Islam is Miltiant and Repressive, but rarely free

Submitted by Todd (United States), Nov 19, 2002 at 12:45

Worldwide I think that Islam can be broken down as follows;

*Militant* - 10%-20% Achieve victory the old fashioned "By the Sword". Not all peoples in this group are fighters, a relatively small majority are in any movement, the bulk of them provide various degrees of support. *Dedicated*

*Repressive* - 65%-80% Achieve victory by obtaining a majority through peaceful conversion and accumulation. They are more than willing to accept the positive fruits of the militant process, are nuetral on the failures, but they are careful not to participate directly. When they obtain the majority position (by whatever means) they repress freedom of expression, individual rights and religious choice by instituting an Islamic government that enforces Islamic Laws. *Opportunistic*

*Free* - 10%-25% Not terribly interested in conversion and opposed to the institution of Islamic Law as the authoritive governing body of laws. Believes the Islam is the best form of religion but is willing to let the process work itself out sans government enforcement. Opposes Militant, is wary of Repressive. *Castrated*

On the whole there are no "Just" Islamic regimes in the world; they are all violently repressive, brutally intolerant, and systematically corrupt. Since the majority of the Muslim world is made up of Militant and Repressive adherents I would never call it the religion of peace nor want to promote, support, or deal with any of it.

The fact that Collin Powell wants to bring more Repressive/Militant practioners into our country points toward our eventual capitulation to these individuals and the blind stupidity that has enveloped our Government. They are insisting on injecting a virus into our system that we will not be able to deal with effectively in the future.

Americans have been so indocrtinated with the concepts of relativism that we can not squarely face the fact that Islam as a bad system. Our system with all its flaws is far superior to anything that Islam has to offer; Islam as a system to govern the lives of men is a failure.

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