EITHER THE HOUSE OF SAUD MISUNDERSTANDS ISLAM, OR... ISLAM IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH DEMOCRACY

BLOOMBERG:

Saudi Government Says Demonstrations, Marches Prohibited by Kingdom's Laws

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said that demonstrations, marches and sit-ins are “strictly” prohibited under the kingdom’s laws, the Saudi Press Agency said, citing an unidentified official at the Interior Ministry

Protests “contradict” Islam and the values of society, the Riyadh-based news service cited the official as saying. They harm public interest, infringe on the rights of others, spread “chaos” and lead to bloodshed, the official said.

EITHER THE HOUSE OF SAUD MISUNDERSTANDS ISLAM, OR... ISLAM IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH DEMOCRACY.

THE HOUSE OF SAUD DOESN'T MISUNDERSTAND ISLAM; ERGO: ISLAM IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH DEMOCRACY.

IOW:

THE ONLY GOOD MUSLIM - BY WHICH I MEAN A MUSLIM WHO CAN LIVE IN TRUE HARMONY WITH NON-MUSLIMS IN A MODERN, DEMOCRATIC, PLURALISTIC SOCIETY - IS AN APOSTATE MUSLIM.

ERGO:

WE ARE IN A CIVILIZATIONAL STRUGGLE AGAINST ISLAM.

NOTE:

THIS DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE IN A WAR WITH EVERY SINGLE MUSLIM ANY MORE THAN WW2 WE WERE AT WAR WITH EVERY SINGLE GERMAN OR EVEN EVERY SINGLE NAZI.

BUT JUST AS WE WERE AT WAR WITH NAZISM THEN, WE ARE AT WAR WITH ISLAM NOW.

THE SOONER A MAJORITY OF US ACCEPT THIS THE BETTER. THE FAILURE TO ACCEPT THIS HAS LEAD US TO WASTE TIME AND TREASURE ON TACTICS AND STRATEGIES THAT CANNOT HELP US WIN - LIKE "DEMOCRATIZING" AFGHANISTAN, A GOAL I ONCE SHARED.

IF WE WANT TO TURN THE MUSLIMS THERE INTO PEOPLE WHO CAN LIVE UNDER DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF SECULAR LAW, THEN WE NEED TO TURN THE MUSLIMS THERE AWAY FROM ISLAM.