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I remember ithe construction of the Islamic Center, to which Blatham refers, very well. The Center is located In Washington on Massachusets Ave. just south of the high bridge over the Rock Creek gorge. My dad drove me by it on our way to his office and my school (which is also near the Capitol) most mornings. It's a beautiful structure, that was financed by Saudi Arabia - a country that permits no religious freedon whatever to non non Muslims and even treats its own Shia minority rather badly - as my dad then pointed out to me. This was also the period of enormous infrastructure development by Saudia Arabia all done by U.S. firms. Our strategy then was to keep the mideast oil resources firmly aligned to the West and avaialble to our allies ( we were still energy independent then). As Ibn Saud's hold on the country was then tenuous, this strategy suited both partners quite well.

I am perplexed by this post of Blatham's, following so closely on his earlier post announcing a firm "**** you" to all religion and all religious believers. It makes his real motivations here very hard to guess. Indeed the only consistent model I can find is one involving the use of anything he can find to criticize, or cast doubt on, the ability and integrity of those he opposes politically ( that vast right wing movement conspiracy against which he imagines him self in a lonely but heroic battle.).

This also provides an excellent illustration of the banality and mindless stupidity of contemporary political correctitude....

True, but his tax plan will help the wealthy more than others.

Well stated, but I wouldn't discount some of those bronze age farmers. We are STILL trying to figure out a lot of the really complicated things they figured out without our technology.

You should read Balatham's '**** you' post on religion again: it appears you missed the obvious main points. My descriprions of Blatham and his arguments were entirely accurate.

As for the rest your "straw man" is an empty contrivance. Not much of a foundation for the weak "arguments" that flow from it.

Islam, in both it murderous and relatively benign forms is indeed confronting Western Civilization now - as our friends in the EU can attest. This is a challenge we face on many levels, individual, national and in terms of the values of Western Civilizations. Indeed in numerous ways its main religious/political (they make no distinction) spokesman have all confirmed this fact. Moreover it is itself highly intolerant of either alternate religious beliefs or none at all, and is highly intolerent of dissent in any form from within. Now that they have, on their own risen up to challenge us, it is clear , to the extent history is a guide, that only one of us will survive and dominate.

What is this must have a proper referent to authority? Who told you that?

Most people who don't have religious beliefs are absent of belief

If we did away with every trace of 'trickle down economics', went back to individuals deciding how to feed and care for themselves, more than half the world's population would promptly starve to death.

So you don't like Muslims, Islamic Muslims, or is there a difference?

I am perplexed by this post of Blatham's, following so closely on his earlier post announcing a firm "**** you" to all religion and all religious believers.

I think there might be a difference in what trump does in his business and what trump does running the United States.

The man understands money, but he isn't taking office for money. He already got his.

there is really no way to tell what he is going to do (good or bad), until he does it.

Same with the KKK who were ostensible Christian. There is no mainstream description that I'm aware of calling them Christian Terrorists. Indeed, some of the excuses I've personally heard are that those KKK members are "Not really Christian". Yet no such 'relief' is given to Islam..