I am not a violent person, but I am also not self-defeating. If I am asked to defend myself, my people, and my homeland, or allow others to walk all over us in the name of Islam, I choose the former.
Thanks for this strong, hard-hitting essay. It's definitely needed. We have already tried the path of papering over the jagged edges of outrageous Palestinian actions and demands, and we now can see clearly where it has brought us. All those interfaith prayer breakfasts and other attempts to find common ground were a colossal waste of time; they only bought time for the Islamists to advance their agenda at our expense. At this point, the cat's out of the bag. We've watched as "criticism of Israeli gov't policies" became "criticism of Israel's policies" which became "criticism of Zionist policies" which finally proclaimed its true agenda for all to see: "Death to the Jews!"
Let's move forward with a clear understanding that we have an enemy that has no desire to compromise and whose sincere and simple desire is to kill us all. It's time to stop pretending that putting lipstick on a pig will change the nature of the beast.
What blows my mind is that they have never said anything *but* that they want to exterminate us, in so many words - but absolutely *no one* in the West has wanted to actually take them at their word.
Those few who *have* been sounding this alarm for years have all been labeled hate groups, and what they say as hate speech.
When people tell you who they are, you should believe them.
There's a strong reluctance to hear what they have been saying. When someone tells you that they want to kill you, it kind of puts a damper on your day. Easier to pretend that you didn't hear it, or that they didn't say it, or, if they said it, they didn't mean it. I think, hope, that we have reached the point where the ostrich sticking its head in the ground will no longer be a role model for so many Jews.
Perfectly expressed. Enough time has been wasted. As you say the enemy has made it very clear to us and we need to open our eyes and see them for what they are. Thank you for this.
Phobia, by definition, is: “an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation.” The whole point of “Islamophobia” being coined as the “anti-Islam,” term is to gaslight, i.e., any legitimate criticism or opposition to Islam is automatically deemed “irrational,” making Islam “off limits” for questioning. This is why the one thing that could dramatically bring peaceful coexistence to the world—a widespread Islamic reformation—will never happen. The ridiculous claim that Islam is a religion of peace, is only another attempt to trick and deceive as “peace” under Islam means submission to the tyranny and oppression that defines Islam. There is no such thing in Islam as the notion of “live and let live.”
This is the most honest description of what is happening in our world. The person who coined the word "Islamophobia" was either afraid of the Islamists or wanted to put the fear of them in everyone. As to those seem to be supporting Hamas and their murderous attitude: they should be locked in a room and forced to watch the videos take by Hamas murderers, on October 7, 2023. They should shown the video several times. At this time in the WAR, noone even mentions the attempted genocide, not does any every mention the Charter of Hamas - to get rid of Jews, Israel, then Christians, etc. Why can't that information be on the media>
I absolutely agree with you, Joshua. "Islamophobia" is the sanest position for anyone with any knowledge of Islam to adopt. However, bad and all as the terrorists and their "indigenous" supporters are, the hordes of "useful idiots" are a trillion times worse. How are they going to explain matters away when their mindless calls to "globalise the intifada" materialises as bomb attacks in the Paris Metro or mass shootings on the streets of New York? I, for one, won't be allowing them to say "sorry, we didn't know what we were dealing with." The current pro-Palestinian protests in the West are vile and abominable. They should be dealt with the full force of the law. The protestors should be unmasked, literally and metaphorically, and held to account once their dreams come true because, they will be responsible for the murderous guests they have invited onto the campuses, streets and public spaces of the West. Sharing the "place of honour" should be the politicians and media whose plainly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric has created the space for these thugs and idiots to operate. I stand with Israel and I firmly believe Jews, Zionists, Israelis are an important part of the "West".
I both despise *and* fear them. Their entire history has been violent, their entire goals in life conquering the entire world and eliminating *everyone* who isn’t Muslim, or willing to convert. They have just been biding their time, waiting until they have adequate numbers to rise up to defeat everything we know and hold dear - and they might be just about there now.
Thank you for your clear-eyed essay. Due to a non-logical logic many Americans witnessing the current horror on our campuses believe the protesters are speaking in metaphors, that they don't *really* want to kill Jews, or that "ending" Zionism doesn't *really* mean killing actual human Zionists. In addition we need to address our own Eurocentric perceptions, in order to being more aware of Jewish life in the pre-Islamic Arab world, where tribes of Jews lived and thrived for centuries in places that would become Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. In other words, the assaults against Jews in the Arab world did not start in the 1800's, it has been there since the middle of the 7th century.
