Everytime I see a paragrapth like that I know this is someone with nothing to say and all day to say it.
Mmmm...lot's there - to read when not rushed. thanks,
I do see a war betwen islam and the rest of the world brewing, but the thing about islam is that, they always tend to show their cards way to quick. They tend to lose a lot of battles this way.
Interesting, but what Arab has done anything noteworthy in the past thousand years?
"we are a billion strong. You cannot kill all of us"
Push us too far and something just snaps.... Dresden, Hiroshima, Nagasaki...
I hope I never live to see what the results of the US waging total war would be like, with the firepower we now have ... A billion souls could vanish before the though of restraint would even be entertained.
They should not delude themselves into thinking "They would never do it!"
There is a straw that would break the camel's back.
One atrocity too many...the tipping point.
This statement becomes more out-dated with each passing day.
Europe's problem isn't hedonism; Europe's problem is socialism.
Great line in a great article. It may be old but it's certainly valid and full of great points - thanks for posting it!
One thing has changed, however, since 2003: the Vatican, which he describes as the defender of last resort of Western culture but one which had, alas, also opted for appeasement of Muslims, now has a different head. It is obvious that one of the biggest priorities of the new Pope is that of restoring Western culture and the society based on its now nearly-vanished principles. He has also been very firm and realistic when speaking about Islam. I think this is one very positive change, hopeful for the West, that has occurred since this article was written.
What a waste of ink. It could have been said in two letters....PC. Political Correctness insures all of us total defeat in anything we undertake.
I'll tell you why.
Because they are crazy and got bigger balls than the rest of the civilized world and dont give a damn about life, theirs or others.
72 virgins is a powerful lure even for those who get their kicks on the backsides of little boys.
bttt
You're wrong.
...until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old. - Winston Churchill.
Will the US be called upon again?
If the West has an unifying religions it has as one of its catechisms, self loathing.
If the Islamics triumph, it will only because of aid given by The West itself.
Either by active assistance or by passivity.
That was a big factor in the ability of the Islamics to take the
Iberian peninsula.
Source: "Jihad In The West" by Paul Fregosi.
I really wonder about this guy. One of the things about writing with a pseudonym is that it's harder to dismiss, even when it's complete nonsense, because you don't have a real name or face or background to pin the article on. A look at Michael Kinsley or George Will and -- agree with them or not -- you know who you're dealing with. "Spengler" seems like a very weak fellow who's fascinated by strength and force, but since we don't know anything about him, that's only speculation.
The thing about "Radical Islam winning" is that if Muslims become more of the population in Europe and Islam gets more powerful you're going to see a major, even an extreme reaction, and afterwards it's hard to say who will win or what will come next. If he wants to count that as a victory for the terrorists, it may well be, but that's not the final word.
I also don't think "Spengler" really understands America. He wants to reduce countries to ideas or concepts, but that doesn't always work. What's characteristic of America is the mixture of modern secular political ideas with a very religious culture. That's a very different situation from what has prevailed in Europe or Asia, and I don't think "Spengler" sees the consequences.