To an Islamist, the success of the West is an affront to the divine order prescribed in the Koran. According to the Koran, Islam should rule worldwide. And to that Islamist, the Koran is the direct word of Allah. For devout Muslims, it is a cause to rally around, to work to undermine the West and eventually replace it with an Islamic sta…
To an Islamist, the success of the West is an affront to the divine order prescribed in the Koran. According to the Koran, Islam should rule worldwide. And to that Islamist, the Koran is the direct word of Allah. For devout Muslims, it is a cause to rally around, to work to undermine the West and eventually replace it with an Islamic state.
You're making the classic 'we all want the same things' mistake that is common among Westerners who have been brought up with concepts like 'universal human rights'. Islamists are playing a very long game and are far more ruthless than the leftists they have co-opted. Those two factions brought about the Iranian revolution 45 years ago. Within 5 years the leftists had all been executed, exiled, or imprisoned by the Khomeini regime.
You're kind of missing the nuance behind what I said though. I completely understand the 'we all want the same things' mistake, but there underlines my point. Islamists *aren't* getting what they want, not by a long shot, and they're much further away from "replacing the West" in any significant capacity than they've ever been in the history of their religion. Yes - they still believe they're following the "divine order prescribed in the Koran (the direct word of Allah)". Yet, with all that cosmic 'power' behind their faith, they're still largely the backwoods of the world. Even the most adamant religious zealot (one would think) would look around after a while and start to question if this whole "Islam" thing is really what it's cracked up to be. Although, I think this same thing about my Christian friends, too.
To an Islamist, the success of the West is an affront to the divine order prescribed in the Koran. According to the Koran, Islam should rule worldwide. And to that Islamist, the Koran is the direct word of Allah. For devout Muslims, it is a cause to rally around, to work to undermine the West and eventually replace it with an Islamic state.
You're making the classic 'we all want the same things' mistake that is common among Westerners who have been brought up with concepts like 'universal human rights'. Islamists are playing a very long game and are far more ruthless than the leftists they have co-opted. Those two factions brought about the Iranian revolution 45 years ago. Within 5 years the leftists had all been executed, exiled, or imprisoned by the Khomeini regime.
You're kind of missing the nuance behind what I said though. I completely understand the 'we all want the same things' mistake, but there underlines my point. Islamists *aren't* getting what they want, not by a long shot, and they're much further away from "replacing the West" in any significant capacity than they've ever been in the history of their religion. Yes - they still believe they're following the "divine order prescribed in the Koran (the direct word of Allah)". Yet, with all that cosmic 'power' behind their faith, they're still largely the backwoods of the world. Even the most adamant religious zealot (one would think) would look around after a while and start to question if this whole "Islam" thing is really what it's cracked up to be. Although, I think this same thing about my Christian friends, too.