When I was a child, I heard a comment that stayed with me: The safest place to hide is in a crowd. That goes along with the story of the Emperor's New Clothes. Both, to differing extents, address the meaning of evasion. Islamists have never been either covert or subtle, ever, in their entire history. People who should know better in the West over the past several hundred years have seen Islam for what it is and have done this kabuki dance of evasion, as though by not identifying the nature of Islam, it would not be Islam. Thus, these truly evil people in NYC strut their stuff before legions of disinterested and selectively unconscious Americans. This Islamic Thinkers group is reminiscent of SNCC, Black Panthers, etc. of a few decades ago--people in responsible positions all ran for the sandbox to stick their heads in. Those groups morphed into the current nasty black activists, including Nation of Islam.

But, take hope. They think they are King Kongs and can get away with anything because they have the local, state, and federal authorities backing THEM up, not us, and they think they have all of us cowed. Bad miscalculation: resistance is not futile (thanks to Star Trek for the expression). In the recent past, for example, CAIR (Council for American-Islamic Relations) has lost big time legally, several times now. People stood up to them,and justice prevailed.

We have to let these Islamics know that we are mad as hell and won't take it anymore (thanks to movie Network for the line). These are bullies. When they encounter resistance, they increase their force. When the force of resistance increases, they begin their retreat.

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Posted by George Mason (PBUH) to Thrutch at 4/29/2006 10:30:49 AM