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Submit a comment or question Responses to Comments	A Call to Arms – Humanity in Peril Where are we? Where have we come to, not as a country, but as a civilization? as a world community? On one hand we have achieved more technologically and scientifically in less time then virtually any previous generation or civilization. We have, indeed, become a world community. And yet, on the other hand, we are struggling with barbarism that is reminiscent of an ancient age when ignorant men hurled boulders and flung spears at each other. So we find ourselves in an intelligent age struggling with unintelligent beings and this has created a perplexing situation: how does one reason with those who don’t understand reason? This predicament wouldn’t be cause for alarm if the ignorant faction were small and secluded from the rest of society. But it’s not. Fueled by hatred of freedom, resistant to progress, hostile to knowledge and adverse to tolerance, this irresponsible mob of militants now threatens, not just a single country or a specific geographical area, but the entire world. We have watched as women have been raped, children slaughtered and men burned in cages and beheaded; actions that don’t just speak of cruelty but show us an explicit picture of the deranged and inexplicable inhumane, sadistic and perverse character of this ruthless mob; actions that should not and cannot be allowed to continue in a civilized world. Some will argue that this is a holy war waged in the name of Islam. But that’s a lie. Not even the Koran condones raping and killing children. Even the Koran teaches that a Muslim should not kill another Muslim. But none of these things matter to this savage gang of hoodlums. In fact, many of their recruits know nothing of the Islamic ideology. They are simply angry, ignorant men who would rather kill than work; who have been indoctrinated by blind religious leaders, violent video games and television shows and are seeking to play out their fantasies in real life and share in the publicity. They are the ignorant herd that follows, mindlessly, the words and behavior promulgated by leaders who are just as ignorant and misguided. They kill without concern for who they kill. They destroy homes and cities. They desecrate religious sites and leave once honored and respected shrines in rubble. Theirs is not a conquest for land or political power, although they might use that as an excuse. Their quest is simply to destroy and kill. Their quest is the domination of the world or the destruction of humanity – and they couldn’t care less which. If these barbarians are allowed to be successful, the freedoms for which people in every country have fought will vanish, life as we know it will cease to exist, civil rights will disappear and the global community will be forced to live in a world of oppression that has not been experienced in hundred’s of years. It would be great if we could simply sit down with the leaders of this faction and talk intelligently about how to resolve their issues. But this is not a group that accepts logic or reason. For even their ideology, if there is one, is illogical. Talk is meaningless and futile. Sometimes, in the course of human history, humane, civilized people are forced to act uncivilized for the sake of civilization. It is that time. We cannot afford to be apathetic or indifferent thinking this will pass. It will not. And that is why the annihilation, the complete and utter destruction of this barbaric people must be the goal of every nation. Obsessed with political correctness and swayed by minority opinion, politicians and government leaders are totally ineffective. Governments move slowly and are influenced by powerful special interest groups that stifle action. It is now the responsibility of global citizens to stop the progress of fanatical Islam. That doesn’t mean that we should arm ourselves and head for the Middle East. It means that the citizens of all nations must rise up in a unified voice – in the streets, in the media, at the doors of our government leaders proclaiming with a loud voice that the time has come for action and we will accept nothing less. The time for negotiations and sanctions is over. The time for us is now. The future of our world is at stake. We must stand together as a unified, global people. We must make our voices heard. This is a call to every civilized man and woman. It is a necessary action. We, the global community, are responsible for the health and well- being of civilization and the survival of humanity. This is a call to arms. tion. We have, indeed, become a world community. And yet, on the other hand, we are struggling with barbarism that is reminiscent of an ancient age when ignorant men hurled boulders and flung spears at each other. So we find ourselves in an intelligent age struggling with unintelligent beings and this has created a perplexing situation: how does one reason with those who don’t understand reason? This predicament wouldn’t be cause for alarm if the ignorant faction were small and secluded from the rest of society. But it’s not. Fueled by hatred of freedom, resistant to progress, hostile to knowledge and adverse to tolerance, this irresponsible mob of militants now threatens, not just a single country or a specific geographical area, but the entire world. We have watched as women have been raped, children slaughtered and men burned in cages and beheaded; actions that don’t just speak of cruelty but show us an explicit picture of the deranged and inexplicable inhumane, sadistic and perverse character of this ruthless mob; actions that should not and cannot be allowed to continue in a civilized world. Some will argue that this is a holy war waged in the name of Islam. But that’s a lie. Not even the Koran condones raping and killing children. Even the Koran teaches that a Muslim should not kill another Muslim. But none of these things matter to this savage gang of hoodlums. In fact, many of their recruits know nothing of the Islamic ideology. They are simply angry, ignorant men who would rather kill than work; who have been indoctrinated by blind religious leaders, violent video games and television shows and are seeking to play out their fantasies in real life and share in the