“The world wants to be deceived.” — Sebastian Brant, Ship of Fools, 1494
Immediately following every terrorist attack there is always the usual burst of exculpatory commentary on how the religion of Islam is in no way connected to the terrorism committed by Muslims. Muslims are the most common victims of terrorism, so how can we point the finger at their religion as being the source of this terrorism? How can we blame Islam, oft purported to be “the religion of peace,” for the terrorism now plaguing Western democracies?
The fact that this specious argument remains for the Leftist and the anarchist and the globalist the basic justification for the exculpation of Islam from the crimes the rest of thinking humanity know it is guilty of is reason enough to address the issue yet again. And isn’t it ludicrous that these same apologists have been forced – for lack of a better argument – to invent an exculpatory phrase (“Islamophobia”) in order to delegitimize the various anxieties that this very religion is causing to those who covet the freedom of living without such fears, and who remain convinced that no religion should carry along with its boasts of salubrious virtues an imposing reputation for violence and intolerance also?
Douglas Murray writes in England’s Spectator: “For a decade and a half the West has adopted this reasoning. If a group of men fly planes into the Twin Towers all the leaders of the free world rush to the local Islamic centre to extol the wonders of Islam. When a group of British Muslims blow up the London transport system the city’s police chiefs wave away the smoke and immediately extol the peacefulness of Islam. And when a suicide bomber in Manchester blows up 22 young people as they leave a concert, the one thing nobody must say is that there is any connection whatsoever with Islam. The problem cannot be Islam. Yet the answer apparently always is.” The question to be asked here is not why we are counseled to react this way – a very important and necessary question. But the more important question is, who is counseling us to react this way? Certainly not those who have never consented to be part of the Left’s multiculturalism experiment.
The fact that Muslims have always been the majority of victims of Islamic terrorism further inculpates, rather than exculpates, this religion for the terrorism it creates. The political upheavals and the religious sectarianism that Islam incubates and fosters in those countries where Islam is the predominant religion is not and never has been the fault of Western imperialism. If one digs deep enough into the history of the Middle East, one soon discovers that Islam, during its stormy advent in the Arabian Peninsula, simultaneously gave rise to a very distinct strain of religiously induced imperialism, an imperialism more notorious for displacing conquered peoples than the much maligned Zionism could ever rival.
The same Islamic imperialism is at work today, with far more finesse and just as much bloodshed. As Andrew Wheatcroft noted, “be certain that they will readily use the instruments of modernity when they choose, for they disseminate their ideological product by ‘viral marketing’. This viral analogy is relevant to the spread of terrorism, for infective viruses cannot be controlled by traditional ‘antibiotic’ methods.” The fact that we are now witnessing Al Quds Day marches in major Canadian and American cities, as well as the push for the inclusion of sharia law into Western judiciaries and “anti-Islamophobia” motions being passed by Western governments is proof of the well-camouflaged encroachment of this imperialism.
Irene Nemirovsky said it best: “They’re trying to make us believe we live in the age of the ‘community,’ when the individual must perish so that society may live, and we don’t want to see that it is society that is dying so the tyrants can live.” And we allow this to happen because our world wants to be deceived, as Sebastian Brant wrote. We don’t want to believe that the West has retreated and been forced into this war of democratic freedoms and traditions versus Islamic tyranny. But here we are, and here democracy either stands or falls, lives or dies.
blitz2b says
The Quran describes Allah as the best deceiver there is, a liar who is not above using the same evil and wicked schemes of his opponents.
For example, the Quran calls Allah a makr, in fact the best makr there is:
But they (the Jews) were deceptive, and Allah was deceptive, for Allah is the best of deceivers (Wamakaroo wamakara Allahu waAllahu khayru al-makireena)! S. 3:54; cf. 8:30
So if leaders of the free world are so anxious to be deceived every time a Muslim blows himself along with other innocent people, then it only proves that Allah the supreme deceiver is succeeding in his deceptions towards mankind.
Woe betide us!
Frank says
It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Mark Twain
blitz2b says
So true Frank.
Willing submission by our liberal politicians, media and even religious leaders, to all things Islamic seems so much more prevalent here in the west than one wrought through persecution that Christians in the middle East and other Islamic countries face.
