What, if anything is wrong with Islam ?

Submitted by Graham Spence (United Kingdom), Nov 19, 2002 at 12:52

Islam is more than a religion or a way of life, it is an algorithm, and the etymology of algorithm is no coincidence. If one examines both the Meccan and Medinan periods in Mohammed's life, and the teachings therein, one can see a perfectly formed formula for the spread of this religion: by stealth, consolidation and then conquest. Within the west, our Muslim populations are on the cusp of stealth and consolidation, whilst in some countries, such as France and the UK small numbers are now reaching the conquest stage.

When this is coupled with the self-referential meme that is the core of this religion, it becomes clear that it is a formula that we in the west must see as the greatest threat to our freedoms and way of life that we have ever faced. With communism, all we had to do was wait: the fundamental flaws in that ideology were inherent and obvious from the beginning. Our politicians need to open both their eyes and their mouths, and refrain from the political correctness which stops them from asking the question " What, if anything is wrong with Islam".

This is the foreplay to World War III. In the UK in the 1930's we made the mistake of appeasement. Let us hope the USA learns from our mistakes, and is prepared. There is no-one to come to your rescue.

Apart from the Russians of course.

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