Penta wrote:
It seems that every European or European resident here, except nowonmai, disagrees with "the premise of the book" as described in the review she posted. As you would expect.
Ok, back up a bit Trotsky. Why do you have to turn every fooking thread into a sparring match? And how the fook can you speak for "every European or European resident here"?
I'm keeping an open mind about the book -I haven't read the fucker. As for the premise. Well, I don't know much about inter-community relationships in say France, Holland or Germany; but in the UK I think, at one time, radical Islamists posed a very real threat to Britain and our way of life. It took us a long time, then 9/11 and 7/7, to start poking around in our muslim communities to see what was really happening once the mosque door was shut. And it wasn't very amusing or encouraging for those who preach(ed) that we live in a multicultural wonderland.
Now? well, it's either one of two things: it's been stamped out by the forces of the law and the muslim community have got a grip of their lunatic fringe, or it's further underground and better at disguising itself. I don't know either way, I'm not a case officer at MI5. To slag off the premise of the book, without hearing the guy's arguments is what you'd expect from Abu Hamza or any fruitbat Evangelical you care to mention.
I have no doubt there are those out there, hidden in insular muslim communities who are, at this very moment plotting to "destroy the west from within". The question is, how many are there, how well funded/supported are they, and where are they in regards to actually carrying out any outrages? I would imagine they are in a very tiny minority, but again, how would I know?
Cheers