I completely disagree with the following sentiment that comes from an article by M. Zuhdi Jasser @Family Security Matters:
Most should understand that strategically, identifying Islam as the problem, immediately alienates upwards of one quarter of the world’s population and dismisses our most powerful weapon against the militant Islamists the mantle of religion and the pulpit of moderate Muslims who can retake our faith from the Islamists. The majority voices in the middle, the non-Islamist and anti-Islamist Muslims who understand the problem, have to be on the frontlines. They cannot be on the frontlines in an ideological battle being waged, which demonizes the morality of the faith of Islam and its founder, the Prophet Mohammed. We cannot win this war only on the battlefield. Political Islam has a viral recurrence in the form of an infection which needs a Muslim counter-jihad in order to purge it. Thus, we cannot win this ideological war without the leadership of Muslim anti-Islamists. The radical and political ideologies of Islamism, Wahhabism, Salafism, Al Qaedism, Jihadism, and Caliphism, to name a few, cannot be defeated without anti-Islamist, anti-Wahhabi, anti-Salafist, anti-Al Qaedist, anti-Jihadist, and anti-Caliphist devout Muslims.
Bulls***.
If we can not identify evil and falsehood and confront them, then what are our lives worth? I believe in universal good and evil; I always have. When people attempt to tell me that I have to compromise with the evil in order to win for the good, I simply scoff. There is a time and a place to manipulate the system for the greater good, to don the mantle of the lion instead of the lamb, but there will never be a time when it is right to perpetuate absolute evil and lies. Islam traps millions of people within its mythology because they have not been given the opportunity to know anything different and they are threatened with death for leaving Islam’s confines. Because some members of its cult might be our allies in a fight against what even they perceive, at the brink of the void, as virulently evil and a threat to themselves, does not mean that we should allow Islam to become part of our societies.
Here is the compromise I’m willing to make.
You stay over there. I’ll stay over here. If the ummah is so predisposed to look down its nose at all non-Muslims, then stay separate from us. This is what you prefer, is it not, you billion-and-a-half strong Muslims?
It sure is what I would prefer.
So, if Islam is something we as a species are “stuck with”, then I suggest we allow them to “stick to it” behind their own borders.
Now, here’s the catch — they won’t ever do it. Islam proves each and every day that it is always going to seek “excuses” to wage jihad. Any means necessary will be created to make it seem that the Muslims are “retaliating” for some perceived transgression. Even if all the oil in the Middle East evaporated overnight and every Westerner moved out of that region because there was no longer black gold to drill or a reason to spend military power to defend our mutual interests, the Islamists would still come across our borders, plot against us and attack us in greater and more horrific ways.
Islam can not co-exist successfully with the Republic of the United States of America. It’s like a baby python that seems unassuming for a few years and then eventually you wake up one night and its 10′ long body is wrapped firmly around your neck and is squeezing the life out of you. Even if American Muslims succeed in an Islamic Reformation on our soil, such a thing will never be accepted overseas. Then what? Civil wars between factions of Muslims on our soil in addition to in Iraq and the majority Islamic portions of the globe, as well as Canada, Australia and Europe and Russia and Chechnya?
No. I’m sorry, but I will not accept Islam in the United States under any circumstances. I tolerate it now only because I’m a law-abiding citizen, but I know that when the genie is completely out of the bottle, the American people will understand what I’m typing here today in ways that right now they can not imagine being true, because so many are still living the fantasy that our nation can remain a multicultural melting pot for ever and ever successfully.
One day not so many years from now, we either put the stopper in the genie bottle or we will have one hell of a fight on our hands here, there and everywhere. What’s it going to be?
I say that Islam must go. The diseased mind of Muhammad will not reign over all parts of this globe, not as long as men and women of courage and resolve who value freedom and reason still exist.
I know — I’m a bastard. But at least I’m an honest one with a talent for seeing the future through the lens of history. Ignore me at your peril.
to hell with all terrorists
I know it’s been a while - just hoping someone reads the comments of a new person with opinions.
