7.14.2005
 
The Belmont Club, on the only way to win this war:

Fighting Islamic extremism must comprise organizing a revolt against Islam's internal oppressors. That would include waging intellectual war against Islamic fundamentalism within its own theological context -- a reformation -- it will include creating clandestine cells to strike at the gangs which beat women and intimidate men within the community. It will require all the skills of a resistance fighter struggling against bearded Big Brother. The Left has a word for such people: "Uncle Toms" .... But many conservatives have also been blind to the urgent requirement of creating a liberation movement within Islam, in part because they half believe all Muslims are themselves the enemy; in part because they despair of Muslims ever rising up against the medieval institutions which constrain them; in part because they haven't thought about it. But they should.
Why is this a difficult concept?

I can understand how the execution is hard, because it can't be accomplished by Congress passing a supplemental authorization -- it can obviously only be done by muslims. But I sure hope some smart people somewhere in the US govt are thinking hard about how to best support the muslims that are brave enough to try ...
 
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Nice blog. Keep it up ...

Sorry for posting an off topic question here but I think this particular one has a profound impact on our society.


The Pope says “Harry Potter corrupts the young, distorting their understanding of the battle between good and evil”. In a way, he is saying “Harry is Evil, Potter is Satan!”


Well, we know orthodox Christians also despise Uncle Santa Claus and all those at DisneyWorld, do you fancy a world without Cinderella, Snow White and Mr. Mickey Mouse?

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