Name a liberal Muslim country
Ha Ha! That was a trick question! There's no such thing. First, some definitional clarity: The word liberal has taken on negative connotations here in the US, largely because of the loud doctrinaire authoritarian statists who call themselves liberal.
Classical Liberalism is a good thing, and traditional Islam is incompatible with it
The Western World was founded upon a Classical Liberalism that celebrates a diversity of thought and speech. Our Constitution enshrines its values by denying the state the power to squash things Christian conservatives have a great distaste for, like homosexuality and atheism. But we believers are also free to believe, speak out and worship, so it is a true marketplace of ideas.
The same could be said of Europe up until a few years ago.
What do Abigail Esman, Pat Condell, and Christopher Hitchens have in common?
They're all European liberals, classical liberals who love and celebrate European culture in all it libertine glory. What else do they have in common? Unlike the pseudo-liberals in this country, they have taken notice of the sinister forces of Islam snuffing liberty in every corner of the world they infest, and they are ringing the alarm bells.
Unlike American Dhimmicrats, these liberals know that Islamic "culture" is a threat to human rights and Western values wherever it casts its dark shadow.
Abigail Esman writes movingly from a liberal perspective about how Islamist bigots have wrecked Holland's traditional freedoms and changed the society for the worse. Theo Van Gogh was killed for insulting Islam, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali barely escaped with her life.
Liberalism let them in, and is now suffering a slow death because of it. European liberals are horrified to find themselves caught between far right nativist parties and hordes of foreigners determined to destroy traditional Dutch society.
Europe hosts some 15-20 million Muslim immigrants and their descendants, and they are radicalizing at an alarming rate. The children of immigrants, born on European soil, are eligible for visa-free travel into the United States (Forbes - Abigail Esman)
We have been blessed with a good Muslim community here in the US. The vast majority are living the American dream as doctors, military officers and business owners. How long will it be before their radical cousins from across the pond reach a critical mass here and wreck it for everybody?
Here's Abigail in her own words. It's only a few minutes long and it's definitely worth a listen...
