Civil Disobedience
We did not build these nations outside the yoke of Islam only to have them torn down before our very eyes under the protections of democratic government. And if you believe that the Islamists don’t understand how to manipulate us, I refer you to this article and videos:
Banned by PBS - Muslims Against Jihad
Take special note of the Omar Bakri quote:
“The only way you can stop us, by give up your democracy. If you give up democracy and Freedom of Speech, and start to stop us and ban us the way you started to do, that the way you can stop us. But that mean we succeed. We say to the people: ‘You see? Democracy-Hypocrisy. We have always said so.’ You do not believe in democracy.”
Unfortunately for Mr. Bakri, we still run these democracies, and there is still time to prove him wrong. Part of democratic freedom is wielding the economic power of a capitalist system for the benefit of all. And throughout the history of Western nations, economics has been a powerful means of protest and fomenting much needed change. This has been especially true in the United States of America. Perhaps you remember a little incident called the ‘Boston Tea Party’?
“If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.”
-Sir Winston Churchill
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This is no joke. The campaign is growing by baby-steps.
Do you think peaceful boycott is some sort of sin? Then you do not know history. Progenitors of boycott were Thoreau and Ghandi.
For people to just get self-righteously indignant about this, what are they saying about all the atrocities done in the name of Islam every hour on this planet? What would you do then to “fix” Islam if you will not confront it directly? Will you war upon it or will you do the easiest thing and try to ignore it, run away from it?
Some will choose to boycott when they can, and if Muslims are adversely affected, that is exactly the point — that will force Islam towards a true reformation and the “moderates” to do something about the so-called “extremists” or Muslims will be forced to make-due or emigrate.
What people do not understand most of all is this: Islam is at war with the non-Muslim world. The primary tenet of the Koran is to spread Islam by whatever means necessary so that it one day dominates the world. Just because YOU, whoever you might be reading this, might not adhere to a war mentality, do not think for one second that Islamic jihad does not. It is already moving and even events like 9-11 aren’t enough to shake dhimmis out of their stupor. That leaves it up to the rest of us to act.
What the Boycott Islam campaign is all about:
How to peacefully remove Muslims from your own neighborhood
But calling for a boycott of Islam is fascist and racist!
Then what do you have to say about these campaign concepts run by others:
Muslims Urge Store Boycott in Harlem
American-lead boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
Boycott of BP lead by Sharpton and Jackson
Sharpton back boycott of Downton Cincinnati
Sharpton boycotts a Jewish-owned business in Harlem
Sharpton Boycotts Korean Shop Owners
Boycott good enough for Ghandi and Thoreau but not for you?
From an article by Gail Jarvis (emphasis added):
Speculation on how thinkers of prior generations would regard contemporary society brings me to Henry David Thoreau, specifically his essay “Civil Disobedience.” Thoreau believed that certain injustices were serious enough to warrant defiance of authority. He himself refused to pay his poll taxes because he felt he was lending support to policies he disapproved of, such as slavery and the war against Mexico.
Nonviolent acts of civil disobedience, such as demonstrations, protests and boycotts, have always been employed to combat major injustices – war being a primary target. The recent demonstrations against military operations in Baghdad are a replay of the protests we witnessed during the Viet Nam war.
Companies to Consider Boycotting:
- View the current, printable company and product list
- How to add to this list
- For Anti-Jihad Bloggers: Bye-Bye Islamic Adverstisements
Prince al-Waleed of Saudi Arabia is the 5th richest man in the world, with an amassed wealth of over 20 billion dollars. He is a Sunni Muslim, politically active in Lebanon and heavily invested in American companies, including 5% of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, the parent company to FoxNews.
Frank J Gaffney Jr. wrote in 2005:
Recall that he was the Saudi prince who made headlines after September 11th when he visited Ground Zero and offered then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani a $10 million check for relief efforts.
A few days later, however, the prince released a statement that blamed the United States and its support for Israel for the devastating 9/11 attacks. To his credit, “America’s Mayor” immediately returned the prince’s check with a statement: “There is no moral equivalent for this attack. The people who did it lost any right to ask for justification when they slaughtered…innocent people….Not only are those statements wrong, they’re part of the problem.”
Then, there was the prince’s bizarre miscalculation over how to rehabilitate his image in this country. Shortly after the check fiasco, he permitted the CBS program “60 Minutes” to profile him and his hyper-rich, internationally jet-setting lifestyle. The ensuing spectacle of an indolent, Westernized Material Boy cannot have done much more for the image of the Kingdom’s royals with his country’s millions of Wahhabi have-nots than it did with the average American viewer.
From Forbes, 2004:
The jet-setting prince is transforming himself into a businessman-cum-political-activist. Sure, he’s still got his $10 billion stake in Citigroup. But in Saudi Arabia this nephew of the king has called for a range of reforms: elections, women’s rights and job creation. And he’s publicly criticized the state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco. Plus, he’s a vocal supporter of the U.S.—and has set up centers at universities in Cairo and Beirut to teach the American political system. On his latest spin through the U.S., in January, he met with former U.S. Presidents Carter, Clinton and Bush to talk about what he calls “narrowing the gap between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.
More suggested reading: “The Trade Jihad” by Mumin Salih
Useful Resources & Search Engines:
Zabihah - Guide to Halal restaurants, markets and stores
Halalapalooza! - Over 386 online Halal stores listed
Salat-o-matic - Over 1739 mosques and Islamic schools listed
United Muslims - Guide to Islamic community service and political groups
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