publicity. They are the ignorant herd that follows, mindlessly, the words and behavior promulgated by leaders who are just as ignorant and misguided. They kill without concern for who they kill. They destroy homes and cities. They desecrate religious sites and leave once honored and respected shrines in rubble. Theirs is not a conquest for land or political power, although they might use that as an excuse. Their quest is simply to destroy and kill. Their quest is the domination of the world or the destruction of humanity – and they couldn’t care less which. If these barbarians are allowed to be successful, the freedoms for which people in every country have fought will vanish, life as we know it will cease to exist, civil rights will disappear and the global community will be forced to live in a world of oppression that has not been experienced in hundred’s of years. It would be great if we could simply sit down with the leaders of this faction and talk intelligently about how to resolve their issues. But this is not a group that accepts logic or reason. For even their ideology, if there is one, is illogical. Talk is meaningless and futile. Sometimes, in the course of human history, humane, civilized people are forced to act uncivilized for the sake of civilization. It is that time. We cannot afford to be apathetic or indifferent thinking this will pass. It will not. And that is why the annihilation, the complete and utter destruction of this barbaric people must be the goal of every nation. Obsessed with political correctness and swayed by minority opinion, politicians and government leaders are totally ineffective. Governments move slowly and are influenced by powerful special interest groups that stifle action. It is now the responsibility of global citizens to stop the progress of fanatical Islam. That doesn’t mean that we should arm ourselves and head for the Middle East. It means that the citizens of all nations must rise up in a unified voice – in the streets, in the media, at the doors of our government leaders proclaiming with a loud voice that the time has come for action and we will accept nothing less. The time for negotiations and sanctions is over. The time for us is now. The future of our world is at stake. We must stand together as a unified, global people. We must make our voices heard. This is a call to every civilized man and woman. It is a necessary action. We, the global community, are responsible for the health and well- being of civilization and the survival of humanity. This is a call to arms.
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Where are we? Where have we come to, not as a country, but as a civilization? as a world community? On one hand we have achieved more technologically and scientifically in less time then virtually any previous generation or civilization. We have, indeed, become a world community. And yet, on the other hand, we are struggling with barbarism that is reminiscent of an ancient age when ignorant men hurled boulders and flung spears at each other. So we find ourselves in an intelligent age struggling with unintelligent beings and this has created a perplexing situation: how does one reason with those who don’t understand reason? This predicament wouldn’t be cause for alarm if the ignorant faction were small and secluded from the rest of society. But it’s not. Fueled by hatred of freedom, resistant to progress, hostile to knowledge and adverse to tolerance, this irresponsible mob of militants now threatens, not just a single country or a specific geographical area, but the entire world. We have watched as women have been raped, children slaughtered and men burned in cages and beheaded; actions that don’t just speak of cruelty but show us an explicit picture of the deranged and inexplicable inhumane, sadistic and perverse character of this ruthless mob; actions that should not and cannot be allowed to continue in a civilized world. Some will argue that this is a holy war waged in the name of Islam. But that’s a lie. Not even the Koran condones raping and killing children. Even the Koran teaches that a Muslim should not kill another Muslim. But none of these things matter to this savage gang of hoodlums. In fact, many of their recruits know nothing of the Islamic ideology. They are simply angry, ignorant men who would rather kill than work; who have been indoctrinated by blind religious leaders, violent video games and television shows and are seeking to play out their fantasies in real life and share in the publicity. They are the ignorant herd that follows, mindlessly, the words and behavior promulgated by leaders who are just as ignorant and misguided. They kill without concern for who they kill. They destroy homes and cities. They desecrate religious sites and leave once honored and respected shrines in rubble. Theirs is not a conquest for land or political power, although they might use that as an excuse. Their quest is simply to destroy and kill. Their quest is the domination of the world or the destruction of humanity – and they couldn’t care less which. If these barbarians are allowed to be successful, the freedoms for which people in every country have fought will vanish, life as we know it will cease to exist, civil rights will disappear and the global community will be forced to live in a world of oppression that has not been experienced in hundred’s of years. It would be great if we could simply sit down with the leaders of this faction and talk intelligently about how to resolve their issues. But this is not a group that accepts logic or reason. For even their ideology, if there is one, is illogical. Talk is meaningless and futile. Sometimes, in the course of human history, humane, civilized people are forced to act uncivilized for the sake of civilization. It is that time. We cannot afford to be apathetic or indifferent thinking this will pass. It will not. And that is why the annihilation, the complete and utter destruction of this barbaric people must be the goal of every nation. Obsessed with political correctness and swayed by minority opinion, politicians and government leaders are totally ineffective. Governments move slowly and are influenced by powerful special interest groups that stifle action. It is now the responsibility of global

