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The Pink Elephant in the Room
Reader comment on item: Not Calling Islamism the Enemy
Submitted by Cap'n Canada (Canada), Apr 14, 2006 at 21:06
I am not the least bit surprised by this. There are, I think, two unmentionables in so-called polite conversation; militant Islam and Jesus Christ. On this Good Friday, those of us in the loop know that Easter ain't about bunnies. Any mention of the Name That Must Not Be Named is superficial and fleeing. And of attitudes towards that certain Religion of Peace (TM)? Also superficial and fleeing. What utter nonsense!
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| 2 | Communication Theory? Psychology? Or Simply CAIR? [201 words] | Ludvikus | Feb 9, 2022 00:58 | 278780 | |
| 2 | Is that Doublespeak (1952)? or Political Correctness (1934)? [118 words] | Ludvikus | Feb 8, 2022 22:41 | 278777 | |
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| 1 | Islam, not Islamic extremism or Islamism [128 words] | Charles Martel | Jun 26, 2015 14:54 | 223956 | |
| Fabius' ethnic affiliation [129 words] | y Brandstetter MD | Jan 22, 2015 02:34 | 220590 | ||
| A deep sigh [31 words] | Ugri | Jan 14, 2015 03:15 | 220348 | ||
| Government Fails Its Primary Responsibility [65 words] | Dave | Sep 1, 2014 10:10 | 217546 | ||
| 2 | Not Calling Islamism The Enemy [344 words] | vigilant101 | May 24, 2010 15:33 | 173317 | |
| Radical Islam threatens the US and western democracies [365 words] | Bob Jack | May 27, 2010 08:39 | 173317 | ||
| 3 | The Counter terrorist Force; Who and why Sikhs are? [2200 words] | Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthi | Sep 23, 2010 02:10 | 173317 | |
| 1 | 9/11 was a vaudevillian folk dance compared to what is coming to the West !!! [100 words] | Abu McDonald | May 22, 2010 03:01 | 173214 | |
| Sikhs the Counter terrorist Force; Who and why Sikhs are? [2172 words] | Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthi | Sep 23, 2010 02:15 | 173214 | ||
| Please don't say.....islam....., to describe islam-terrorism, don't you know islam means "peace" .not war,bombings, beheadings,honour killings, threats etc. [131 words] | Phil Greend | May 16, 2010 12:31 | 172744 | ||
| Islam means... [1 words] | ayatollahowmany | Jan 25, 2015 09:18 | 172744 | ||
| Media uses Radical Islamist, not terrorist, to describe a front for Al Qaida.- Halleluia!!! [108 words] | Svetlanatchkah | Apr 14, 2009 02:20 | 153841 | ||
| The great Saladin [116 words] | Jonathan Williams | Mar 27, 2009 13:54 | 152858 | ||
| Valid comment -- but what's it got to do with Saladin? [358 words] | GK | Jun 28, 2010 09:57 | 152858 | ||
| 1 | The myth of "moderate muslims" and "moderate islam". [489 words] | The Final Crusade | Dec 14, 2008 21:30 | 145116 | |
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| concerned American [208 words] | Concerned American | Dec 10, 2008 10:57 | 144807 | ||
| No such thing as moderate Islam [57 words] | Mal | Dec 9, 2008 15:34 | 144735 | ||
| The US State Department Is Chickening [69 words] | Ynnatchkah | Feb 8, 2008 13:16 | 119812 | ||
| Muslims SHOULD be offended...by what their fellow Muslims believe and do [281 words] | DrRJP | Nov 29, 2006 19:07 | 67797 | ||
| Might want to add yet another name to the list... [33 words] | J.S. | Nov 28, 2006 18:19 | 67625 | ||
| Babylon the Great [145 words] | Mark Harris | Nov 28, 2006 15:32 | 67586 | ||
| Muslims fight terror [133 words] | Abdul Rahman Reijerink | May 26, 2006 10:50 | 46447 | ||
| muslims fight terrorist who use islam as a way to kill the innocent. [94 words] | ahmad zafire | Dec 1, 2006 16:55 | 46447 | ||
| Naming and identifying the enemy [203 words] | Chrisrina | May 6, 2006 18:37 | 44966 | ||
| Very amusing [201 words] | Richard Beecher | Apr 17, 2006 16:30 | 43414 | ||
| The EU Fantasyland [259 words] | Roy Weinberg | Apr 16, 2006 18:51 | 43323 | ||
| Please correct those comments about me. [303 words] | Mujahid El Masih | Jun 27, 2009 00:34 | 43323 | ||
| Calling the enemy by its real name [287 words] | Ed Gordon | Apr 16, 2006 03:54 | 43280 | ||
| Western Governments Still Avoid Naming the Enemy [473 words] | steven L | Apr 15, 2006 16:04 | 43253 | ||
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| money, demographics, political correctness and globalism [184 words] | Arnold Fishman | Apr 14, 2006 22:05 | 43207 | ||
| Fear of Islam and Moslim [217 words] | F. Shakki | Apr 14, 2006 21:59 | 43205 | ||
| Political correctness [45 words] | albert Bostwick | Apr 14, 2006 21:07 | 43204 | ||
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| Naming the Enemy [394 words] | Thomas Earl Cannady | Apr 14, 2006 19:30 | 43202 | ||
| 1 | about islam [32 words] | grainne fullbrook | Apr 14, 2006 16:08 | 43197 | |
| Islamism = Terrorism [198 words] | ToTelltheTruth | Apr 14, 2006 14:44 | 43193 | ||
| Naming the type of conflict we're in. Dr Pipes on 14 4 2006 [238 words] | Ian M | Apr 14, 2006 12:18 | 43181 | ||
| Not Until [18 words] | Dr. Lee D. Cary | Apr 14, 2006 11:07 | 43176 | ||
| Rhetorics are a double edged sword [481 words] | Farid H. | Apr 13, 2006 20:19 | 43153 | ||
| no kidding [84 words] | Jihadi | Apr 13, 2006 13:39 | 43120 | ||
| Don't worry Jesus will come soon to tell who is terrorist, rascist, fascist, racit and who is not! [412 words] | Iraqi Boy | Apr 14, 2006 03:35 | 43120 | ||
| Frustrated People [88 words] | Iraqi Boy | Apr 16, 2006 13:26 | 43120 | ||
| islam is the enemy [139 words] | G.Bisvas | Apr 13, 2006 13:35 | 43119 | ||
| Never ended process! [187 words] | Muhammad_Jesus_Moses_Adam | Apr 14, 2006 03:57 | 43119 | ||
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