What is wrong with fighting Ideas with Ideas?
Reader comment on item: American Islamists Push Negative American Image

Submitted by Martin_Koschuttnig, May 12, 2012 06:23

Ideas have to be defeated by better Ideas, and not with weapons! What is WRONG with this approach? After WWII ended, the USA (and others) had absolutely NO problem with fighting against the *IDEOLOGY* which fueled the *third Reich* Nazism. This *fight* is still ongoing, today we have laws in place against the *revival* called *Wiederbetätigung* of Nazism!

What drives the "terrorists" in EACH and every case it is some *ideology* or system of thought! The Idea to act upon is first, then follow the actions! Only a lunatic would do something stupid, without being able to explain WHY or for what reasons he did it. With Muslims it is their "religion", way of life. When Sharia stipulates that *Democracy* is from humans, and not from a deity, Muslims will NOT implement it, they might jump on the Bandwagon for a time-being, but given the first chance and to establish their Islamic social system, they will do so. All the while one can still separate Muslims from their "religion" because not all Muslims will or are able to carry some of the calls to violence.

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