citizens to stop the progress of fanatical Islam. That doesn’t mean that we should arm ourselves and head for the Middle East. It means that the citizens of all nations must rise up in a unified voice – in the streets, in the media, at the doors of our government leaders proclaiming with a loud voice that the time has come for action and we will accept nothing less. The time for negotiations and sanctions is over. The time for us is now. The future of our world is at stake. We must stand together as a unified, global people. We must make our voices heard. This is a call to every civilized man and woman. It is a necessary action. We, the global community, are responsible for the health and well- being of civilization and the survival of humanity. This is a call to arms.

tion. We have, indeed, become a world community. And yet, on the other hand, we are struggling with barbarism that is reminiscent of an ancient age when ignorant men hurled boulders and flung spears at each other. So we find ourselves in an intelligent age struggling with unintelligent beings and this has created a perplexing situation: how does one reason with those who don’t understand reason? This predicament wouldn’t be cause for alarm if the ignorant faction were small and secluded from the rest of society. But it’s not. Fueled by hatred of freedom, resistant to progress, hostile to knowledge and adverse to tolerance, this irresponsible mob of militants now threatens, not just a single country or a specific geographical area, but the entire world. We have watched as women have been raped, children slaughtered and men burned in cages and beheaded; actions that don’t just speak of cruelty but show us an explicit picture of the deranged and inexplicable inhumane, sadistic and perverse character of this ruthless mob; actions that should not and cannot be allowed to continue in a civilized world.

Some will argue that this is a holy war waged in the name of Islam. But that’s a lie. Not even the Koran condones raping and killing children. Even the Koran teaches that a Muslim should not kill another Muslim. But none of these things matter to this savage gang of hoodlums. In fact, many of their recruits know nothing of the Islamic ideology. They are simply angry, ignorant men who would rather kill than work; who have been indoctrinated by blind religious leaders, violent video games and television shows and are seeking to play out their fantasies in real life and share in the publicity. They are the ignorant herd that follows, mindlessly, the words and behavior promulgated by leaders who are just as ignorant and misguided. They kill without concern for who they kill. They destroy homes and cities. They desecrate religious sites and leave once honored and respected shrines in rubble. Theirs is not a conquest for land or political power, although they might use that as an excuse. Their quest is simply to destroy and kill. Their quest is the domination of the world or the destruction of humanity – and they couldn’t care less which. If these barbarians are allowed to be successful, the freedoms for which people in every country have fought will vanish, life as we know it will cease to exist, civil rights will disappear and the global community will be forced to live in a world of oppression that has not been experienced in hundred’s of years.

It would be great if we could simply sit down with the leaders of this faction and talk intelligently about how to resolve their issues. But this is not a group that accepts logic or reason. For even their ideology, if there is one, is illogical. Talk is meaningless and futile. Sometimes, in the course of human history, humane, civilized people are forced to act uncivilized for the sake of civilization. It is that time. We cannot afford to be apathetic or indifferent thinking this will pass. It will not. And that is why the annihilation, the complete and utter destruction of this barbaric people must be the goal of every nation.

Obsessed with political correctness and swayed by minority opinion, politicians and government leaders are totally ineffective. Governments move slowly and are influenced by powerful special interest groups that stifle action. It is now the responsibility of global