As messed up as these ideots are, I just don’t see them taking over the world. They lack the brains for that based on how easily they allow themselves to be brainwashed.

They can all eat $h*t and die.

saiga on September 11, 2007 at 5:07 PM

Don’t underestimate how many people will allow themselves to be brainwashed and I’ve heard that a lot of German Jews said the same thing about the NAZI party in the 1930’s. Well they didn’t take over the world but over 100 million people died to keep them from it. Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.

As messed up as these ideots are, I just don’t see them taking over the world. They lack the brains for that based on how easily they allow themselves to be brainwashed.

They can all eat $h*t and die.

I bet this guy moves to the U.S. pretty soon, just like Ayaan did.

Will his neighbors back him up, or will they fold like with Hirsi Ali?

forest on September 11, 2007 at 2:51 PM

” In 2005 92,000 immigrants arrived whereas 121,000 Dutch citizens left the country.”

The best and greatest of luck to them. They are going to need both in abundance.

There are many peaceful Muslims out there, but there is nothing peaceful about Islam.

The history of Islam has been one of conquest and domination, interrupted by the demise of the Ottoman caliphate in the 1920’s. When viewed in that context, the ‘radical’ Muslims are the ones who live in peace among infidels.

Be careful what you wish for. Religious reformations aren’t about modernization or moderation, they’re about getting back to a faith’s original teachings. Martin Luther wasn’t interested in modernizing the Roman church, for instance: He read the New Testament for himself and wanted to get the church back to what the book actually says. Subsequent “reformations” have always been attempts to get a faith back on track with its original thoughts and teachings.

Seen from that point of view, then, we’re in the midst of an Islamic Reformation right now. The jihad is it.

Bryan on September 11, 2007 at 1:57 PM

You’re exactly right, Bryan. Well said.

There are many peaceful Muslims out there, but there is nothing peaceful about Islam.

Will it happen? Nah … makes too much sense. Plus, wouldn’t want to offend the Saudi’s.

I am not a religious expert, so correct me if I am wrong, but from what I recall about Martin Luther, he went around distributing copies of the Bible to everyone telling them to read the Bible and decide for themselves what its meaning is so as not to be totally dependant on Vatican interpretations. This was a way of going against the church leaders of the day whom Luther felt did deviate from Biblical teachings. Hence the term Protestant.

Islamic Reformation NOW!!

tickleddragon on September 11, 2007 at 1:36 PM

Be careful what you wish for. Religious reformations aren’t about modernization or moderation, they’re about getting back to a faith’s original teachings. Martin Luther wasn’t interested in modernizing the Roman church, for instance: He read the New Testament for himself and wanted to get the church back to what the book actually says. Subsequent “reformations” have always been attempts to get a faith back on track with its original thoughts and teachings.

Seen from that point of view, then, we’re in the midst of an Islamic Reformation right now. The jihad is it.

Ehsan Jami has rejected what he sees as a violent and hypocritical streak in his religion. Sounds exactly like what Christopher Hitchens did with Christianity…

So when will Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert have multiple, ass-kissy, softball-throwing interviews with Ehsan Jami on their shows to show high school/college kids how wicked awesome it is go on worldwide TV and dump on a religion?

War?

MadisonConservative on September 11, 2007 at 12:59 PM

Congrats on the new blog.

The intolerance of which Jami speaks isn’t the result of any “hijacking” of Islam: It’s from the Koran and the Hadith.

A simple truth that can be ‘discovered’ in any decent bookstore for $6.95, yet most Americans remain ignorant.

That, my friends, is courage.