69 million page views

Islam plays the long game

Reader comment on item: Erdoğan Invaded; What's Next in Syria?

Submitted by Charles Martel (United States), Oct 19, 2019 at 01:25

I see only two paths to the preservation of Western civilization. First, our education system must be stripped of influence by those pedaling soft-serve Islam. Second, our youth must be taught to discern the precious, rare and fragile basis under which the United States was founded.

Absent those two foundational constructs we will lose sight of our birthright and get lost in the weeds that constantly spring up from the multiplicitous faces of Islam. ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas, al Shabab, and so forth. Let us not delude ourselves. Islam possesses many tentacles, all containing venom. Each is based upon a 7th Century, barbaric ethos which is to 21st Century Western civilization as oil is to water.

Therefore, and to underline the crucial urgency of inoculating our youth with the meaning of American exceptionalism, how can we stand against something as erosive as Islam without a full comprehension of who we are and what makes us unique.

Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

Reader comments (13) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
180 Days Later [293 words]M ToveyMar 11, 2020 11:35258160
Turkey [45 words]Jon PurizhanskyJan 21, 2020 11:47257348
Islam plays the long game [155 words]Charles MartelOct 19, 2019 01:25255501
Dear Mr. Martel [180 words]Debanjan BanerjeeOct 23, 2019 04:57255501
Oh, welcome Debanjan Banerjee. Welcome back [103 words]PrashantOct 23, 2019 22:25255501
Deaar Prashant [144 words]Debanjan BanerjeeOct 26, 2019 04:12255501
The jackals tear into the Syrian corpse [88 words]DaveOct 16, 2019 11:36255450
Kurds vs. Serbs [8 words]Barry BlackOct 16, 2019 13:52255450
The Sultan [14 words]Barry BlackOct 17, 2019 12:43255450
Oy Vey! [88 words]Barry BlackOct 16, 2019 10:17255449
Cleansing of terrorists from Turkish border [137 words]Seher AtaseverOct 16, 2019 08:32255448
I Want Constantinople Back [2 words]David RyanOct 15, 2019 22:32255443
American fighters becoming a Eurasian spectator sport [411 words]Rick CollinsOct 15, 2019 19:50255441

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)