Mark Steyn says that “Robert Spencer [is] the author of several bestselling books on Islam, a brave crusader against the dopier multiculti illusions and the proprietor of the indispensable Jihad Watch.”
One of the dopier multiculi illusions, if not the dopiest, is that criticism of Islam, Sharia, and even jihad terror constitutes “bigotry” and “Islamophobia.” Think I’m exaggerating? British police in helicopters recently swooped down on a garden party. Why? Because the revellers were playing (inadvertently!) a song that mocked Osama bin Laden.
Osama is not even supposed to be a Muslim, right? He is supposed to be a hijacker of the true, peaceful Islam, no? So why is mocking him “Islamophobic,” much less a crime in Britain?
Because the British political and media elites, like their counterparts all over the West, are for various reasons committed to the idea that any criticism of Islam or anything that can even be construed as criticism of Islam is unfairly victimizing Muslims, whom they regard as a persecuted group. But in reality, they are ignoring actual persecution of women, gays, Jews, Christians, secular Muslims, and others.
I detail it all in my new book Confessions of an Islamophobe. Preorder your copy here now. Find out what the Western elites are overlooking, and the real dangers of stigmatizing all criticism of Islam as “Islamophobia.”
The West is staking its future on these dopey multiculti illusions. Find out the extent of the damage, and what is at stake now, in Confessions of an Islamophobe.
mortimer says
The loss of free speech in the UK is a grave concern for the world. If the UK cannot preserve the freedom of expression, who can? Islam is an aggressive, totalitarian POLITICAL IDEOLOGY that can only be stopped by DISCUSSION and CRITICISM of it. It is PRUDENT to discuss and debate a POLITICAL IDEOLOGY bent on the removal of human rights of women and ‘others’.
Political Islam must be debated and mocked because it is an absurd, misogynistic and discriminatory political system. The theocratic part of Islam is incidental to Islam’s supremacist, political agenda.
John says
Agree. But dumb voters elect dumb “leaders”
Bob says
Where is the real choice, John?!
Shane says
It is time for a bloody revolution in the UK and other European countries where the leaders are bent on committing national suicide by Islam. I don’t see any other way to save Europe except for civil war.
gravenimage says
We need to keep educating people about the threat of Islam. Too many are sill in denial about this.
Lacey says
Even my kids won’t listen very upsetting. Perhaps the result of uni.
John says
You can thank the Left/liberal pro-islam Morons who vote and run UK and most of Europe.
AND THanks to third wave feminism you have mostly pussified men http://tinyurl.com/y9ll38ls
…or men who are too disgusted with the man hating women. Islam will have free run.
LeftisruiningCanada says
“Political Islam must be debated and mocked because it is an absurd, misogynistic and discriminatory political system. The theocratic part of Islam is incidental to Islam’s supremacist, political agenda.”
Agreed. This is vital. Hence it is almost impossible without suffering death in lands where islam rules the minds of those in power.
I would say though that the theocratic/theological aspect is where islam derives its all consuming motive energy from, rather than being incidental. but perhaps thats not what you meant.
Gary says
Here Here! Well said!!
Aussie Infidel says
Mortimer, I agree that “Islam is an aggressive, totalitarian POLITICAL IDEOLOGY”, and it would be great if it could be stopped “by DISCUSSION and CRITICISM.” But how long will it take? Five years, ten, twenty, or fifty years? By then it will be too late to avoid civil war – which we might not win.
Political Islam is being debated and mocked NOW to the extent that we are able. But the public keep electing ignorant politicians who are simply ‘useful idiots’ who aid and abet the Hijra against our countries. I spoke to one politician earlier today, who said his biggest challenge will be resettling the thousands of refugees expected in the near future. When I queried whether the refugees would again be more Muslims, or the Christians or Yazidis they were persecuting, he was quite indignant that he “COULD NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE GROUNDS OF RELIGION.” And yet he admitted that he had not even read the Quran. What hope have we got when our leaders are that ignorant and politically correct?
