Posted by Nicholas at October 5, 2006 12:55 AMPeople need to start thinking of Islam in the same manner as they thought of Communism. Islam may be a religion but it is also has an imposed 'whole life' view that makes it indistinguishable from a political ideology. If Muslims want their religion to be treated with tolerance, they need to de-secularise it in the same way Christianity has (largely) done. But for as long as Islam advocates an imposed political order based on religious principles, it must not be treated either legally or socially as being above critique on any level whatsoever.
Islam is the problem and, just like Communism and Fascism, it is simply incompatible with western post-Enlightenment civilisation. And also just like Communism and Fascism, it must be contained or defeated militarily when it threatens us but it must also be defeated as an ideology as well.
Perry de Havilland, "Violence is just a symptom... it is all about Islam", Samizdata, 2006-10-04
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