osama bin Laden was worth $125 million.
Another excuse is U.S. “meddling” in Muslim nations’ affairs; our taking Israel’s side in the Mideast is always Exhibit A. But there’s simply no good correlation between American interventionism and Muslim violence. Many nations and regions, such as Nigeria, Kashmir, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali, have problems with Islamic terrorism in the absence of a Yankee hand.
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My husband has the same argument. Understood.
They can only be stopped by destroying their centers of ideology: Mecca. Medina. Riyadh. Qom. Quetta. We have weapons capable of doing so in an instant.
There is not a perfect solution. Too, I am God knowing individual but I know God is leaving it up to us. I also know that goodness will prevail, Godliness will not fail.
Paradox
Thank you
“Islam and Christianity are simply incompatible on numerous levels.”
Not incompatible, but diametrically opposite. All that Christianity praises Islam abores. The First Given Half of the koran (the peaceful part) was abrogated by Mohammad after he ‘received’ the Second Given Half (Kill all infidels part).
As Christians labor to follow Christ’s example, good muslim men labor to follow Mohammad’s example of personally beheading hundreds of prisoners.
Reality101:
1. islam is and has ALWAYS been a leftwing totalitarian political system
2. islam has same goals as leftwing communism/marxism/progressivism/socialism/nazism
3. islam has its own legal system - sharia - that supercedes our Constitution
4. islam has its own war manual - “The Book of satanic Verses” (koran) - that demands its koranimal followers to kill non-believers (infidels) especially Jew & Christian followers of God
5. islam has its own religious messiah - satan
The barbaric jihadists, the 9/11 terrorists,over 2500 documented suicide bombers and the multiple lone wolves who have terrorized the West all have had their motivation and consciences molded by Islam. These people have convonced themselves that they are doing the will of the Divine and will be rewarded in some sort of pleasant afterlife for their murderous actions.
The problem with Islam goes far beyond the action of these bizarre individuals. Islamic culture is simply not compatible with the values, practices and institutions that constitute modernity. The barbaric jihadists are bewildered reactionaries who seek power, solace and control by embracing the customs and even dress of the 10th century. The challenge of modernity and Islam’s inability to cope is the real cause of the violence and instability throughout the Muslim world. People vote with their feet and attempt to migrate toward modernity, the lands formerly known as Christendom. Sadly there is no effective religious, political or social solution for this problem. Eventually the West will realize that to defend itself, it must move beyond the perspective of merely trying to suppress overt terrorism.
Western leaders thus far have refused to publicly acknowledge the real problem with Islam. Instead they have retreated into the delusional cocoon of political correctness. Many have been bought off by oil money, blinded by ideology or even a hatred for traditional Western civilization. That is why Brexit, the Trump victory and some recent elections in the EU are important and give some hope. However until the West is led by strong leaders who unequivocally wish to celebrate and defend their heritage and culture, the crisis will worsen
I am amazed at how many people assume that religious freedom means we shouldn’t criticize another religion. . .it’s another bad result from the multiculturalism swamp. Without having the ability to assess culture and religion. . .one cannot distinguish the essential values that made America the greatest nation on earth and Western values and culture the most rigorous. Thus, we lose hold of those values and begin to decline and self-destruct. .. which, of course, is the plan of the Left.
Total war with Islam
Not if, but when.
The people of Berlin might disagree.
I believe also that there is a one-world religion in our future.
Islam, however, will not be defeated, but adopted and reformed very slightly. Behold:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-turkey-idUSKCN0JD09U20141129
Catholicism, Hinduism, large portions of Protestantism, parts of Judaism, most of Islam, and (get this) many enviro-atheists/pagans will merge into one religion.
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_lucytrust08.htm
The International Red Cross/Red Crescent has already adopted the symbol of this new religion: the crystal (or diamond).
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/int-redx.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement
In my mind Islam is the same as communism. It is not a religion. Shouldn’t a religion have, at it’s moral center, to good?
