Biggest beneficiary of freedom are those who want to curb freedom

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Nov 22, 2012 at 17:46

Dear Dr Pipes:

Your reader myth from Germany correctly said, "Our secular institutions function as the Trojan Horse to bring in islamist ideology." Reader myth is hundred percent correct. It is almost a self evident truth that when a society offers the freedom to all people, the most corrupt among us will extract as much advantage out of that freedom as s/he can while bearing as little responsibility as possible. Myth cited some examples (like halal food in secular institutions, swimming hours for muslim women etc) of how Islamic ideology is penetrating our institutions under the garb of freedom. What myth described is a worldwide problem and it prevails in every country where freedom and secularism is available and valued. In India which is an 80% hindu-majority country, there are more Islamic universities than there are Hindu universities.

This situation is a catch-22 that we cannot avoid. If we curb freedom, we become like the enemy we abhor (enemy --in this case-- is the person who exploits freedom without bearing responsibility). On the other hand, If we encourage freedom, the enemy draws the biggest advantage from it. That is why it is very important that each one of us stands up to state the truth as often as needed and on as many occasions as possible. Reader myth deserves thanks for articulating a very important issue is his short and beautifully-expressed letter.

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