Not a week goes by where I am not reminded by local and international news and events of Ayaans enlightening thoughts and of the thoughts of many equally as empowering writers and orators. Multiculturalist policies and political correctness make it easier for radical Muslims to preach, inspire, mobilize, and target immigrant communities on the grounds of religious freedom. And those who criticize them in Europe are silenced or branded as racist Islamophobes. In the long run, you get more jihadist ghettoes and intolerant right-wing enclaves. That is the tragic outcome of decades of policies that had good intentions in theory, but in reality have instead cemented divisions between groups and bred too much insularity and mistrust. We cannot be so afraid of causing verbal offense that we lose the ability to have open debate—because that debate will still be had, but by less peaceful means. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lifting the Veil of “Islamophobia” A Conversation With Ayaan Hirsi Ali (samharris.org, 2014) samharris.org/blog/item/lifting-the-veil-of-islamophobia
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:48:38 +0000
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