Not surprising...

Submitted by Arvind Madhavan (India), May 17, 2006 at 17:22

If one studies Islam and Communism, they are perfectly complementary to each other so long as there are other enemies to turn upon.

Islam's Allah = Communism's state.

Both are patholgically intolerant to other beliefs.

Both believe in using appalling violence to achieve their objectives.

Even their objectives are similar: Islam's = World Caliphate, Communism's = World Communist govt.

Their alliance is foregone conclusion, so long they have other enemies to divert their attention. Leftists hope to turn the Islamists against the non-violent majority in order to ignite their so called revolution (they have no other means of doing so)

Islamists use the left and the media to foster sympathy for their Jihad and whitewash their crimes.

Once all other enemies are destroyed, they would turn on one other. My bets are on Islam winning that conflict.

An alliance worthy of being the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact's successor.

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