Liberalism and Radical Islamism- Two Peas in a Pod

 

 I used to wonder why liberals were so violently opposed to conservatism and hostile toward Christianity but so tolerant of radical Islamism. Why do liberals cite the medieval terrors of the inquisition and the crusades as proof of the immorality of Christianity yet ignore the contemporary, murderous oppression of the Mullahs and the Taliban? Why do liberals point to the Salem Witch Trials (1692-1693) to prove Christianity’s disdain for women yet poo poo the flogging and imprisonment of Muslim women convicted of committing “forced adultery”?  I don’t wonder any more however, I know the answer Islamism and liberalism are basically the same thing.

 

1)      Both love big government.  In order to impose a coercive agenda, government control is essential.  Limited government by its very nature is not capable of nor does it seek to impose an oppressive set of controls on the individual. Limited government recognizes the sovereignty of the individual, big government denies individual sovereignty. You cannot be trusted to make up your own minds, to decide what religion to follow, what light bulb to use, what clothes to wear what food to eat, when and where to pray, what to listen to on the radio, or what conduct you should or should not find acceptable. You can take every one of these examples and find a case where they apply to either liberals or Islamists (except Islamists don’t necessarily care about light bulbs).  Both systems “bet the farm” on the idea that governmental authority can create a new and Utopian society if only the decisions are removed from the prevue of the individual and placed in the hands of masterminds (or Mullahs).

2)      Both are intolerant of dissent.  Once you establish that the good of the society is best served by the theocracy/bureaucracy, than opposition to those institutions becomes harmful to society. If a woman wears pants or doesn’t cover her head then society is threatened. Likewise anyone who rejects gay marriage or doesn’t drink the climate change “cool aid” is a threat. For a despotic regime to be successful then uniformity of the masses must be achieved, individualism must be suppressed, except when the individual is useful to the state. In Islamist countries they have the full power of law to deal with descent; liberals have it harder at least for the moment. They have to settle for name calling bullying and intimidation. Who wants to oppose the powers that be if they have to be put through what the Palin family has?  How many men have the courage to bear up under the lies and accusations that Clarence Thomas did? Have you not noticed that any and all opposition to Obama is racism, that any lie about Romney is OK, i.e. Romney killed my wife, or Paul Ryan wants to take Medicare away from seniors, but Obama can lie endlessly about creating millions of jobs, or cover up a deadly scandal like fast and furious and hardly receive one tough question about it? Next time a liberal claims to believe in tolerance we should meet that claim with scornful laughter.

3)      Neither cherishes freedom of speech. Of course the liberals love to claim the 1^st amendment to protect crucifixes submerged in urine, or any form of pornography, but those fit the liberal utopian model.  However, let speech that is inconvenient to them be spoken and they are up in arms. If liberals truly loved free speech they would never have pushed for a fairness doctrine that would silence conservative talk radio, they would not have attacked private citizens like Rush Limbaugh from the Senate floor nor would the President’s lackeys probe Sean Hannity and Fox News. This is the work of despots not statesmen. In Pakistan a young mother named Asia Bibi sits upon death row, her crime: she made the following statement, “My Christ is alive.” (for more info and to sign a petition on her behalf please visit http://www.callformercy.com/)  Liberals do not as yet have the power of the death penalty but they have certainly come to an important consensus with the Islamists in recent weeks. Somebody made a video that offended Muslims (what doesn’t?)  So as is their want they went on a killing rioting rampage. What is interesting is that both Islamist dictators and liberal pundits agree: the problem is not that the mobs are killing each other over some cheesy video, no the problem is too much free speech. Obama and Clinton have gone out of their way to make sure everyone knows it is the fault of the video not the bloodthirsty mobs, we feel their pain, though officially we think the murders are going a little too far. We apologize over and again, our Egyptian embassy apologized, see how that placated the mob? We are currently spending 70,000 taxpayer dollars to produce and air apologies in Pakistan. Compare these quotes: “We, as Americans, have to put limits and borders [on] freedom of speech,”  and “A permissive approach to hate speech is not a prerequisite to functioning democracy, On the contrary, our European friends would argue that democracy is better served by banning such material." The first quote is from radical cleric Mohammad Qatanani, who leads one of the largest mosques in New Jersey the second is from liberal pundit Peter Spiro.  Point made. At least Mitt Romney had the guts to stand up unapologetically for free speech, so hopefully we will again have a President who believes in the 1^st amendment come January.

