After reading the book by Mohamed Sifaoui in the previous post, it made a few things very clear.
First of all, the Islamists ( a word he uses for extremist Muslims) will not stop. It is their goal to take over the world and rid the infidels... period.
Secondly, they know how to use the system. They engage in "double-speak". They know the politically correct thing to say to infidels and they will say it hiding their true intentions and beliefs. They know the value of propaganda and will use it. They will deny wrongdoing loudly and often as they are at war. They will use other Muslims and "useful idiots" to further their cause without qualms. They will use the media to further their agenda from portraying themselves as victims who do good to victims who are being persecuted for no reason. They actually have a word for it called "Takiya".
Thirdly, there is a very wide network. The Chechen, Saudi, Afghanistan, Canadian, France, Britain Islamists, for example, are in contact with each other and are not merely isolated cells of Muslim youths. They are constantly recruiting and in contact with each other. They have no allegiance to any specific country but will use various countries to further their war.
Fourthly, when reading about the court hearings and public reaction etc to the Canadian arrests, it became very clear that the same sort of issues were happening in other arrests throughout history. The author talks about court hearings and public opinion in previous arrests in Algeria and France going back for a decade. Often, elements of the public believed these arrests were the governments attempt to instill fear rather than understand this war. The terrorists propaganda has been working for years and continues to work. The public misconceptions and delusions have been consistent regardless of the country where terrorists were apprehended - Algeria, France, or Canada. This surprised me the most and scared me as well. It was truly fascinating how elements of the public consistently through history will further the terrorists agenda and deny the danger.
It is time to wake up to the dangers of terrorism. It is even deadlier because life has no meaning to them. The Muslims and the left, in general, must denounce these acts and realize there is a war going on. They must realize they are being used in this war. The Islamists know that public opinion will help their cause... why doesn't the public realize this. Muslims and the left must denounce them and realize they are being used as well.
The following post in the Toronto Star states a similar point.
Update: I would like to ask a few questions to the moderate Muslims out there. With the Islamist's use of Takiya, how are we to know when we are hearing double-speak or Takiya versus the truth. Also, are you not angry that they use you to fight their wars? They imply and promote that it is racist etc and that they are merely Muslims being persecuted. Is this not tarnishing your faith?
Sunday, June 11, 2006
War on Terrorism must continue
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Excellent blog and excellent article in the Toronto Star. I do feel that this is a problem that the Muslim community and Muslim people must solve, but we must hold them accountable as a political/social/religious group. Making excuses only serves as an accellerator to the extremists and an inactivator for the moderates. It may sound like tough medicine, but if we persist with multiculturalism and allow such groups to maintain much of their belief systems, then they must deal with those people and belief systems that run amuk of our laws and values. I certainly don't condone violence within our country against these groups, but I also don't condone making these problems our priblems and giving their leaders and their communities a free pass. They need to feel uncomfortable enough to take action against those that have hi-jacked their religion for political reasons and pointing the finger at all of them is necessary. Let them figure out who is doing the "double-talk".
I have to say that the author stated that he felt he had an obligation to take these risks to out these people as a Muslim. Admirable.
You seem to talk about the 'problems' with the 'lefties' quite a bit. Do you ever question things the 'righties' do? I have looked through your posts and haven't come across one thing negative about the 'righties'. Do you follow blindly/without question? (not trying to insult, serious question)
I think it is only fair to question/judge someone else’s beliefs/views if you are willing to do the same for yours.
That's a fair question. As I have mentioned before, I never really thought of myself as a "right-wing", "rightie", or conservative originally. I read up through blogs, newspapers, etc and consider my own viewpoint without knowing what the "right" or "left" think. I have spent years discovering my own beliefs. Invariably, I find the media, the NDP, etc are at odds/opposite ends of my viewpoint. I was actually quite happy that I found some "right-wing" or conservative blogs that agreed with me. Does this mean I agree with all right-wing and disagree with all left wing - No but 99% of the time, I find it to be the case.
My views are based on a variety of life experiences, reading, etc. I do not form opinions or take my views lightly. When it comes down to it, I am a soft hearted person and people tend to think the "right" is cold. This is not the case at all. The "right-wing" people believe in charity, fairness, etc but believe there is a different way to get there that involves pride and personal responsibility. Socialism does not work.
For example, I have actually argued for gay marriage but I see both sides. Nothing is ever black and white but journeys that include personal responsibility rather than victimhood will always form a more compassionate society in my opinion. Societies that value the group over the individual are scary. Societies that remove responsibility from the person and move it to the state scares me. Canada, as a whole, has been going down the nanny state and socialistic path. This is against my core beliefs. Should there be a safety net? Absolutely, but the welfare state has become a way of life. My question now is: how does society that has gone down this path backtrack and lose the sense of entitlement. Europe is battling this now - look at Sweden.
Did this answer your question?
Ahhhhh... here's an example. I raged against Klein and the demise of our hospitals, healthcare system, etc a few years back. In fact, I did not vote for him that year as I felt that there were preventable deaths in the system due to the system and lack of funds. I found out later, it was the liberals cutback in billions and billions of dollars.
Another instance? Joe Clark was a conservative and I disagreed completely with his vision of Canadian government. He believed in big government etc. I did not vote for him and spoke out against voting for him. I was not, however, blogging at the time.
Even now, I am extremely disappointed that the "third way" regarding healthcare in Alberta has been watered down. The left, however, is even further from my thinking on this and an easy target.
So, the answer to your question is, yes... I am as outspoken when I disagree with a conservative as I am with a liberal.
However, the "right" ideologies fit much better with my view of the world.
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