Total agreement with tenor of postings - but...........

Submitted by David Campbell (United States), Jan 1, 2007 at 15:35

I agree wholeheartedly that the listings in question in the most recent newsletter are serious, and reflect the dominance that Islam has over our daily lives. But what can the average or even collective groups of concerned Americans and other non-Muslims do about it. I feel a disturbing kinship with the average native of North America who witnessed Europeans wading ashore, while their leaders bickered over details. This happened on both coasts.

Any anti-Muslim/Islamist comments made to politicians are almost invariably treated as "racist". My good "friend" Hussam Ayloush has given up on corresponding with me via email now, because of my radical and antagonistic viewpoints against Islam. So I can't begin to express just how pleased I was when I read that Barbara Boxer rescinded an award to a member of CAIR recently. Of course, Hussam became incensed over the matter, and demanded she change her mind again. So typical.

The so called "moderate Muslims" of the world continue to insist that the West make greater efforts to understand Islam, while refusing to walk down the same path in the other direction. For Muslims it always seems to be about the other side making that extra effort.

I've often used an analogy of a 90 pound weakling climbing in the boxing ring with a professional boxer whose hands have been tied behind his back. It goes - or should go without saying that the 90 pound weakling (Islam) can defeat the pro boxer (4/5ths of the world who are not addicted to Islam) eventually, if the conditions remain unequal. The problem is too few people appear to realize this. How naive.

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