To add insult to injury, current human rights legislation – put in place by the Left – has been hijacked by the Muslims who use it to silence their critics.
I also agree that, “The theocratic part of Islam is incidental to Islam’s supremacist, political agenda.” However, as in all religions, the theocratic aspects of Islam have been indoctrinated into Muslims from birth, and provide the ‘supernatural glue’ that holds the Ummah together. And of course Islam’s apostasy law also prevents people from abandoning the faith, through fear of retribution.
Michael Copeland says
The “supernatural glue” is closely connected with the vigilante murder, penalty-free, of anyone who discusses Islam.
Remember the Iranian who held Koran sessions, and ventured his opinion that the story of Jonah be taken figuratively rather than literally? He was hanged.
John Forbes says
Just watched the BRITISH POLICE arrest people for mocking – supposedly – OSAMA BIN LADEN !
The BRITISH have gone MAD & TERESA is again TERRIFIED !
Initially we were told old OSAMA was not a MUSLIM – JUST a BAD GUY !
But by memory he is a HERO in Saudi Arabia where when the towers were HIT the CONGRATULATIONS flooded social Media all over the GULF !
BUT the BRITISH police have no credibility anyway as they WITHHELD protection from British Children who were& are currently being gang raped by Groups of Muslim Men in over 70 British Cities !
Now if the POLICE had credibility they would be out chasing CHILD RAPISTS – of which there are LEGIONS now in the uk – instead of bothering a few rather inebriated people having a sing song about a MASS KILLER of INNOCENT PEOPLE who now sleeps with the FISHES !! GOOD RIDDANCE !!!
gravenimage says
My God, John–you are not wrong:
“Police swoop on garden party where song mocking the death of Osama Bin Laden was played”
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/bin-laden-song-police-party-13097525
So now the British police have a problem if you are not “respectful” of someone mass murdering us.
The only racism here is pretending that it is the color of someone’s skin that turns them into a homicidal killer. It is a lie–this is about ideology, not ethnicity.
gravenimage says
And here’s the song in question: “F*ck bin Laden”. Some of the lyrics are a bit rude, but there is absolutely *nothing* racist about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr9Kaa1sycs
Bindon Blood says
These keystone kops obviously don’t know their a–e from their elbow. They haven’t a clue what they are talking about and don’t even know themselves what the people have done wrong. That’s because they have done nothing wrong. As usual the most virulent supporter of the new thought police is the female constable. What a pathetic bunch and what a waste of time and money. It costs well over £1000 every time that helicopter is launched. A helicopter because of a song laughing at the death of a terrorist!! You couldn’t make this stuff up.
gravenimage says
Yes–British police don’t have the resources to track Jihad terrorists on watch lists, but they can launch a helicopter because some yobbos are having a laugh over Osama bin Laden?
Suicidal madness.
Does anyone know what happened after this? Is there a follow up to this story?
mortimer says
The multiculturalists and cultural Marxists intentionally forget that Islam is a supremacist political ideology.
Cultural Marxists are merely using Islam in its attempt to limit free speech and jockey into a permanent position of being the established ‘PERMANENT REVOLUTIONARY PARTY’ in every Western nation.
In spite of the gulags and world wars, Leftists still espouse the dream of Marxist Utopia even after such fools’ Utopias have been seen to be no more than meat grinders.
gravenimage says
Is this another claim that Islam is not really a threat, and that poor Muslims are just being used by evil Infidels?
When Muslims are in power, they do plenty of limiting free speech on their own. I know you are familiar with “blasphemy” laws.
Walter Sieruk says
One of the many Politically Correct idea’s which is tragically alive and well in both America and Europe the philosophy of multiculturalism which many Westerners are infected by the worthless , sick and unrealistic philosophy also part of the PC madness that is called “Cultural Relativity.”
