We DO want more democratically ruled muslims

Submitted by Demsci (Netherlands), Apr 13, 2009 at 04:46

Very alarming article, both that of Daniel Pipes and that of Caroline Glick. We need wake-up calls like this big time. To see and understand the peril democracies are in. Then, informed, we can think of counter-measures. But according to books like The Secret it is absolutely imperative that we arrive at goals, objectives, about what we DO want, not about what we DON'T want. And we are allowed to "shoot for the moon" too, because even getting progress 1 tenth of the way would still be progress.

After we are alarmed and thoroughly conscious of what we DO NOT want, namely more Islamic dictatorial states, or even cities, neighborhoods, let us think through to what we DO want. I propose that what we do want is something like democracy worldwide, with free speech, equal rights for women for the vast majority of mankind, regardless of faith, genes, places of origine. We accept Islam as much as we can, but we want as high a percentage as possible of the muslims under democratic rule, in states, cities, neighborhoods. With this goal it is crucial to consider mandatory signing of democracy-binding contracts, upon entrance. Making it possible to expel people who advocate and support some kind of dictatorship later on. And all dictatorial regimes are our enemies, or at least our competitors.

Now at first we could say: Let us try to make all Islamic dictatorial countries democratic. But this is very difficult and we do want to progress as peacefully as we can. But it is clear that there could be some good economic possibilities for more migration out of Islamic dictatorial states towards democratic states, where we can use democracy-binding contracts upon entrance. By the way, these contracts also could be used for some regions, neighborhoods in our current democratic states and cities. It is also abundantly clear that a lot of inhabitants of dictatorial Islamic states would migrate at once, when given the chance. And one-way migration seems a disadvantage to us democrats, but it might be an advantage for us too. When we somehow attract ever more muslims to democratic states, under democratic contracts, out from Islamic dictatorial ones. Democracy is so strong. This plan reguires economic opportunities, like maybe employment in Solar Energy, fertilization of deserts, anything that can help the world-economy.

The situation must become like, and even better then, when America was wide open voor colonization in 1600-1900. But this sort of plan needs woken up, dedicated, democratic people, organisations and leaders. And somewhere in our democratic states we must sacrifice land, or maybe we could by land somewhere. But if at all feasible this could be the democratic counter-offensive-plan. Now Turkey is at least a democracy. As long as it stays a democracy, despite all its Islamization, this government must still compete with its opponents in its own country, it must still have free speech, access to internet. It is still on the democratic side.

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