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Many liberals like to decry conservatives for what they call the "politics of fear." This means that neocons like to use fear as a battering ram of sorts to spook people into voting for them, specifically fear of terror.
There may or may not be merit in this argument, but I have hardly anyone talk about the flip-side of this concept, one that liberals wholeheartedly embrace, usually without realizing it.
I call it the diplomacy of fear.
For decades, the Arab world specifically and the Muslim world in general has used threats as its main leverage to get the West to bend to its will. The threats aren't usually direct; most often they take the form of "if you don't do what we want, the Arab street will erupt" or "the terrorists will have an excuse." In other words, if Arab thugocracies do not get what they desire from the West, then they will be powerless to stop the irrational forces within their borders from damaging Western interests.
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- Why The West Will Never Understand The Motivations Of The Arab World
Israel has every right to exist as it does, the land of "Palestine" was never not populated by Jews, they were just held down as dhimmis as they were in the rest of the Arab world. Sorry Dar al Islam, just like in "al-Andalus", sometimes those you have...
- Italy's New Pm - Prodi, An Appeaser And A Socialist - Admits He Is Primarily Motivated By Fear
From the Astute Blogger: WASH POST: Speaking in accented but clear English, Prodi said that "the conflict of civilizations must be tackled with knowledge and cooperation" as well as with security policies. Europe in general and Italy specifically share...
- Journalistic Standards At Arab Newspapers
(All emphases by Always On Watch) Recently Fawaz Turki, formerly the senior op-ed columnist for Arab News, an English-language newspaper in Saudi Arabia, was fired from his job because he had criticized various Islamic rulers. His commentary, "How to...
- My Big Problem With The Term "islamophobia"
I decided today to delve into this issue of the perfectly rational fear of Islamic encroachment on the West being wrongly called "Islamophobia". I realize that the apologists and the Taqiyya factories such as the OIC, CAIR, the ISNA etc. are behind this...
Green Energy
Diplomacy of Fear - the Muslim way
Many liberals like to decry conservatives for what they call the "politics of fear." This means that neocons like to use fear as a battering ram of sorts to spook people into voting for them, specifically fear of terror.
There may or may not be merit in this argument, but I have hardly anyone talk about the flip-side of this concept, one that liberals wholeheartedly embrace, usually without realizing it.
I call it the diplomacy of fear.
For decades, the Arab world specifically and the Muslim world in general has used threats as its main leverage to get the West to bend to its will. The threats aren't usually direct; most often they take the form of "if you don't do what we want, the Arab street will erupt" or "the terrorists will have an excuse." In other words, if Arab thugocracies do not get what they desire from the West, then they will be powerless to stop the irrational forces within their borders from damaging Western interests.
(read the rest here.)
- Why Muslim Tantrums Need To Stay A Front & Center Issue
One issue at hand is the fact that many in the West were quite disillusioned with Islam in general after the "cartoonifada" back in February 2006. The many disquieting (OK, scary and threatening) signs carried by protesters at that time made many a previously...
- Why The West Will Never Understand The Motivations Of The Arab World
Israel has every right to exist as it does, the land of "Palestine" was never not populated by Jews, they were just held down as dhimmis as they were in the rest of the Arab world. Sorry Dar al Islam, just like in "al-Andalus", sometimes those you have...
- Italy's New Pm - Prodi, An Appeaser And A Socialist - Admits He Is Primarily Motivated By Fear
From the Astute Blogger: WASH POST: Speaking in accented but clear English, Prodi said that "the conflict of civilizations must be tackled with knowledge and cooperation" as well as with security policies. Europe in general and Italy specifically share...
- Journalistic Standards At Arab Newspapers
(All emphases by Always On Watch) Recently Fawaz Turki, formerly the senior op-ed columnist for Arab News, an English-language newspaper in Saudi Arabia, was fired from his job because he had criticized various Islamic rulers. His commentary, "How to...
- My Big Problem With The Term "islamophobia"
I decided today to delve into this issue of the perfectly rational fear of Islamic encroachment on the West being wrongly called "Islamophobia". I realize that the apologists and the Taqiyya factories such as the OIC, CAIR, the ISNA etc. are behind this...