All or Nothing

The quest for a moderate Islam may be futile.

Theodore Dalrymple writes about the myth of the moderate Muslim in this short essay from City Journal.

While there are undoubtedly those individuals of the Muslim faith who simply want to live their lives like any other people, the fact remains that a significant following in Islam is governed by the utopian promise of re-making the world through violent jihad. This does not mean that every single one of them is about to strap on a suicide bomb vest, but then again they don't all have to. It is enough that many "moderate Muslims" are willing to either support those that do with financial contributions and behind the scenes cheerleading or to simply look the other way while murder and mayhem are committed in the name of Allah.

It is this reality that is beginning to dawn on many people in the West who have not, up until now, followed the day to day news as closely as your average political activist, radio talk show listener or blogger. Stories such as the one from Canada about the suicide terrorists are starting to break though into the public consciousness even given the blackout of this sort of news in The Elite Media Monoculture. As time goes by, more and more people are discovering the fact that a large segment of Muslims make up "militant Islam" and are at war with us even if we do not recognize it. But of course, it is vital that we do see the truth so that we are free to act on it. Because you cannot defend against that which you do not choose to see.