Ayaan Hirisi Ali

[ExpertNovice]

An interesting read from Ayaan Hirisi Ali


I particularly like the passage

The terrorists and fundamentalists, however, use force, the threat of force, appeals to pity (?look at what the west is doing to Islam and Muslims?) and ad hominem smears. Their unwitting allies in the west defend so-called victims of Islamophobia; meanwhile, the reformers are shunned by their families and communities, and may even live under the fear of assassination. In short, the core of the debate is made taboo, and the fundamentalists attain a near-monopoly on the hearts and minds of the largest group of Muslims, the undecided.

Of course the progressives have long tried to sway the minds of individuals by making honest debate taboo so it is nice when a victim of the progressive attitude points out that most liberals are "unwitting allies."

I'm not debating with the unreasonable but there was no post about this woman and her story and it will hopefully be the straw that tilts the scales to the side of logic and reason. My intent is to help educate, not argue.

 

[Jave]

Millions of people over there have moderate views but unfortunately they do not make it to the headlines because its not a story. On the otherhand any crack head that has radical views makes the front page. Being bad is necessary to get the people attention.