Two little boys are at the beach. One, boy, a Jew, builds a sand castle, the other, a Muslim, kicks it down.
Islam will eventually show its colors. It will take acts that will be far and away more hideous than what they’ve done thus far.
As I write this, I would not be surprised that there are plans to do great harm to us in this country.
Here is the essence of the problem: Large numbers of decent, good middle-politics Americans and westerners fail to grasp the distinction, and the connection, between the (pleasant) individual follower of a deadly ideology and the (often unrecognized) realities of the deadly ideology itself. Would "you" be friendly with a neighbor or colleague who labels himself to be a follower of German National Socialism? A nice fella with a nice family who enjoys backyard barbecues and helps coach your child's youth soccer team? Who visited you in the hospital after your surgery? And brought a nice gift to your daughter's baby shower and adores the new offspring. A very nice fella.
This is where middle America sits. People have isolated friends or acquaintances who are non-threatening Muslims. Ergo, per the reasoning, none of us should have hateful thoughts about Islam itself.
We all hate Nazis, because we have been educated to understand the deadly reality of German National Socialism.
Somewhere near a majority of Americans do not hate Islam, because we have not been educated to understand the deadly reality of the Quran and Hadith and the 1400 year history of their practitioners.
The Quran and Hadith are the functional equivalent of Mein Kampf. The history of Islam is the functional equivalent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s.
Our job is to educate our neighbors, and coach them to focus less on the individual person, and more on the ideology and practice of the ideological mass.
I think the fundamental difference is between theology and obsession.
Traditional religions are mostly concerned with theology.. the way the unseen works, how we got here, where, if anywhere, we are going, sin, redemption. There is almost always a strong moral code as part of what you and I would call religion. But, you have to admit that some people who claim they are religious in the traditional sense are obsessive about it.
Secular political belief systems do away with super-natural theology, and focus on organization and compulsion. But, many of their adherents rank high in obsession.
Islam is a political system with religious trappings. There are some Muslims who are attracted to whatever theology they can read into the religious trappings. But, for enough of them, the real appeal is on the obsessive, control side. The reward promised isn’t one in the next world, it’s the very concrete premise that you are justified in controlling your neighbors who aren’t in the same club. Enslaving, raping, killing, looting... all in couraged in the name of religion.
That part of Islam—for me the important part—isn’t what you or I would call a religion—it isn’t theological—but that’s why it is so attractive to the criminally insane.
I am amazed at how many people assume that religious freedom means we shouldn’t criticize another religion. . .it’s another bad result from the multiculturalism swamp. Without having the ability to assess culture and religion. . .one cannot distinguish the essential values that made America the greatest nation on earth and Western values and culture the most rigorous. Thus, we lose hold of those values and begin to decline and self-destruct. .. which, of course, is the plan of the Left.
God will not fail.
We might. But the struggle is our share of the Glory.
Islam is a division is Satan’s army. Like Marxism, socialiam, etc.
These guys may have a competitive spirit among themselves; after all they’re led by demons. but they know who their real enemy is.
Islam is the embodiment of the man who started it, Mohammed.
Christ is the embodiment of Christianity. The son of God, whereby Mohammed was the son of who, the devil?
You see hatred in every aspect of the religion, even in it’s form under Farrakhan.
Eventually, like the Crusades, a man will lead the world against these people.
There remains one indisputable fact regarding islam: it is incompatible with western civilization and particularly our constitutional, republican form of government.
The problem is the ideology that tells them it’s OK to rape, slice necks, blow up buildings, and murder.
It’s not a religion. It’s a world-domination ideology cleverly disguised as a religion.
Couldn't agree more. Mad Mo was a land pirate, and the "religion" seems to exist to entice and enlist soldiers for his empire.
A logical conclusion.
Excellent commentary. For those who didn’t bother to read the article the writer actually discusses the point which some freepers deny: Islam is a religion.
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