Hendryk M. Broder puts it in a nutshell:
„The artificial distinction between Islam and Islamism is like distinguishing between alcohol and alcoholism.“
Note:
21st-century Islam is violent, intolerant, and destructive. We cannot ‚wait‘ for it to reform itself slightly over the coming centuries.
Therefore, here and now, we must identify and push back against its actors, those responsible, and its supporters, and subject them to the rule of law of civil society; Huntington was right—we are witnessing a clash of civilizations, only it is even worse:
Islam is expansionist, and as soon as it is able to establish parallel Sharia-based values within immigrant-receiving societies, it will do so. The values that make this possible will then be gradually replaced and abolished.
Tyranny does not begin with a Muslim state, but with the naivety and defenselessness of societies that fail to recognize this and remain idle. The reasons for this are manifold. Manipulation and instrumentalization take place; institutions are infiltrated; and alliances are formed with parties that likewise aim for the disintegration and decline of the social order.
This also explains the Islamist-Leftist alliances in the USA, Germany, England, Scotland, and elsewhere.
The growing support for far-right parties is therefore not the problem, but rather a symptom of the transformation that is already well underway.
If centrist, mainstream parties—wherever they may be—fail to consistently address this complex situation using all legal means available, and fail to articulate and communicate this transparently (often due to short-term considerations), radicalization within the public mindset and society will accelerate rapidly, further fueling the divisive processes that lead to their own decline.
