Protect the Order of Freedom

George Handlery

Islam baffles the Western world. A PC-induced inability to face the fundamentals, translates into ineffective counter punches. Thus, meeting the challenge is hindered. Confronting Islam demands that some of our principles be questioned. It also asks us to adjust tradition imposed behavior to theirs. Without an appropriate response, we remain vulnerable beyond what suicide bombers can achieve. The Islamist impact hinges upon our commitment to principles its attacks have outdated, and of sticking to methods that had ceased to work...... Indeed, the fanatics’ power emanates mainly from the mental weakness of their foes. Call that “liberal death wish”.........One might ask, how come, that western style democracies are so vulnerable to what is retrograde? A look back helps to comprehend the dilemma......

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