James says
Why are all jihadis, without a single exception, Muslims, if jihadi terrorism HNTDWI ?
There are no
Catholic
Baptist
Orthodox
Sikh
Anglican
Presbyterian
Sally Army
Quaker
Dispensationalist
Mormon
Jain
Buddhist
Atheist
Agnostic
Unitarian
Nazarene
Methodist
“Holy Roller”
Pentecostal
Scientologist
Urantia Book
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Socialist Workers’ Party
Communist
Freemason
Democrat
Republican
Neo-Nazi
Phalangist
– jihadis. Evéry one of them is Muslim.
I wonder why ? Might there not, just possibly, be some slight connection with the violence commanded by the Koran and the ahadith ? Absurdly unlikely, obviously – but is it impossible ?
Minutes1234 says
Indeed.
patriotliz says
The question is WHY do Western leaders and their gullible followers want to be “deceived”…or… are they just willing allies and admirers of totalitarian imperialism and destruction of Western Civilization?
Godwin says
Theresa May looked ugly n stupid wearing a headscarf in the picture.
Savvy Kafir says
It’s the stupid part that matters. She wasn’t hired to be a beauty queen. Where she fails (spectacularly) is as a leader, and as a defender of her people & her society.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Savvy Kafir.
James says
She would not fail if her advisers and fellow-ministers and fellow-MPs were better informed.
J_not_a says
Actually I’ll defend the “ugly” part of the comment. The sight of a major Western leader sucking up to islam is ugly, May makes herself ugly bowing and scraping to that disgusting, backwards death cult.
Roy Jennings says
Most Western style Authorities seems to believe that acceptance of Islam is the answer? It seems wary of its supposed religious stature and its obvious intolerance of criticism. The fear of an Islamic backlash now affects many aspects of Western life. Those that question Islamic motives are often ridiculed by Authority and the media. Mainstream media shows a level of defined ignorance and arrogance regarding those who seek a public debate on Islam and its agenda. Encouraged by the hideous omnipresence of PC and Islamic protectionism, it facilitates hatred and ridicule against anyone who may criticize Islam, yet is sympathetic to virtually all who support Islamic values. Those that are prepared to publicly express concern are labelled Islamaphobic, racist or any number of derogatory terms. Authority also believes, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that Islam will ultimately integrate on all social and cultural levels in non Islamic societies? The reality is that with the fastest expanding population of any political or religious group worldwide, within 2-3 decades Islam is likely to become Authority via democracy. It’s already happening where Muslim populations have grown sufficiently. Democracy allows opposition to Islam and is therefore likely to be annulled or at least changed to prevent democratic challenge. It is also probable that the Islamic terrorist groups who have lost hundreds of thousands of lives fighting for an Islamic World will expect (and get) positions of power. A much harder form of Sharia law is then the likely outcome for everyone.
mortimer says
EXCELLENT ANALOGY: THE SHIP OF FOOLS!!!
Jamie Glazov: The UK is clearly committing suicide, but it’s committing SUICIDE because of who’s stearing the ship.
Paul Weston: “What a wonderful expression. It’s the Titanic heading towards the iceberg. All the passengers can see what’s going to happen. They’re all telling the captain and first mate to change course. And they are resolutely NOT changing course. And they’re ARRESTING THE PASSENGERS. So…yeah…what else can you call them, but ‘the TRAITOR CLASS’? They know what’s going on. They know how people feel about it. They are cracking down on their own population.”
THE TRAITOR CLASS of Western elites is telling the people lies: that Islam is benign…that Islam is NOT a SUPREMACIST, MISOGYNISTIC DEATH CULT.
The SHIP OF FOOLS streaks at FULL SPEED towards the ISLAMIC ICEBERG!!!
Tom says
We are getting to the culmination of a plan for world domination that has been well planned and executed by the Muslim Brotherhood who have infiltrated and influenced our governments and political parties, and by extension, our politicians into believing that Islam is a victim not an aggressor.
These same covert MB operatives are using their more overt muslim brothers in ISIS and in most mosques to agitate and terrorize the western populations in order to mask their own subversive actions in controlling our governments and slowly changing our way of life to that of Islam.