I am not surprised you diagnozed yourselve as Islamophobic, Joshua. After the terrible deeds of those thugs, the whole Jewish community must be traumatized - except for those with a kind of Stockholm-syndrom. But acting on adrenaline alone is not sustainable, it diminishes perception.
It's a great article with very strong points. The real definition of Islamophobia is a fear of the radical Islamist who want to kill me and it's warranted. I would, though, like to point out that Islamophobia became to the forefront after 911 when people were attacking anyone they thought were Arab. I get it and everyone who commented so far are correct, but I wouldn't come out and say, I am a proud Islamophobe.
Joshua: if you haven’t already done so, correct “mute” to “moot” in this sentence: “Everything I have written here would be mute points if the Palestinians would agree to live in peace with the Jews in our indigenous homeland — two states for two peoples — but since the 1800s, many of them have not agreed to do so.”
We witness the ancient war between "light" and "darkness" and now the prevailing conflict between east and west .... don't people realize that this conceivably end civilization as we know it; and no one will escape. Remember the adage "it may begin with the Jews, but will not end with them"? Why is it that I can clearly see it and so few others not ... I am really not that clever!
Indeed....in a cruel twist of irony, these same individuals proudly bear the name given to them by their oppressors. They accuse others of occupying while forcefully occupying iconic landmarks, educational institutions, and bustling airports.
This reveals their true intentions - to violently remove and erase the Jewish people from their ancestral home. Despite countless attempts at peace and coexistence, they continue to reject any notion of sharing the land and instead spread antisemitic hate and Islamist-inspired violence. The truth behind their actions cannot be ignored any longer.
Thank you for the link! I noticed an early publication date - is that information still valid? (Apologies for the question - a friend of mine who teaches unbiased Political Science with no agenda ❤️ taught us to check sources, and then to check *their* sources.)
Great article. One minor detail… “moot point” as in “not relevant” instead of “mute point” which would mean something along the lines of not heard and looks more like an auto-correct error.
Thanks for this strong, hard-hitting essay. It's definitely needed. We have already tried the path of papering over the jagged edges of outrageous Palestinian actions and demands, and we now can see clearly where it has brought us. All those interfaith prayer breakfasts and other attempts to find common ground were a colossal waste of time; they only bought time for the Islamists to advance their agenda at our expense. At this point, the cat's out of the bag. We've watched as "criticism of Israeli gov't policies" became "criticism of Israel's policies" which became "criticism of Zionist policies" which finally proclaimed its true agenda for all to see: "Death to the Jews!"
Let's move forward with a clear understanding that we have an enemy that has no desire to compromise and whose sincere and simple desire is to kill us all. It's time to stop pretending that putting lipstick on a pig will change the nature of the beast.
What blows my mind is that they have never said anything *but* that they want to exterminate us, in so many words - but absolutely *no one* in the West has wanted to actually take them at their word.
Those few who *have* been sounding this alarm for years have all been labeled hate groups, and what they say as hate speech.
When people tell you who they are, you should believe them.
There's a strong reluctance to hear what they have been saying. When someone tells you that they want to kill you, it kind of puts a damper on your day. Easier to pretend that you didn't hear it, or that they didn't say it, or, if they said it, they didn't mean it. I think, hope, that we have reached the point where the ostrich sticking its head in the ground will no longer be a role model for so many Jews.
Perfectly expressed. Enough time has been wasted. As you say the enemy has made it very clear to us and we need to open our eyes and see them for what they are. Thank you for this.
A phobia is an irrational fear. It is perfectly rational to fear those who call for your death.
Phobia = literally fear. Straight from the Ancient Greek φοβέω (phobeō).
People characterise certain fears as irrational to denigrate them and/or hold the promise that such fears can and should be overcome.
Some phobias are rational, as you point out.
Phobia, by definition, is: “an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation.” The whole point of “Islamophobia” being coined as the “anti-Islam,” term is to gaslight, i.e., any legitimate criticism or opposition to Islam is automatically deemed “irrational,” making Islam “off limits” for questioning. This is why the one thing that could dramatically bring peaceful coexistence to the world—a widespread Islamic reformation—will never happen. The ridiculous claim that Islam is a religion of peace, is only another attempt to trick and deceive as “peace” under Islam means submission to the tyranny and oppression that defines Islam. There is no such thing in Islam as the notion of “live and let live.”
Exactly.
Fear can be utilised if you allow it to embolden, not defeat you.
Thanks for defining that, I have a better understanding now.
Great article, well written. It should be read 1000 times over again by the useful idiots that chant their hate from the safety of a college campus..