To the people on this site: Know your enemy.
If you had a brother and both shaired a land, and negotiations went on about how to split it while an unnoticed neighbour was watching…and this neighbour goes over to kill your son…you will think it was you brother who did so in the midst of your fights and then react by maybe killing your brother’s son. This is where the chaos happens and the neighbour gets what he wants: the land.
To those who want Islam to be separate: Well…in the past it always was. UNTILL…the French and the Brits came over…then threw the Israeli’s in the middle of the region…Left…and got the Americans to take over by helping Israel. And America went in to Iraq and interfeared with the wars going on with Israel…who was it that crossed the borders, not the muslims…They were just idiots for counting on the developed west to come in with their own devloped and democratic ways that don’t fit in with their’s. Who let them in…not the one’s looking out for the people, but the great leaders who looked for the money from the developed west, Idiots. And hense came the neigbour that would cause the civil wars by planting lies through media. The civil wars in Iraqu, Lebanon, Palistine, Pakistan etc…this is what the neighbours wished for…
To the Muslims who live for wrong Jihad without knowing what Islam is: You are not muslims, you only increase the reason for more media lies from the west and give Islam the worst name ever. You add to the crisis in all muslim and arab areas.
To the media that is a lie: keep hiding the truth that goes on in the lands which only the people live under. Give excuses for your words and lines…but you are all lies and always will be.
To readers: Open mindedness is to hear all…and if part is hidden seak it…there is bad and good in all religiouns and all regiouns. search to know your true enemy which is not Islam. Though those who claim to be muslims and don’t know what true islam is may twist this religioun’s truths around as is happening to many religiouns in this world.
To big heads like polititians…keep using these wars and excuses to stick to your high chairs while bringing those around you down…everything reaches a high limit and then falls.
To Americans and all others who may take this as an example: Imagine the red indians were scattered all around the world…and some nations that had a hand over America decided to bring them back to their homeland…90% of the people didn’t want this…but the 10% that gets its billions and benefits from those bringing them accept…And there you are: forced to leave the home and land your parents were born in, you were brought up on, you lived your lives on, you grew your memories on… forced to leave it all behind…thrown in tents…electricity, water all taken over by the red indians…and moreso, broken from your family…wouldn’t you revolt…you’d be inhuman if u didn’t…so why blame the palistinians…and why want to make friends with such a group of people like Israel…they stole a land that wasn’t their’s and they’ll always wish to spread.
American Bigshots like Bush: you have no history…so you create your own by interfering into other’s. Power is your only history…so…your the neigbour from outside wishing to gain a history…your the one interfeering in other regions…supporting those who are theives…and it’s the arab idiots that enjoy the kisses, hand, gifts, lones and money coming in from your end that let these countries drown even more. Drown in war…name calling “terrorists”, dept while you gain your money by places like Macdonalds all over the world, and therefor you try to be the rulers of the world on the expense of all who are suffering in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, etc..
Allies and Enemies: Why should America be aloud to interfere and all other’s don’t have the right to: One expalanation : the west wants its own democratic ideas to work over these countries. But is America truly democratic…is the democricy it claims it lives truley the correct democricy…
To terrorist muslims who don’t know true Islam: Keep giving the west excuses to create more of its lies and hide more of the truth…Give them their war against terrorism which is what it thrives on to take control…i mean the west big heads who can simply laugh at the idiot big heads in the arab regioun…those who only care about their chairs and the money flooding in while their countries starve and fall into greater dept…
To all people: read 1984 and know.. who is your enemy today may be your allie tomorrow and vise versa…use your brains and search…don’t follow the media which hides more that half of the truth…The media is the greatest lie…live the chaos you fear and you will find the truth…or stay away but don’t blame whom you do not know…
KNOW YOUR ENEMY: ITS THE BIG HEADS AGAINST THE WORLD: MUSLIM OR OTHERS: ITS THOSE NEIGHBOURS YOU DON’T SEE: THAT WATCH AND REACT TO GAIN CONTROL…