These rats in the house must be trapped, rooted out and disposed of into prisons where they belong.
Wakeup says
Theresa Mayis part of the problem not part of the solution her suppression of dissent and knee jerk reaction against free speech is very dangerous. Her majesty the Queen has a constitutional duty to warn against politically disasterous courses of action such as her speech on devolution. It is time we had a formal constitution in the UK but in particular a bill of righs guaranteeing freedom of speech.
It is sad to say this as a conservative but Britain is on the road to hell with Theresa May acting as the handmaiden of evil.
MaryO says
She even looks like some king of witch with that headscarf on.
James says
Looks are no indication of character.
J_not_a says
Reading comprehension 101 – she said THE HEADSCARF made May look like a witch ( and I agree). MaryO did not point out and insult May on any particular facial feature (s).
Delotte London says
EXCELLENT ARTICLE! Thank you, Mr. Devolin.
vyx says
In the Bible, who is the great deceiver?
That entity would approve of gays being thrown off buildings.
That entity would approve of women being stoned for adultery.
That entity would approve of killing women who were raped.
That entity would approve of using suicide bombers.
That entity would approve of using children as suicide bombers.
That entity would approve of the concept of “convert or die.”
Can you guess his name?
MaryO says
Neither Christians nor Jews would approve of anything you have mentioned. I certainly do not know of the Christian God approving of suicide bombers and Jesus Himself opposed stoning for adultery. You obviously know nothing about the Bible. As for the worst, we determined that such things were unsuitable in a civilized society. Don’t be so ignorant. You know there’s a difference.
By the way, did you know that the Moslems lost the use of the wheel?
Pong says
MaryO,
I think you totally misunderstood the post. A little thinking before posting usually goes well. Try it.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
MaryO, vyx is talking about the …… we dare not utter his name, that it may call him hither.
Shone says
Yes, I can,, and many of followers of Mr Spencer’s work also can. But there is no need for guessing at all. This entity is fallen one, the morning star, the seraph who had rebelled against his creator, the proud one, the adversary, better know as light bearer, but it light leads to darkness. He is also know as the tempting one, as the evil one, and a prince of this world, he is also know as the liear, “lying spirit\\\\”, Who is it? Who is the entity so nicely potrayed by Al Pacino in “The Devil’s Advocate”? The essential humanist… Who is it? And further more, whose ‘god” is called the master deceiver, the proud one, the ruler of the world, the ruler of worlds, the merciful to humans, whose god have 99 “perfect” names? Hebrew? Christian? Buddhist?Hindy?
Guest says
What we ‘want’ is not the same as what we ‘need’
StacyGirl says
“Muslims are the biggest victims of terror.” Here in Chicago blacks are most often the victims of crimes, with the perpetrators also being black. This holiday weekend being a sad reminder. But as other racial and ethnic groups can attest, we are very often their victims. In the last year alone my family has been the victim of a car jacking, a parking lot attack, and a business break in– all by black preps. I don’t hate blacks but like Muslims I recognize a systematic problem exists in their culture that is deadly.
Monty says
We are seeing the fulfillment of bible prophecies: “…and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.”
Islam is so obviously hostile to all that is democratic and Christian, it is incomprehensible that Islam should become so quickly entrenched. Unless we take note of God’s warnings. The “deluding influence” has turned people into gullible fools who swallow the whole Muslim mantra and therefore are bringing abut their own downfall. The moral and spiritual corruption of the Western world has brought this about. Unless people wake up to themselves and repent, Western civilisation is finished.
Lydia Church says
Exactly! This is actually referring to the church, which is in the ‘great apostasy’ right now due to the end times bible prophesies, but it applies to the world as a whole as well because they will all be deceived by antichrist. They have already chosen to drink the cool aid of deception and are now drunk with deception. The whole world is rapidly approaching the convergence of all end times events of Bible prophecy.
On another note, I have loved taking part in these discussions but due to various factors I need to take some time away but I will still be reading the headlines to remain informed. So if you guys in charge don’t see my usual comment, I’m still here!
God bless you!
And thanks for all you do!
gravenimage says
We’ll look for you when you come back, Lydia. Be well.
gravenimage says
The World Wants To Be Deceived
……………………..