This is the most honest description of what is happening in our world. The person who coined the word "Islamophobia" was either afraid of the Islamists or wanted to put the fear of them in everyone. As to those seem to be supporting Hamas and their murderous attitude: they should be locked in a room and forced to watch the videos take by Hamas murderers, on October 7, 2023. They should shown the video several times. At this time in the WAR, noone even mentions the attempted genocide, not does any every mention the Charter of Hamas - to get rid of Jews, Israel, then Christians, etc. Why can't that information be on the media>
I absolutely agree with you, Joshua. "Islamophobia" is the sanest position for anyone with any knowledge of Islam to adopt. However, bad and all as the terrorists and their "indigenous" supporters are, the hordes of "useful idiots" are a trillion times worse. How are they going to explain matters away when their mindless calls to "globalise the intifada" materialises as bomb attacks in the Paris Metro or mass shootings on the streets of New York? I, for one, won't be allowing them to say "sorry, we didn't know what we were dealing with." The current pro-Palestinian protests in the West are vile and abominable. They should be dealt with the full force of the law. The protestors should be unmasked, literally and metaphorically, and held to account once their dreams come true because, they will be responsible for the murderous guests they have invited onto the campuses, streets and public spaces of the West. Sharing the "place of honour" should be the politicians and media whose plainly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric has created the space for these thugs and idiots to operate. I stand with Israel and I firmly believe Jews, Zionists, Israelis are an important part of the "West".
I'm not Islamophobic. I'm islamodetestic.
I both despise *and* fear them. Their entire history has been violent, their entire goals in life conquering the entire world and eliminating *everyone* who isn’t Muslim, or willing to convert. They have just been biding their time, waiting until they have adequate numbers to rise up to defeat everything we know and hold dear - and they might be just about there now.
Thank you for your clear-eyed essay. Due to a non-logical logic many Americans witnessing the current horror on our campuses believe the protesters are speaking in metaphors, that they don't *really* want to kill Jews, or that "ending" Zionism doesn't *really* mean killing actual human Zionists. In addition we need to address our own Eurocentric perceptions, in order to being more aware of Jewish life in the pre-Islamic Arab world, where tribes of Jews lived and thrived for centuries in places that would become Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. In other words, the assaults against Jews in the Arab world did not start in the 1800's, it has been there since the middle of the 7th century.
I am not surprised you diagnozed yourselve as Islamophobic, Joshua. After the terrible deeds of those thugs, the whole Jewish community must be traumatized - except for those with a kind of Stockholm-syndrom. But acting on adrenaline alone is not sustainable, it diminishes perception.
It's a great article with very strong points. The real definition of Islamophobia is a fear of the radical Islamist who want to kill me and it's warranted. I would, though, like to point out that Islamophobia became to the forefront after 911 when people were attacking anyone they thought were Arab. I get it and everyone who commented so far are correct, but I wouldn't come out and say, I am a proud Islamophobe.
Great piece. And I am suspended for calling Hamas Nazis. Haha.
Joshua: if you haven’t already done so, correct “mute” to “moot” in this sentence: “Everything I have written here would be mute points if the Palestinians would agree to live in peace with the Jews in our indigenous homeland — two states for two peoples — but since the 1800s, many of them have not agreed to do so.”
Good catch!!
We witness the ancient war between "light" and "darkness" and now the prevailing conflict between east and west .... don't people realize that this conceivably end civilization as we know it; and no one will escape. Remember the adage "it may begin with the Jews, but will not end with them"? Why is it that I can clearly see it and so few others not ... I am really not that clever!
Indeed....in a cruel twist of irony, these same individuals proudly bear the name given to them by their oppressors. They accuse others of occupying while forcefully occupying iconic landmarks, educational institutions, and bustling airports.
This reveals their true intentions - to violently remove and erase the Jewish people from their ancestral home. Despite countless attempts at peace and coexistence, they continue to reject any notion of sharing the land and instead spread antisemitic hate and Islamist-inspired violence. The truth behind their actions cannot be ignored any longer.
Please provide a link to your first footnote.
Here you are: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/where-does-the-palestinian-aid-money-go
Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
Mark
Thank you for the link! I noticed an early publication date - is that information still valid? (Apologies for the question - a friend of mine who teaches unbiased Political Science with no agenda ❤️ taught us to check sources, and then to check *their* sources.)
Just a semantic quibble
Great article. One minor detail… “moot point” as in “not relevant” instead of “mute point” which would mean something along the lines of not heard and looks more like an auto-correct error.
Yes this was fixed! :) Thanks!