All things considered, radical Islam isn’t such a baaad thing, is it?
Fareed Zakaria really earning his reputation:
Wherever it is tried—in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in parts of Nigeria and Pakistan—people weary of its [radical Islam] charms very quickly. The truth is that all Islamists, violent or not, lack answers to the problems of the modern world. They do not have a world view that can satisfy the aspirations of modern men and women. We do. That’s the most powerful weapon of all.
So head-to-head with western values, they cannot win. Brilliant analysis, Newseek! We’re all saved! Well, all of us except the poor Sri Lankan cricket team visiting Pawk-i-stan yesterday.
People have been getting so weary of radical islam’s charms. . . they’ve been unable to shake free from its yoke for more than a thousand years. Even with the unpleasant headchopping, stoning, and honor murders! I can almost see a Sharia-bound Zakaria fomenting dissent and organizing rebellion among subjugated Muslims “weary” of the tired and inffective doctrine of strict Sharia governance.
This kind of radicalism prevents the repressed from resisting on their own accord, and I believe history shows that the only force capable of protecting the human rights of people captive to medieval, radical Islamism is external antagonism.
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