Sunday, July 30, 2006

The Enemy is Islam

Watching all of the recent bullshit in the Middle East, I have to wonder what all of these people have in common. Osama bin Laden, a Sunni, hated al Zarqawi and hates Hezbollah, a Shiite sect. Iraq is torn by civil war between Sunnis and Shiites with Americans caught in the middle. The Arab world could give a shit about Palestinians, but they hate the Jews with a passion. What is wrong with all of these people?
 
The one thing all of these people have in common is that they are Muslim. They are united by a dogmatic belief in their dogshit religion and the acceptance of force and violence as a legitimate means of achieving conversion. This goes all the way back to the Prophet Muhammad himself. In short, they are religiously inspired fanatics who do not respect the lives, liberty, or property of those who differ with them. It doesn't matter if they are Sunni or Shiite.
 
The other thing that unites them is a hatred of the secular west and a hatred of Israel. They especially hate the Jewish presence in Jerusalem. This is purely religious. Looking back over history, you see that religion has always been the problem in this region of the world.
 
Is it possible to simply mind our own business and hope they will leave us alone? No, this won't happen. Despite its name, Islam is not a religion of peace. You don't see Buddhists or Hindus blowing up people and buildings or beheading them. And even if you convert to their religion, if you don't accept their version of Islam, you will probably find yourself dead anyway. These are not nice people.
 
These radicals know that secularism and freedom mean death for their thinking and ways. This is why they are universally opposed to democracy. But this should also tip off policy makers in the West. It is one thing to shoot and kill these fuckheads, but the fundamental way to beat Islamists is to question their religion. Islam isn't true. People find it hard to kill or die for something they suspect is a lie.
 
I don't know if it means airlifting copies of Darwin or what not, but this war will not be won until the Islamic world faces up to the fact that their religion is utter horseshit. It is an intellectual war, and it is one that needs to be fought. Islam will not be destroyed so much as hamstrung and castrated. There will always be fanatics, but if we can keep them trying to achieve some degree of intellectual credibility, viz. Christianity, then we will have made the world a better place.
 

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