FID 2011.02.09

When will we come to our senses?

They're starting to wake up in Great Britain and Singapore.

When will we?

We need to be a lot less tolerant towards Islamic extremists

(British Prime Minister) David Cameron today pledged to make Britain ‘a lot less’ tolerant towards Islamic extremists who whip up hatred against the West.

Mr. Cameron said Britain needs to be less tolerant and more judgemental when faced with ideologies that threaten the country’s basic values.

That's not only common sense, it's a matter of national survival.

... he suggested that to ‘belong’ in Britain, individuals must sign up to core values such as freedom of speech, the rule of law and democracy.

Amen, brother. In this country that applies to liberals as well as immigrants.

The Prime Minister pledged to end all public funding for groups which give succour to extremist views. And he called for action to ban extremists from radicalising young people in universities, prisons and internet chat rooms.

Can we get Cameron to run for President here? After all, we currently have a president whose nationality has been questioned. The precedent has been set.

His warning comes just days after Britain’s independent reviewer of anti-terrorism laws, Lord Carlile, said that human rights rulings had made Britain a ‘safe haven’ for suspected foreign terrorists.

The Prime Minister also hit out at Labour’s experiment with multiculturalism – calling it a failure. He says society has failed to provide a strong sense of what it means to be British, making it easier for extremists to prey on youngsters seeking something to identify with.

He added: ‘We have even tolerated these segregated communities behaving in ways that run counter to our values.

‘So when a white person holds objectionable views – racism, for example – we rightly condemn them.

‘But when equally unacceptable views or practices have come from someone who isn’t white, we’ve been too cautious, frankly even fearful, to stand up to them.’

Can you imagine the uproar on the left and in the mainstream media (redundant, I know) if an American politician said that?

As for Singapore, "we can integrate all religions and races except Islam."

Lee Kuan Yew ranks as one of the most successful statesmen of the 20th century, having led Singapore to independence, and built a thriving prosperous mini-state with a world class economy, out of an ethnically diverse population. He retired as the world's longest serving prime minister, and at 87 years of age, has little to lose in speaking his mind.

Thus, his candor in discussing the assimilation of Muslims is perhaps understandable, but still startling in a world of political correctness and compulsory sensitivity to Muslims, who are never expected to reciprocate.

Now, Lee has published a book on Singapore's future, and he is speaking his mind:

"I think we were progressing very nicely until the surge of Islam came, and if you asked me for my observations, the other communities have easier integration - friends, intermarriages and so on, Indians with Chinese, Chinese with Indians - than Muslims.

He added: "I would say today, we can integrate all religions and races except Islam."

It's a sad day when Brits and Asians speak the truth while American politicians cower before the alter of political correctness. God I wish we had one or more officeholders with a set of balls (with the notable exception of Allen West).

When I visit other countries or other peoples' homes, I try to respect their customs and beliefs, and conform to them as much as possible. I don't expect them to adapt to me. Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case with muslims. In fact, they carry the opposite to extremes, as evidenced by the following story.

One-legged Afghan Red Cross worker set to be hanged after converting to Christianity

An Afghan physiotherapist will be executed within three days for converting to Christianity.

Said Musa, 45, has been held for eight months in a Kabul prison were he claims he has been tortured and sexually abused by inmates and guards.

Mr Musa, who lost his left leg in a landmine explosion in the 1990s, has worked for the Red Cross for 15 years and helps to treat fellow amputees.

Defense lawyers have refused to represent him, while others have dropped the case after receiving death threats.

Tolerance? Respect for others? GMAFB. For muslims it's "my way or the highway" (or "my way or the scaffold").