To Me, Every Fundamentalist Muslim, No Matter

I Draw A Distinction Between Traditional Islam And Islamism. Islamism Emerged In Its Modern Form In The 1920s And Is Driven By A Belief That Muslims Can Be Strong And Rich Again If They Follow The Islamic Law Severely And In Its Entirety. This Is A Response To The Trauma Of Modern Islam.

Anti-islamist Muslims - Who Wish To Live Modern Lives, Unencumbered By Burqas, Fatwas And Violent Visions Of Jihad - Are On The Defensive And Atomized. However Eloquent, Their Individual Voices Cannot Compete With The Roar Of Militant Islam's Determination, Money (much Of It From Overseas) And Violence. As A Result, Militant Islam, With Its West-phobia And Goal Of World Hegemony, Dominates Islam In The West And Appears To Many To Be The Only Kind Of Islam.

The Koran Is A Not 'a Product Of Muhammad Or Even Of Arabia,' But A Collection Of Earlier Judeo-christian Liturgical Materials Stitched Together To Meet The Needs Of A Later Age...a Few Scholars Go Even Further, Doubting Even The Existence Of Muhammad.

Ultimately, There Is No Compromise. Westerners Will Either Retain Their Civilization, Including The Right To Insult And Blaspheme, Or Not.

In The Long Term, The United States Could Greatly Benefit Islam By Uniquely Freeing The Religion From Government Constraints And Permitting It To Evolve In A Positive, Modern Direction. But That's The Long Term.