Which is the concept that all culture are equal because this C.R concept teaches the foolishness that all values derive their meaning within the specific social content. This folly of thinking leads, or misleads, many people to view every position as only “opinion” and that truth is only relevant to the person or society holding that view. In other words, discovering actual truth in impossible.
Such C.R is absurd, nonsensical and contradictory. For example, to say “finding the truth is impossible “Is a statement of contradiction. For in making that statement that is saying, in essence, “I have found the truth which is finding the truth is not possible.” It should be obvious that this “Cultural War’ needs to and should have a solidly based in and on truth and not by a worthless “war of opinions” With the Left Wing ,with PC mindset of CR everything those of the Right says is just “opinion.” on a subject. Of course, that’s not so with the left in which everything they claim is be true is “true.” What a flip –flop!
Two other examples of the falseness of C.R. with its teaching that everything is only “opinion.” First is in the elate 1970’s two guys said “There are so many different religions that no one can ever know the truth about religion.” They were really saying that statement so dogmatically that they were self-contradicting. For they were saying that they know the truth about religion that is not one can know the truth about religion. Second, a shallow man in the 1980’s said when asked the question “Why do you always small talk ? You don’t ever talk about a topic that might have some value, as politics? After all , all thing are related “ That shallow C.R man replied “There are so many different political ideas that finding the true one is unattainable and all thing are not related.” The wisdom-less man was saying that he obtained the truth which is the he can’t obtain the truth and who does can is really truthfully say that all thing are not related in he can’t find the truth. How foolish, an obvious contradiction. What is needed to counter this nonsense C.R./P.C. is the concept of “Absolutism.” Which a definition of this, with the scope of the topic, is “An absolute standard or principle .” In this cultural war it’s the Bible with its absolute standards and principles to stand firm against the extreme folly and foolishness of the CR and PC concepts. In conclusion, in this War of Ideas a firm foundation for truth may be found in the Bible and not the weak folly of multiculturalism and CR. in which everything is “opinion.”
underbed cat says
The cultural relative may say one cannot find the truth, to me is somewhat understandable in the light only that sometimes facts go through evolution. The evolution may be a science standard….I think science has facts like the chemicals on the periodic table, until another discovery is made. Understanding evolves due to research but only if the research is based on non clouded judgement and again it is a dog chasing it’s tail, that may be dependent on new technologies. So for a time there is a blindness. About Islam, to me the facts or information about its teaching are the words from quran and the organizations which are the support groups to fib about the meaning of the verses and how it impacts a mind. So I think I know where terrorism evolves, if one becomes convince it is his duty to fight unbelievers from the commands he is taught in the mosque and it is allowed to set up shop in the U. S. and get financial and social support we are in big, big trouble. The persons who believes that multiculturalism is positive, or that Islam can evolve must think all things evolve which they seem to do, although in this case it is also commanded not to one word and hence the wars and suffering continue. The left wants to silence the adjectives from the doctrine and sharia law from becoming known, think the words of tolerance they speak are truthful, and in some ways Islam has evolve with their own marketing media groups to carry on by deception. Sometimes words that are facts have to be known as facts of deception so terror does not get a free pass.
gravenimage says
Good posts, Walter and underbed cat.
Gary says
Unfortunately Walter, Western society has acted much like Pilate and mocks truth….
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
“What is truth?” retorted Pilate.
Michael Copeland says
Cultural Relativity need not be simply a “folly of thinking”. It could be a carefully contrived ploy to undermine social constructs.
Voytek Gagalka says
Bearded (unshaved) police officers? Surely that must be a very symbol of a new “multiculti” Britain in the House of Illusions. Only zebibah I missed to see but camera was shaking and picture not very sharp; perhaps, that’s why…
PATRICIA FRANCES KOENIG says
I agree! Robert Spencer does a great job reveling the truth about the dangers of Islam.
