How do you define "denial?"

Submitted by J.S. (Canada), Mar 20, 2006 at 16:25

Mark,

I don't believe people living in the West need to be in a state of perpetual panic or fear (I hardly think anyone even pays attention to the so-called "alerts" that Washington's Homeland Security issues every now and then -- whether elevated or not, I don't think most people are bothered). Most people have lives to live and do so quite nicely.

The problem with Islam is far worse than just "terrorism" -- in fact, if it were simply a matter of "the violence" -- or the threat of violence -- again, I don't think most people would care all that much. It would be like the "Red Scare" of the 50s, 60s and 70s.

It's Islam's ideology of domination (the "Islam must dominate") and submission (or murder) for all those who dissent. It's this totalitarian element (like nazism) which is the problem. I also (seriously) believe that Islam does not really teach "that which is moral" -- or that which is universal -- it seems primitive and tribal in its orientation. The world cannot (and should not) tolerate Islam's continual expressions of intolerance...again, anyone who's "different" will get it under islam...CNN recently aired a videotape out of a province in pakistan -- they couldn't play the entire tape -- it was too graphic and disturbing -- they are beheading people and draggin bodies through the streets -- they put heads on spikes and write Arab Koran statements on the corpses that are hanging in public squares -- they also showed a brief glimpse -- it was some little animal - the animal was white, sitting placidly on a pedestal -- I don't want to know what they did to it.

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