The Left doesn't have a clue. Their error, as always, is falsely believing that their paradigms, perspectives and presumptions are shared by all humanity. They aren't. The Muslim extremists don't care how inclusive you are or how you tiptoe around the facts of Islamic violence, terrorism and intolerance. Sugar-coated arsenic is just as deadly, though it may taste better when swallowed.
Another example of unbelievable idiocy is the quote by a EU official stating that "jihad is fighting the evil within yourself." What pure, unadulterated horse manure. Jihad means, and always has meant waging war against infidels to force them to accept Islam, or alternatively, to become Dhimmis or dead. There is absolutely nothing in Muslim tradition or scripture that suggests jihad is anything else. (Another aspect of liberals is that they will believe any fairy tale that justifies their inaction in the face of hostile enemies.)
James Taranto writes in today's Opinion Journal:
Who's to Blame for Radical Islam?Here are two views on the question, the first
described by London's Daily Telegraph:
European governments should shun the phrase "Islamic terrorism" in favour of "terrorists who abusively invoke Islam", say guidelines from EU officials.
Backed by diplomats and civil servants from the 25 EU members, the officials are drafting a "non-emotive lexicon for discussing radicalisation" to be submitted to Tony Blair and other leaders in June. . . .An EU official said: "The basic idea behind it is to avoid the use of improper words that would cause frustration among Muslims and increase the risk of radicalisation."
Along with civil servants from the Home Office, the officials have reviewed the impact of such terms as Islamist, fundamentalist and jihad when describing acts of terrorism and murder. "Jihad means something for you and me; it means something else for a Muslim," EU officials at a Berlin conference on radicalisation said. "Jihad is a perfectly positive concept of trying to fight evil within yourself."
