The Art of Politics

Fiddling While The Church Of Rome Burns

The West sleeps while the fires are lit...

In Nigeria, one of the predominantly Muslim northern provinces has begun imposing Sharia law including the planned destruction of all Christian churches.

Imagine if Israel destroyed every Mosque in it's territory. Or if the United States destroyed every Temple. And yet... the sounds of silence.

When intolerance raises it's head, not in the form of opinion, but in the form of government action directed against the people, it must be stopped and not allowed perpetuity.

Let's ask ourselves - have we heard this song before? Destruction of religious symbols of other faiths, death sentences for women accused of adultery, removal of hands for thiefs, removal of women from co-ed schools and taxi cabs, imposition of Sharia... why, that sounds just like the Taleban.

When they executed women in soccer games, the West did nothing. When they destroyed the symbols of other faiths, the UN "warned of serious consequences", which of course mean the West did nothing. When they refused women basic human rights, the West did nothing. When they demanded abeyance to Islam or death, the West did nothing. The West allowed Afghanistan to become a wretched hive of scum and villainy. And was unwilling to act. Ask Han Solo - sometimes, you have to shoot Greedo first.

The question to ask the West is - what are you prepared to do?

In a nation swelled with corruption and oil, this is a development the West should be strongly condemning and prepared to act upon. Instead, it slumbers while one by one flames are lit against it throughout the world.

Posted by MEC2 at May 1, 2004 10:25 AM