Sadly, as the article illustrates, we are not all involved in showing up as absurd those who use Islam as a terror tactic. And, most of the world's leaders refuse to admit that Islam is a problem. Instead, they shield the role of Islam deflecting blame on all manner of other descriptions and excuses for the killings which take place in the name of Allah, in the defense of a non-peaceful religion.
They lie. The Islamist terrorists are winning, and the coordinated attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and kosher shop will be just one more success. One more step to our gutless surrender.It is one thing for the man on the street to be nervous about how loudly he proclaims Islam's defects, for the man on the street is dependent for security on the leaders of his government and they are more nervous and less likely to call it for what it is than is that man on the street who needs the backing of his own government in order to protect his right to say what he thinks, it is another thing altogether for our leaders to cower when they have chosen a role for which courage is demanded. You may say, well, it isn't so much that the leadership is afraid, they just view the problem differently, and believe that the matter can be resolved if we demonstrate to the murders that we really, really like them, in which case, I say you are so far from facing reality that you are a hindrance on achieving success against this threat. You, most certainly, are not Charlie if you think we can convince these bastards to be nice. You also are not Charlie if you think you have to care what these Islamist bastards think of what we do and say; they are the ones who do not fit in modern times, they need to change to progress into the 21st century.
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