11 April 2014

Brandeis' mistake on critic of Islam

.... I received dozens of abusive missives from white supremacists. It was a reminder that the flipside of Islamism is anti-Muslim hate. Which, I'm afraid to say, is given propaganda material by the well-dressed, middle-class intellectuals who appear so frequently on our televisions to pronounce that "violence is inherent in Islam."

[A COMMENT] The progressive response to Muslim barbarism and violence is often the "a few bad apples" excuse. But looking at the actual behavior of Muslim societies around the world, this apology is closer to "see no evil". At what point does truth matter?

In which Muslim countries are women or other religions treated with enlightened respect? Pointing out a few exceptional cases of Muslim civility only confirms the fact that in most Muslim countries, civility toward women and "infidels" is the rare exception. [CNN.COM/INTERNATIONAL] Read more