The following is a good introductory essay which should be read in its entirety, especially by those still "confused" about Islam. "Moderate Islam?" by Sam Solomon, for Europe News, July 28:
Where is moderate Islam? Does it exist? If so, then where? Is it rooted in true Islam or just wishful thinking?
[...]A 2001 survey revealed how Muslims in Britain viewed themselves:
15% said they were radical in that they followed a literal understanding of the Qur'an and the example of Muhammad. 70% described themselves as nominal - that is, they followed Islamic traditions and their cultural adaptations. 15% saw themselves as liberal - they were happy to follow the West and assimilate fully into British culture.
What is the situation today?
The Sunday Telegraph on 19 February 2006 carried a YouGov survey report that revealed:
40% of British Muslims identified with Islamic radicalism.
This was post 7/7, and, for whatever reason, shows that radicalism is on the increase in Britain. It may be that new immigrants are swelling the numbers of radical Islam, but it is certainly true that many British Muslims are being won over to a more Islamist position. It is reasonable to conclude that between 2001 and 2006 converts to the "radical cause' came from the group previously identified as nominal.
Imagine that, Muslim recruits for the "radical" camp increased after 7/7. Actually, this is very normal and to be expected human behavior: since the UK, on the whole, did not "over-react," but took its "medicine" in good dhimmi fashion, probably served only to motivate those on-the-fence Muslims to "radicalize." This, actually, is the history of Islam: the more Islam appeared powerful and domineering, the more people have jumped on the band -- or "caravan" -- wagon to reap the rewards of triumph and feelings of superiority. Simply put, it's the "bully" mentality which thrives on weakness.
"... it's the "bully" mentality which thrives on weakness."
Bingo, Raymond.
Excellent post.
Yeah thats why these cowards bomb and murder young children and women. They are a bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and th helpless. Many examples of kidnapping young teenage girls and forced into Islam and raped. Young boys are raped and forced into Islam by this barbaric, blood thirsty religion.
Well it's the radicals creating more radicals of course. It's like a "train the trainer" program. No one in the UK (or anywhere else) has tried to figure out what makes a radical in the first place, at our own peril I might add.
Damn the Infidels!
Full Jihad-speed ahead!
NYPD did a great job of explaining the shift from normal to radical ~ translated here:
http://freemendo.typepad.com/undaunted/2007/11/this-post-is-ad.html
This should be seen by as many people as possible. I am putting it here, and elsewhere, hoping that many will see it, and many will send it on, so it may spread throughout the Internet:
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1821.htm
sounder,.. it's the KKKoran, sutpid!
Sorry that wasn't meant in a personal way. More like tongue in cheek.
"More like tongue in cheek."
Posted by: Ummah Gummah
LOL! The Muslim talk with "tongue in cheek" every time they speak!
Muslims are very good in portraying themselves as 'the good guys'. I guess it depends on what 'good' is.
In Jakarta, Indonesia, there has been another incident, this time involving a School of Theology (SETIA). All newspaper accounts said that this was started by theological school student stealing. Of course this is far from the truth. According to eyewitness account, one of the teachers at the school as he was leaving the school, he was ganged up and beaten by a group of people. He then ran back to campus, and a group of students came to his help. A fight ensued.
The muslims attacked, police came, didn't do anything about it. Of course members of FPI (Muslim Defender's Front) was among the attackers. (they are the organizations behind every attacks on Christians, churches, restaurants that open during fasting month).
One of the rumors going around was that 'unknown' people were going to reinforce the students at the school. Of course this is another good reason for attacking the school, throwing a Molotiv cocktail at the campus, posting Muslims at checkpoints to make sure that no students from the school can go in, they;'re only allowed out.
In the attack 2 students were stabbed by Islamists in front of police who didn't do anything to prevent it, nor arrest the attackers.
There are at the moment, according to the email, still about 50 students left on campus who are defending the campus, to avoid the campus being destroyed by the attackers.
The Government, instead of arresting the perpetrators, is taking steps to 'protect' the students, by evacuating the schools. And of course the mosques are also helping in this "good deed", in that they're appealing through their loudspeakers to the students who are renting in the area to go to campus so they can be evacuated also.
Below is a link to the dhimmi Jakarta Post, in which you will not see very much about what is really going on. The information above from the Indonesian language newspapers and private email from eyewitnesses.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/07/26/e-jakarta-clash-injures-residents-students.html
This is their typical ruse to close down a Christian school from their midst. Fabricate a lie to accuse the school/student, attack, government comes in to 'protect' the students by evacuating them, if nobody is left to protect the school, the school/church/whatever is destroyed. If the destruction didn't come to pass, then they will find other ways to close it down.
When the pols attempt to appease radicals they only seem to create more of them, if the pols decided to crack down you would see a different result.
You do understand that a bully can be beaten don't you?
Moderate Islam = Radical Islam
All it needs is a few crazy Mullahs being allowed into the West to preach hatred.
Education and intelligence are not compatible with islam. They just want to learn how to kill infidels according to the koran.
To be fair, the first poll was pre-Iraq and the second was post-invasion (or liberation or whatever).
The solution is simple : become bullies ourselves. Let's bomb a few police stations, and a few mosques. Produce at least 500 dead bodies, at least 499 from the mosques.
The new york times will instruct all women to promptly undress when whoever carried stuff like this out enters the state.
On the condition that you get away with it.