Frankly my dear...

Submitted by Felipe Ornelas (United States), Jun 19, 2008 at 13:17

The fear engendered in Western societies by Radical Islam is infuriating. From p.c. news broadcasts, to pusillanimous presidential inferences, to official policy guidebooks on accepted vocabulary for public servants, this is ridiculous.

Do we not talk about the Nazis for fear of offending Germans, or the K.K.K. for fear of offending whites, or any of the extremist sects of Christianity for fear of offending the orthodox?

I'm a fundamentalist Christian and I'm pretty sure no one is worried about hurting my feelings, or much less about the repercussions of disagreeing with my ideology. I'm glad we live in a country where people can vehemently disagree with my philosophy and religion and not fear for their lives. Why don't Americans in general, and government officials, feel comfortable about addressing the evils of Radical Islam?

Let's talk about crusades, pogroms, lynchings, and the evil philosophies and ideologies that are opposed to civilization and learn from them. And please, let's continue to talk openly and honestly about Radical Islam. If Muslims are offended, I'm sorry.

Maybe those Muslims who are embarrassed about New York, Madrid, London, Tel Aviv, Algeria, etc. will mobilize against the radical faction of Islam, just as I hope the orthodox would be outraged and mobilize against any barbarous sect of Christianity.

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