A Critical Analysis of 'Real Islam'. Its People ... - Bukti dan Saksi

with is "you are a racist", which is silly, of course, as Islam is not a race but an ideology. Muslims include
large numbers of people from all races, so a more accurate word describing ideological intolerance would
be a bigot, defined as "a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own", but
Islamists have correctly surmised that the ‘race card’ carries much more weight in our super-sensitive
society. The ‘bigot’ term is also problematic because it describes, in a nutshell, Muslim attitudes to nonbelievers.
In fact it is perfectly legitimate to criticize the social and political errors and consequences of
Islamism, communism, liberalism, feminism, socialism, or any other ‘ism’ without regard to race. Thinskinned
Muslims worldwide regard every criticism of Islamic culture or practice as Islamophobic and
sacrilegious. Instead of invoking thoughtful reflection or introspection of any kind, any question or
critique results in even more vitriolic anti-western invectives. Intelligent debate or discussion is
impossible, as in the end all debates are resolved as they are in the 4th grade play-yard, through tantrums
and name-calling. It appears critical self-analysis of any kind is impossible for the worlds ‘best’ religion.
The inability of the religion to engage in critical self-scrutiny continues to prevent any possibility of
meaningful discussion with outsiders, which otherwise might assist in Islam’s peaceful co-existence with
other peoples and religions.
The real issue, then, is what can the West do to inspire and help Muslims choose moderation over
extremism. Since the West is locked out of the internal debate, and suggestions or criticisms from inferior
infidels cannot be permitted, the only role the West can play is one it is playing now. The West can only
provide an example of the advantages of democracy, freedom, and respect for human rights, and it can
(and must) demonstrate to Muslims the futility and error of choosing expansionist Islam by soundly
defeating every attack. But that’s the conundrum isn’t it, respecting freedom of speech, religion, and
human rights, while at the same time killing large numbers of militants, taking down governments
supporting them, and discrediting Mullahs advocating Jihad. Ultimately, it is not enough to shut down
terrorist training camps and kill today’s marauding Jihadists. We must also stop the "jihad factories",
…the mosques and educational institutions that are turning out tens of thousands of tomorrow’s aspiring
terrorists, suicide bombers, and the next generation of radical leadership. The requisite initiations on
speech, assembly, and political freedom needed to protect democracy from a militant religious credo are
not easy to define and enforce. There is some precedent in limiting and restricting activities and speech
designed to overthrow legitimate government, enslave, kill, riot, ect. Incitement to harm society at large,
including hate speech against a particular group (in this case all non-Muslims) can be monitored and
regulated. But such regulation is repugnant to many Americans, who overall desire no state involvement
in religion. But then Islam is not benign like other religions, and to ignore this fact may be politically
correct, but stupid. How long can someone not purporting to be a comic ignore a very large, deadly pink
elephant in the same room? This difficult thorny problem must be successfully dealt with in within all
affected institutions in this country first, so that the model may serve as an example and template for other
regions faced with the same threat.
While the information and propaganda war is rethought and engaged at home, the issue of existing
Jihadists must not be ignored. Jihadic terrorism is the greatest single threat to the existing world order and
the advance of humankind. Active groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, Lasker-E-Tobia, Al Bader, Taliban, Al
Qaeda, Tehreek-E-Jihad, Hizbul Mujahidden, and a host of others seem to have no trouble recruiting new
foot soldiers to replace or augment existing fanatics. A study recently revealed that despite the ‘war on
terror’, terrorist acts are increasing worldwide, proving that Jihadic terrorism is being insufficiently
fought. In the Feb 24, 2004 annual assessment of global threats to the Senate Intelligence Committee,
CIA Director George Tenet and FBI Director Robert Mueller testified that the al-Qaeda terror group is
seriously damaged but has spread its radical anti-American agenda to other Islamic extremist groups that
now pose the greatest threat to the United States. "The steady growth of Osama bin Laden's anti-U.S.
sentiment through the wider Sunni (Islamic) extremist movement, and the broad dissemination of al
Qaeda’s destructive expertise, ensure that a serious threat will remain for the foreseeable future - with or
without al-Qaeda in the picture ... And what we've learned continues to validate my deepest concern - that
this enemy remains intent on obtaining and using catastrophic weapons." As recent destructive attacks in
the U.S, Israel, India, Turkey, Kenya, Spain, and Indonesia have proven, Jihadists will remain a threat to
all within their ever-increasing range of operations for some time to come. Jihadist terrorism is unabated