Or consider the European reception of Yusuf al-Qaradawi, heir to Sayyid Qutb as the religious authority of the Muslim Brotherhood. Wanted on charges of terrorism in his native Egypt, al-Qaradawi now lives in Qatar. Like Tariq Ramadan in Switzerland, he emphasizes that Muslims must keep apart from liberal democracy as it is practiced in the West while also availing themselves of its benefits and advantages. But he goes much further. Unlike Ramadan, he approves of wife-beating in the forms sanctioned by the Qur’an; as for homosexuals, he is agnostic on whether they should be thrown off a high cliff or flogged to death. Yet this year, in an official ceremony at London’s City Hall, al-Qaradawi was welcomed as "an Islamic scholar held in great respect" by the mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. "You are truly, truly welcome," gushed Livingstone, an otherwise enthusiastic supporter of gay pride.
It's bizaare, but one of the major motivations of the Left is hatred. The leftist Lord Mayor of London hates Western Civilization and so loves anyone who is also an enemy of Western Civilization. The enemy of my enemy is my friend mentality. The irony is that if the Muslims took over, he'd be on their to-be-beheaded list. I suspect that the Leftists see the Muslims as useful idiot allies in their war against the West but think that the Left will always be in control of the situation.