I believe that the vast numbers of Moslems entering Europe are just as problematic. A clash of cultures is IMO inevitable. The wearing of head scarfs is just the opening round.
This is not a clash of cultures. Any population will contain a small number of yahoos who will defend and promote outrageous positions and ground them in their own unique interpretation of law, tradition, or sacred text. If the US were judged on criteria such as this article we would look equally atavistic . Just look at the nuts running their mouth off in public in this country.
Acquiunk- I hear you. Yes, there are a few groups of nutjobs that would cause havoc in the US. (The skinheads come to mind).
The problem is that the radical Islamics, IMO, believe that they are in a holy war with western culture. They have the funding, and have, little by little, over a period of decades, infiltrated the western world.
I believe that what we have here is much more than some way out splinter group.
Phoenix32890 wrote:
The problem is that the radical Islamics, IMO, believe that they are in a holy war with western culture.
There are segments of the religious right in this country that are in the same position.
Acquiunk - Again, I agree. But I don't think that, except for the small group of way out radicals, that they would resort to violence.
In both cases it is a small group of way out radicals, the Oklahoma bomber comes immediately to mind. The difference is that in most of the west there are strong central and local governments and a general trust in the rule of law to keep these people in check. That is lacking in much of the middle east as a result the nuts get loose. This cleric in Lyon will be quickly brought to law and put out of business. That does not happen in many middle eastern countries and as a result this kind of thinking continues to fester.
The Oklahoma bombing, as horrendous as it was, was simply the work of a couple of screwball malcontents. There was no concerted effort, great amount of funding, or political support for the deed. It was a finite act.
I think that there is something that is much more insidious and potentially deadly going on, throughout the world, in the case of the radical Muslim extremists..
Our home grown fanatics are just as dangerous. Take a look at this post by BBB
http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23323&highlight=
Whew.... THAT is scary. I tend to think though that a threat from without would tend to quiet the homegrown wackos.....................for the moment.
It was a standing joke in my family that the way to achieve world peace (with a bow to Orson Welles) was to convince people that we were being invaded from outer space!
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