What's Wrong with Muslims

So, what is wrong with Muslims?  Well for starters, they are wrong.

By that I mean their world view and their facts are completely wrong.

There was recently a meeting here in Chicago where some of their beliefs were on display:

According to the American Muslim Forum for Democracy, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, the group that hosts the meeting, is a radical origination that promotes world-wide jihad, and targets young children to join their movement. The following excerpt comes from AMFD’s 2009 call for Muslim organizations to denounce and condemn the Hizb-ut-Tahrir.

Dr. Mohammed Malkawi (aka. Abu Talha)

Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamist network that is committed to creating an Islamic Caliphate that spans the globe. The organization is banned in Germany and Russia as well as several Arab countries and targets Muslim children between the ages of 9 and 18. Many compare their efforts to organizations like the Hitler Youth. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is counted among their alumnus.

There were four speakers at the event, three of which that wanted to remain unidentified, with the center of attention focusing upon the key note speaker, Dr. Mohammed Malkawi aka Abu Talha, Hizb’s Deputy Spokesperson. The following are some of the claims made by the four speakers:

• American Capitalism has caused all that is wrong with the Muslim world today.
• The Capitalist System was created to restrict Muslims.
• Jews and Christians will not be happy with Muslims until they adopt their way of life.
• The fall of Communism and the decline of Capitalism sends a clear message that the rise of Islam is imminent.
• Capitalism has failed due to its high suicide, high poverty, and many other adverse rates, while at the same time there were no statistics mentioned about the same rates in Arab Nations.
• Capitalism systematically creates poor people.
• The Democratic process in the US and around the world is a mirage.
• Obama failed on two issues, Palestine and dealing with the entire Muslim world.
• That they are a peaceful non-violent movement, however, while viewing the diagram on the overhead projector showing the structure of the Sharia governing cabinet, it listed a private secretary in charge of Jihad.

Let's look at each of these claims.

American Capitalism has caused all that is wrong with the Muslim world today. It is hard to take this claim seriously.  Genital mutilation, honor killings, and pedophilia are caused by American Capitalism?  The rampant poverty in Muslim countries is entirely due to the economic policies enforced under Sharia.  This claim is the opposite of the truth.  Blaming America is an easy way to avoid looking in the mirror and taking responsibility for the horror that is life in Muslim countries.

The Capitalist System was created to restrict Muslims.  I hate to break it to him: we don't think about you that much.  He gives us too much credit, and he places himself in a larger role in the western mind than is true.  Capitalism was not 'created'.  Unlike Marxism, Capitalism is what happens naturally if you leave people alone to trade freely with each other.    We are Capitalists because it is the only moral and effective economic system, and 'restricting' Muslims has nothing at all to do with it.

Jews and Christians will not be happy with Muslims until they adopt their way of life.  This is sheer tautological nonsense.  We are not happy with you because you are trying to kill us. You are trying to kill us because your beliefs demand that you slay the infidels. You will keep trying to kill us until we become Muslims.  OK, got it.  Submit or die.  How about this: stop trying to kill us.  Then we will go back to not thinking about you.

The fall of Communism and the decline of Capitalism sends a clear message that the rise of Islam is imminent.  Here he may actually have a point.  The collapse of Communism and the unwillingness of the West to defend itself have created a power vacuum that Sharia and Islam have moved into.  Where I would disagree is that I do not view this through the same theological lens -- he seems to be  claiming a mandate.  I would view it as a failure on the part of civilization to defend itself from the barbarians at the gate.  If only there were an example we could learn from where a great power declined and fell to savages...

Capitalism systematically creates poor people.  This is the opposite of the truth.  Capitalism creates rich people.  If capitalism creates poor people, how were there poor people in time before Capitalism?  The Bible mentions the poor.  Robin Hood robs from the rich and gives to the poor.  Capitalism arose in the 15th -17th centuries.  Poverty pre-exists Capitalism.  In fact, Capitalism is the only economic system that raises the poor out of poverty.  Simply look at the Heritage Foundation rankings of countries by GDP.  The truth is crystal clear.  Capitalism makes people rich.

The Democratic process in the US and around the world is a mirage. The US election process is not perfect, but the West has free and fair elections.  Apparently he is aligned with the Trilateral Commission and Bilderberg nut bags that think everything is being controlled behind the scenes.  Or he is projecting the ridiculous farce that he sees at home in Third World elections onto the West.  But either way, our elections are as close to the Voice of the People as any process ever used.

Obama failed on two issues, Palestine and dealing with the entire Muslim world.  Here he approaches the truth.  Obama has failed on Palestine and dealing with the entire Muslim world.  But I suspect he and I do not agree on the nature of that failure.  I think that Obama has sown the seeds of global warfare by supporting the 'Arab Spring' revolutions that have allowed radical Muslims to rise to power throughout the Middle East. But let's stick to the basics point where he is wrong: Obama has failed on a lot more than two issues...

they are a peaceful non-violent movement... listed a private secretary in charge of Jihad. This is absurd on its face.  Islam is the most violent religion/philosophy in the world today.  It is sheer nonsense to claim non-violent status while rioting, killing, bombing, and beheading people everyday. The fact that they have someone in charge of Jihad is interesting, but you need to look no further than the daily newspaper to see that Islam is inherently violent.

Our Muslim troubles stem largely from two sources: 1) their desire to kill us; 2) their complete detachment from reality.

I don't know how to engage in 'peace partnerships' with such savages.