Maggie4Life - the pendulum will swing to the other extreme

Submitted by Jaladhi (United States), Sep 28, 2006 at 14:08

You wrote: "Jaladhi, you have made some excellent points about intimidation and bullying. There is a point where people feel that they have to hit back. This is the real reason that the Crusades were called in the first place. It is the reason behind the Spanish Inquisition."

I think we are reaching a point when the non-Muslim world has to hit back, otherwise we won't see an end to Muslim violence against us( the non Muslim world). As you say the problem with this is that the people hitting back will go the other extreme. That's unfortunate, but the pendulum is going to swing to its fullest extent before turning back. The crusades were a result of Muslim invasions of Europe, but tell me how many Muslims admit that and they are always berating crusades and war against Muslims. For that matter they still insist that Islam was spread peacefully and not by sword inspite of the Muslim invasions and accompanying brutality of murder, rape, religious conversios, etc of India, Iran, Europe and so on. There is no end to their lies!!! They don't think that non-Muslim world can ascertain historical facts.

You conclude: "All bullies do that which is evil. That is why I do consider the practice of Islam by the extremists to be evil. Unfortunately, the moderates are not making a good case because their silence is evidence against..."

Exactly, the silence of "moderates" proves that there are no moderate Muslims, they are all 100% Islamists at heart. What more proof one needs that this is so and yet the Western media and governments are out looking for moderate Muslims. They will never find any!!

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