A decent report that fails miserably in educating its readers on the most crucial point: that the so-called moderate Muslims are moderate DESPITE Islam. The reporter's reference to "radical Islam" so as to imply the existence of some magical moderate teachings shows her to be either ignorant or, worse, deliberately obfuscating.
Anonymous, Are you another one of those people who is upset at Hirsi Ali for asking for money?
She is, in my opinion, doing the right thing by asking for money, because in doing so, she is putting the responsibility for her life onto the shoulders of those who go around saying they stand for Freedom of Conscience. She knows that she is probably going to die. By doing what she is doing, she is making it so that no one can deny that they understood during her lifetime.
Do you get it?
Friday, February 22, 2008 1:31:00 am
Anonymous said...
I actually don't give a damn about how she gets her money. I just like to use blunt words for clarity. What I am upset about is the absence of any kind of village of rabid anti-jihadists that can shelter her through the simple measures of people watching each other's backs and not letting strangers into their territory.
From this source, dated February 20, 2008: When the audience took the floor after human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s speech at the University of North Texas on Wednesday night, their questions threw the gulf of mystery between Islamic culture and Western values into sharp relief.
Ali, a soft-spoken Dutch feminist, politician and writer, wasn’t rattled....Read the rest HERE.
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Close this window Jump to comment formA decent report that fails miserably in educating its readers on the most crucial point: that the so-called moderate Muslims are moderate DESPITE Islam. The reporter's reference to "radical Islam" so as to imply the existence of some magical moderate teachings shows her to be either ignorant or, worse, deliberately obfuscating.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:57:00 pm
If the date on the report reflects contemporaneous events, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is in the United States right now. Is that correct?
Friday, February 22, 2008 12:08:00 am
The text of the report stated that the event was held on Wednesday night, so she must have returned to the U.S. from her European begging trip.
Friday, February 22, 2008 1:20:00 am
Anonymous,
Are you another one of those people who is upset at Hirsi Ali for asking for money?
She is, in my opinion, doing the right thing by asking for money, because in doing so, she is putting the responsibility for her life onto the shoulders of those who go around saying they stand for Freedom of Conscience. She knows that she is probably going to die. By doing what she is doing, she is making it so that no one can deny that they understood during her lifetime.
Do you get it?
Friday, February 22, 2008 1:31:00 am
I actually don't give a damn about how she gets her money. I just like to use blunt words for clarity. What I am upset about is the absence of any kind of village of rabid anti-jihadists that can shelter her through the simple measures of people watching each other's backs and not letting strangers into their territory.
Friday, February 22, 2008 3:16:00 am
Yep, that's something to be pissed off about.
Friday, February 22, 2008 4:05:00 am