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Fear Of Muslims Is Rational; “Islamophobia” Is A Myth
American Thinker ^ | 21 Dec, 2023 | Jonathan Gault

Posted on 12/21/2023 4:24:11 AM PST by MtnClimber

Despite the constant hectoring about Islam being a religion of peace, a snapshot of Muslim conduct worldwide shows the claim is a lie as to the faith’s devout adherents.

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary describes the word “phobia” as “an exaggerated, usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation.” In the wake of recent events, is fear of Muslims, labeled “Islamophobia,” really exaggerated, inexplicable, and/or illogical?

I’ve concluded that not only is fear of Muslims logical and explicable, but it is by no means exaggerated and, most probably, understated. The deliberately misleading term “Islamophobia” itself amounts to a cudgel used to silence critics of what Dutch Parliamentarian (and possible new Dutch Prime Minister) Geert Wilders has at times characterized as a totalitarian political ideology masquerading as a religion.

I could enumerate just some in the endless litany of recent (and even not-so-recent) violent attacks that radical Muslims have perpetrated in (delusional) Western societies that welcomed and unsuccessfully attempted to absorb and assimilate large numbers of Muslims. However, Raymond Ibrahim has already done so, writing extensively (and magnificently) about historical events that provide countless examples (here and here) of aggressive Muslim behaviors resulting in widespread slaughter. His writings elucidate numerous historical episodes consuming people of all ethnicities and religions, including their fellow Muslims, with particular cruelty reserved for Africans, Armenians, and, of course, Jews.

Why has

- Geert Wilders been (in his own words) “deprived of a personal life” requiring constant police protection for more than a decade?

- Salman Rushdie had to spend the last 35 years in fear? (And note that his fear was justified.)

- Hoover Institute fellow Ayaan Hirsi Ali, now a Christian, who was both abused and mutilated by “Imams” as a child, been living “with round-the-clock security...

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Image: Salman Rushdie (edited), a “lucky” victim of Muslim violence, for he survived the deadly attack against him. YouTube screen grab.

1 posted on 12/21/2023 4:24:11 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
Allah - The greatest deceiver

Satan - The father of lies

2 posted on 12/21/2023 4:25:09 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Irrational prejudice is one thing.
Conditioned response is something else.
Leftoids lack the brain cells to understand the difference.


3 posted on 12/21/2023 4:27:01 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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To: MtnClimber

The greatest anti-truth, anti-freedom,, anti-individual, anti-life collective in the history of CIVILIZATION and it still exits and is growing.


4 posted on 12/21/2023 4:28:07 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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5 posted on 12/21/2023 4:28:18 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Are sheep “prejudiced” against dogs and wolves?


6 posted on 12/21/2023 4:30:15 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: MtnClimber

The First Amendment needs two supplements:

1) Any religion that worships Satan shall be illegal in the US.
2) Allah is Satan.


7 posted on 12/21/2023 4:30:28 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: MtnClimber

Repulsion is not fear.


8 posted on 12/21/2023 4:30:55 AM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: mikey_hates_everything
Repulsion is not fear.

islamomisia is rational as well.

9 posted on 12/21/2023 4:34:47 AM PST by Sirius Lee (I am going to keep SPAMming the meme "I see Freepers bickering..." where applicable)
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To: MtnClimber

Islam is a cancer.


10 posted on 12/21/2023 4:35:47 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: MtnClimber

It ain’t paranoia if they really are picking on you.

And Muslims can pick on people really, really hard. And they don’t think they have to tell you why, they attack like maddened murder hornets.

And you don’t even have to whack their hive with a stick.


11 posted on 12/21/2023 4:43:08 AM PST by alloysteel (Most people slog through life without ever knowing the wonders of true insanity.)
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To: MtnClimber

Everything I needed to know about Islam I learned on Sep 11. Then I read the Quaran and some of the hadiths and realized I was right.


12 posted on 12/21/2023 4:44:14 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: MtnClimber

When a central tenet of a religion is to convert or kill anyone who is not a member of that religion, I’d say it’s reasonable to fear members of that religion.


13 posted on 12/21/2023 4:48:05 AM PST by FreedomForce
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To: mikey_hates_everything
“Repulsion is not fear.”

I think “revulsion” is the word you want, but I agree with the sentiment entirely.

A devout muslim wants to kill you for not being muslim. A “moderate” muslim wants the devout muslim to kill you for not being muslim.

14 posted on 12/21/2023 4:49:10 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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And a tolerant, inclusive muslim doesn’t want to see you killed, but they won’t say anything against the devout or moderate muslims for fear of their own lives.


15 posted on 12/21/2023 4:57:36 AM PST by sipow
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To: MtnClimber
Bottom line: Islam say you must lie and deceive people to force your way upon them. And kill them if they resist.

What kind of religion does that?

16 posted on 12/21/2023 5:05:37 AM PST by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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To: Sicon

I thought about the word “revulsion” which is true but I think I’m more repelled by them and homos (making “homophobia” false as well). Just don’t want to be near either.

Merriam-Webster’s definitions of “repulsion”, especially #3:
1: the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
2: the action of repelling : the force with which bodies, particles, or like forces repel one another
3: a feeling of aversion : REPUGNANCE

It fits.


17 posted on 12/21/2023 5:05:39 AM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: MtnClimber
I stay clear of venomous snakes.


19 posted on 12/21/2023 5:16:45 AM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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I remember those pictures. It was a monstrous, horrific event.

Now here’s the thing. Details of Nazi mass murders are well-known. And the events are discussed to this day. But everything related to Muslim mass murders is buried. Those events are forgotten by most people. The same will eventually happen with the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.

And for those not in the know, here’s an article about the Muslim mass murder your picture is from.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-beheading-of-coptic-christians-on-libyan-beach-brings-islamists-to-the-doorstep-of-europe-10049769.html


20 posted on 12/21/2023 5:25:46 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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