For all too many, this is grimly true. I have *literally* had people put their hands over their ears to avoid leaning about Islam.
This is not just ignorance, but *willful ignorance. Many just don’t want to learn about the threat Islam presents.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
And when the Gauls sacked Rome the Romans said, “but we did not know! Woe, what will become of us?” (Again, it’s the old thing of not knowing your history.)
gravenimage says
Grimly true.
Sarah says
Great article, thank-you.
Is it just me, or have things been a little quiet on the terror front lately? Unless the MSM have been working hard to not spread the word of the latest attacks occurring – but it seems to me that the Muslim’s are taking a break after Ramadan; recharging their terror batteries, I guess.
There will always be a portion of society who are just plain dumb. They are the ones who stick forks into toasters, they are the ones who think its a great idea to use the hairdryer to dry their new manicure faster, whilst soaking their feet in a tub of water. They are the ones who will see a flooded roadway at night and decide that driving on anyway, is completely fine.
They are Darwin Award nominees. They are hopelessly ignorant. Some may be very well educated – education isn’t a guarantee of common sense and sensibility. They are the types who cannot possibly wrap their heads around the very notion that their selfish little lives are at genuine risk, because of a certain type of ideology and the enormous number of followers that it has.
They are the types who instead of running away from a tornado or a tsunami – they stand there, gaping like slack jawed yokels and take photographs instead. They will, eventually, stand there, in unthinking disbelief, as the machete strikes downward on their neck. Or as the SUV plows them over. Or as the gun barrel is trained to their direction.
Its these types. These idiot’s who we have to hand hold throughout life that want to be deceived. We have our Health & Safety Laws for these people. People who need to be told that you can’t wear a pair of sandals in a knife factory. Or that grabbing a hold of an electric fence is not a wise move. These are the people that we need our Road Rules for,because they’ll drive at 40km over the limit, in a torrential downpour, around sharp corners, in a boxy SUV otherwise.
They are the type who will feed their kids McDonald’s for 3 meals a day and look astonished when their kids grow obese and get juvenile diabetes and collapse when trying to do the 100m sprint at the school sports carnival.
They are the dead weight that we have slow society down for, in order for them to keep up. And they are the ones now who just cannot truly comprehend that someone else can hate them to their very bones and want nothing more than their agonizing death to occur, because of religious beliefs.
These are the ones who will die first. With a look of stunned bovine stupidity plastered across their faces. All they want is to continue going to their 9-5 job every day, sitting in traffic on their commute, feeding their faces in front of the TV every night, gazing stupidly at endless hours of Reality TV programs, spending their weekends sitting in camping chairs at their kid’s sports games, cheering them on and thinking about their next trip to the shops and what they can buy.
We are dumbed down, as a community for their benefit. We are slowed down, as a society, to help them keep up. Now we are at risk of being maimed, being terrorized and outright being slaughtered – because THEY ARE TOO GODDAMN STUPID TO SEE A BASIC THREAT WHEN ITS STARING THEM RIGHT IN THEIR BOVINE FACES.
The world needs a colonic, frankly. This kind of ignorant, unthinking, lazy stupidity is what has bought the West to its knees, ripe for the Islamic takeover.
Lawrence says
Yes but we are talking the majority of Westerners, because that is Leftism. In fact I am no big believer in democracy, it is meaningless when the people are dumb and barbarians. Which they are. They just elect tryants and in our case, Islamophiles like themselves. I am not advocating for dictatorships. I am just saying the people get the governments they deserve.
carpediadem says
Actually it’s people at the top – the highly-educated, well travelled bunch who orchestrated all this, and have done for generations.
So take your misplaced sense of superiority and shove it.
Chris Malan says
It’s not that the majority actively wants to be deceived, it’s just that they think their ideas are reality without making sure it is the case. In most cases, reality exists quite openly and is easy to find and inspect. It’s just too much work. It’s easier having an unfounded opinion, especially if it’s fashionable and makes one part of the in crowd. It’s always been like this and there is no evidence that this is about to change. Just accept it. Let them all go to hell on the trot. They deserve it.
UNCLE VLADDI says
How do you enrage Conservatives?
LIE TO THEM!
How do you enrage liberals?
TELL THEM THE TRUTH!