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| The Imaginary Islamic Radical |
| 2015-02-01 |
| by Sultan Knish The debate over Islamic terrorism has shifted so far from reality that it has now become an argument between the administration, which insists that there is nothing Islamic about ISIS, and critics who contend that a minority of Islamic extremists are the ones causing all the problems. But what makes an Islamic radical, extremist? Where is the line between ordinary Muslim practice and its extremist dark side? ...Our Countering Violent Extremism program emphasizes the centrality of Islamic legal authority as the best means of fighting Islamic terrorists. Our ideological warfare slams terrorists for not accepting the proper Islamic chain of command. Our solution to Islamic terrorism is a call for Sharia submission. That’s not an American position. It’s an Islamic position and it puts us in the strange position of arguing Islamic legalism with Islamic terrorists. Our politicians, generals and cops insist that the Islamic terrorists we’re dealing with know nothing about Islam because that is what their Saudi liaisons told them to say. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 Well now, chewed thru the restraints did 'ya? You know ABs hot on your trail man. Also: Hello. Even the trolls miss you. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-02-01 17:09 |
| #6 the return of Dave D! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-01 17:06 |
| #5 Bingo! |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-02-01 15:49 |
| #4 I may be wrong but Islam seems to be the only "religion" that promises pleasures of the flesh after death that are not allowed in life. It's not a spiritual experience but rather one that bribes it's male followers with sexual rewards. The only absolute sure way to get to heaven is to die in jihad. You can be a terrible person all your life but if you die while killing non-believers you're in. Sick, really. |
| Posted by: Clarong Thud4883 2015-02-01 14:55 |
| #3 The Thugees worshipping Kali by strangling people were just following their religion as well but Im glad they were wiped out. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-02-01 12:37 |
| #2 Well said, Dave. One thing nobody seems to publicly contemplate is that the common denominator in Islamic terror acts is that they they are merely following directions. It is a system of social control in much the same way that est Indian Voodoo is, the supernatural element is there to enforce particular behavior and tolerate no exceptions. Unlike Voodoo it is Imperialistic to an almost cancerous level. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2015-02-01 12:04 |
| #1 This boils the situation down to its essentials: "Our problem is not the Islamic radical, but the inherent radicalism of Islam. Islam is a radical religion. It radicalizes those who follow it. Every atrocity we associate with Islamic radicals is already in Islam. The Koran is not the solution to Islamic radicalism, it is the cause." We are at war with Islam, whether we choose to acknowledge it or not; and the reason we are at war with Islam is that Islam is at war with us and has been, for 1400 years. My only quibble with the article is that I don't consider Islam a religion: it's a murder cult, a social system for breeding psychopaths and justifying psychopathic behavior. That, and nothing more. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2015-02-01 10:24 |