4)      Both see religious freedom as a threat. In addition to character assassination and misrepresentation there is a strong push to extend hate crimes laws to include many forms of noncompliant behavior (IE homosexuality is a sin in the eyes of God and therefore morally reprehensible- by some proposed standards that statement would make me a criminal not that that would stop me from saying it.) Canada already has this type of hate crimes legislation.in our own country the most sacred of all American rights and the first amendment to our constitution has been cast carelessly aside in the name of healthcare reform. By ordering Catholic and other religious institutions to provide health care plans covering contraception and abortive agents, the God given right of religious freedom was made subject to the whim of the secretary of the Department of Health and Human services. Thanks to John Roberts and the guys on the US Supreme Court we may well look to the onset of Obama-care as the end of religious freedom. Of course Islamist countries deal with this by having a state religion, Islam, and banning all others Liberals are content to do away with Christian practice and symbols. Compare these stories: KABUL - Ignoring an international outcry, Afghanistan's puritanical Taliban Islamic militia began demolishing statues across the country on Thursday, including two towering ancient stone Buddhas. Taliban Minister of Information and Culture Qudratullah Jamal told AFP the destruction of scores of pre-Islamic figures, designed to stop the worshipping of "false idols," had begun throughout the country. He said militiamen started wrecking the almost 2,000-year-old Buddhist masterpieces in the central province of Bamiyan, including the world's tallest standing Buddha measuring 50 meters (165 feet), after sunrise. (http://www.commondreams.org/headlines.shtml?/headlines01/0301-04.htm) and WASHINGTON — The 40-foot-tall cross rises above the nearby shopping centers and neighborhoods, a local landmark that for more than 80 years has served as a gateway to the Maryland communities of Bladensburg and Hyattsville. The Memorial Peace Cross honors 49 men from Prince George’s County, Md., who lost their lives during World War I. Now the American Humanist Association, a Washington-based group that represents atheists and others, is calling for the cross’ removal, arguing that a religious image on public land violates the constitutional principle of the separation of church and state.
Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/09/15/2272594/debate-erupts-over-wwi-monument.html#storylink=cpy. You will get the point.

5)      Both devalue human life. Islamists murder apostates and Christians, they erupt into riotous bloodthirsty mobs at the drop of a hat, they measure tactical victories by innocent deaths, and they strap bombs on kids and blow them up in crowded theatres.  Liberals consider any restriction on the murder of the unborn as crime against woman, support euthanasia for the elderly and handicapped (Terry Schiavo was murdered on these grounds) and assisted suicide.

6)      Both disrespect women. There is little doubt that women in Islamist countries are second class citizens or worse. In some countries woman can’t legally drive, some cannot testify in court cannot ride a bus without a male relatives permission go out unescorted, can be convicted of crimes at the testimony of a man, can be flogged for wearing pants or getting raped. However we are told that Democrats OWN women’s issues in this land. Let me be blunt ladies, liberals believe you to be so stupid and such sex objects that you don’t care about the economy or defense, you’re not worried that national debt is crushing your children’s future, woman do not care about those who wish to stay home and raise their babies but are compelled to work due to crushing tax burdens or the inability of the husbands to find gainful employment.  No, Ladies your votes can be bought by free abortions and $9 worth of contraception. To the Islamist you are chattel to the liberals you are useful idiots.

7)      Both prosper in times of economic chaos. The poverty of the Middle East plays into the hands of the Islamist, just as the culture of dependency plays into the hands of the liberals. Dependency is key, men lack the strength to fight against the hand that holds the bread and controls the flow of water and electricity. It does not behoove the Islamist for the people of the middle east to leave their quasi 14^th century existence, but it does behoove the American liberal to stifle economic progress and to retard the creation of wealth, to devastate the healthcare industry until panels of bureaucrats make all healthcare decisions until 51% are too afraid to oppose the hand that feeds them and thus keep and vote always for the party that controls their dependency.  If the liberals win one more election we may well reach the point of no return.
 

Two forces threaten American liberty and the foundation of the civil society. If we are to save it, then we must defeat both. One we must fight with our armies, the other with our votes. If we lose to either we lose it all.  If I sound not politically correct, well more than usual, it’s because time is short and I am angry at what is happening to my country.

 

Next week I am probably going to lose friends but we must press on as I address the concept of voting for the “lesser of two evils”.

 

Until next time,keep on the firing line