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I know many Muslims are peace-loving people who just want to
get on with their own lives. But, and this is a very big “but”, there is
obviously a fairly large population of Muslims who believe in the jihadist philosophy
of attacking innocents for the perceived crimes of a few. These minorities form
a dangerous and easily led core of radicals who pose a threat to the peace of
many places in the world if not the entire world.
I have preached tolerance for a long time, but am coming
around to the position that many of the governments who tolerate these
minorities and their hatred are unfit partners for the free world to court.
Further, I think that the world has probably passed another tipping point where
the radical Islamists are uncontrollable in the short run and quite probably in
the long run as well. So where does that leave us? In a very dangerous world
where allies must be chosen carefully, and supported strongly. In a world where
none of us would wish to be, but we are forced to be in it anyway. In a world
where Islamic nations increasingly hate the “west” (whatever that means) and
work for our fall.
I don’t have a proposal on how to navigate this world, but
it scares me almost to death. This latest round of riots, lootings and killings
are just one more reason to be seriously worried about what the more radical
elements of the Islamic world are up to and how far they will go to achieve
their goals. We are in serious trouble
here people. No time for the faint-hearted.
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