Andy says
Thank you Mr. Spencer for all the work you have done and are doing in exposing the truth of the religion of peace.
tim gallagher says
I agree with Mark Steyn’s praise for Robert, a fearless truth teller. I agree with Patricia and Andy in praising and thanking Robert for his work. I have enormous regard for people like Steyn, so, when they praise your work, as they do Robert’s, it is a worthwhile honour. Your critics from the left, the dishonest Islamophiles, who still refuse to face the truth about Islam, or are too stubborn and too proud to admit they are wrong, even though they know by now that they are wrong, are, in my opinion, worthless, traitorous people, so any criticism from them is something to be worn as a badge of honour. You’re doing great work , Robert, as Mark Steyn acknowledges. And getting the truth out there about Islam’s barbarism is extremely important work. There are so many “dopey” lefties out spreading lies about Islam for whatever bizarre reasons.
John S. Obeda says
Tim, I agree. May God, we pray, protect these leaders of ours. Very unfortunate: the world doesn’t want the truth.
Andy says
The west is falling more and more into a third world cesspool
Get ready for more diversification.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJhnEQfD4sc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ5kL2xxYtY
“Britain Islamic in 10 years” BBC story on “radicals”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtSxbmcm5vg
Andy says
Winston Churchill on Islam as read by Michael Savage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwuduAaWvxU
gravenimage says
Thank you for posting this, Andy.
gravenimage says
Mark Steyn: Robert Spencer a “brave crusader against the dopier multiculti illusions”
………………………..
Hear, hear!
This is not just dopey, of course, but supremely dangerous. The threat of Islam is the most serious of our time.
crazy cat says
You posted that “The threat of Islam is the most serious of our time.” I disagree with your assessment…I would argue that the seditious and traitorous globalists within the U.S. shadow government and deep state are “the clear and present danger!” Elements within the dark side of our government, and their supporters on the outside, are aiding, abetting, facilitating, and turning a blind eye to the existential threat posed by Islam – all the while using them to advance their own globalist agenda. Yes, Islam is a serious existential threat; however, it could be defeated within a relatively short period of time if our government and our Western allies had the political will…unfortunately, they do not.
gravenimage says
This does not actually negate anything I had to say.
I wonder about leftists says
I think that most people don’t realise how extremely dangerous Islam is and it is the most serious of our
time and it is time that people make a decision:
1. to do something about it
2. do nothing, pretending nothing is wrong and stay cowardly silent.
And like somebody wrote: Christ said: Love your enemies, expose them, expose the truth when pushed, push harder.
When the stupid left had structured it from the beginning that everybody had to abide by the Laws of the land, we would have had some incidents, bad incidents, it would not have come to this position.
When the flame hits the pan, you need all the military people you can get.
Muslims have to get out, so do the leftists with them. `they are very dangerous people, and we have to close the borders, sorry, but there is no other way. It’s time you listen, you Sharia governments.
You committed treason against you own citizens and still do!
George says
Secular Muslims? That is a non-sequitur. One cannot be a Muslim and at the same time be secular.
Cornelius says
There are conservatives who are more knowledgeable than Mark Steyn, but none more glib or humorous.Heis entertainment value alone makes him an invaluable resource for our side.
C. Lind says
Western cowardice prevents significant weakening of the threat of Islamic influence. Islam calls itself a religion but is primarily a political movement. If treated as such by Western leaders, Islam’s protections against harsh criticism would disappear, as would any tax advantages.
Would we have allowed the advance of Nazism if it had worshipped a Teutonic god? Or that of Soviet Communism if it had formed a bond with the Russian Orthodox Church? Of course not; so why is much of the free world caving in to the current threat? Might it be fear of personal Islamic retribution?
gravenimage says
Freedom of religion does not prevent criticism of any religion.
The modern “blasphemy” laws making it difficult to criticize Islam have nothing to do with the First Amendment, and everything to do with “political correctness”.
Lydia says
WE are the group that is the persecuted group; persecuted by THEM! Islam is the persecutor group.
And that persecuted status applies to Christians and a whole lot of other groups, basically anyone who is not a muslim!
They just want to silence all dissent.