This incident, like many others, shows how dangerous the prevailing fantasies and wishful thinking about Islam really are. If we believe Pope Francis and virtually every non-Muslim politician in the West, these clerics would have stopped the mob, rather than incite it. But none of those authorities will ponder the implications of this.
More on this story. “Pakistan arrests 14 after mob led by Islamist clerics sets century-old Hindu temple on fire,” by Shweta Sharma, Independent, December 31, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
At least 14 arrests were made by Pakistani police in overnight raids on Thursday after a century-old Hindu temple was set on fire and razed by a violent religious mob led by Islamist clerics in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
Hundreds of people led by local Muslim clerics attacked the temple while chanting slogans in the village of Teri, in Karak district and set it on fire, according to reports. Videos of the mob attacking the temple were widely circulated in social media, prompting condemnation from human rights and minority groups.
The clerics had assured the police they would organise a peaceful protest against the alleged expansion of the temple, Rahmatullah Wazir, a police officer, told Reuters.
The report said the clerics leading the agitation started “provocative speeches”, following which the mob attacked the temple.
The mob also attacked an under-construction house close to the temple which was allegedly illegally occupied by a Hindu in a Muslim dominated area.
The people had announced demonstration a few days earlier, accusing the shrine of unauthorized expansion and demanded removal of it.
The mob was furious that the local Hindu community was given permission by authorities to renovate the building….
TruthSeeker says
These Muslims bigots have no qualms about building their mosques wherever they go, all over the world. The problem lies with the ‘so called’ moderate Muslims who will never denounce these rabid mad dogs amongst them. But they will be quick to find fault with any supposed insult to their religion. It looks like this two pronged approach is serving them very well in their ‘islamophobia’ narrative.
gravenimage says
Grimly true.
Wellington says
Don’t think the Western media will cover this event (e.g., The Telegraph).
Islam is awful but so much of the modern West is simply dumb—whether in academia (e.g., Craig Considine), the media (ah, where to begin with examples, there are so many after all, no?), the (effectively) idiot savants like Gates and Zuckerberg who make billions but know so little about what sustains liberty, not that they care (N.B., this “not caring” about the importance of liberty functions as part, but only part, of their overall deficiency), and, of course, the political realm where stupid and weasel-like people abound (always has been this way and always will be I fear, as Napoleon, Mark Twain and Will Rodgers grasped so well).
So, the “double whammy” continues. The oldest totalitarian ideology, Islam, disguised in religious form, temporarily allied with a woeful Western elite that has, treated in the aggregate, gone dumb or, perhaps, to a new cognitive territory, i.e., the “beyond dumb” region.
Finally, for those (sadly, there seems there are many) who assert that the Western Left know exactly what they are doing, my response to that fallacious assessment is that few, if any, really know less of what they are truly doing than those who are of the conviction that they know exactly what they are doing while pursuing policies that ultimately hurt humanity in sundry ways—think Lenin and Hitler as examples.
john smith says
First class post, you sum things up perfectly Wellington.
James Lincoln says
Wellington says.
“…few, if any, really know less of what they are truly doing than those who are of the conviction that they know exactly what they are doing while pursuing policies that ultimately hurt humanity in sundry ways…”
You mentioned Lenin and Hitler, both excellent examples.
On a lesser scale, what about people like Angela Merkel, Theresa May, Barack Obama, etc.,?
Wellington says
Ditto for them too, James. Only the degree of harm functions as a variable.
Infidel says
I recall some years ago when Obama was on one of his tours. He was on a visit to India where he lectured Modi about religious tolerance. The next day, he visited Riyadh to attend the funeral of King Abdullah, and not a word to the Saudis.
Shows what he believed – that the Saudis were more religiously tolerant than Indians. Even if they are the only example that Leftists concede of islamic intolerance, when they concede it at all!
gravenimage says
Obama is fine with Islamic supremacism.
gravenimage says
Wellington, the initial story about the burning of the Hindu Temple has been covered by some outlets in the West, including CNN, BBC, The Guardian, and Reuters–and the Telegraph:
“Pakistan arrests 31 people over demolishing of Hindu temple”
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Pakistan-arrests-14-people-over-demolishing-of-15837694.php
Although they do ludicrously say this: “Muslims and Hindus generally live peacefully together in Pakistan”–completely ignoring the constant persecution and violence against Hindus and other Infidels there.
The Independent, surprisingly, even noted the incitement by Muslim clerics:
“Pakistan arrests 14 after mob led by Islamist clerics sets century-old Hindu temple on fire”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-hindu-temple-fire-destroyed-islamist-clerics-b1780797.html
The article even says this:
“Hindu, Christian, Sikh, and Ahmadiya minorities face persecution under strict blasphemy laws, which have resulted in a number of high profile cases in recent years.”
Of course, for most of us this is a no-brainer, but it is cause for celebration seeing this acknowledgment from the MSM.
Jean Terry says
If Biden assumes the presidency, worldwide, we will probably see more of this. Sometimes I think the world would be better off without the Middle East, except for Israel.
wpm says
It is “not the Middle East” problem it is Islam is the problem ,in Russia, Europe ,Africa, Asia. North South ,Central America Islam is at war with all “nonbelievers” be they Hindu ,Christian ,Jew or atheist or even different sects of Islam. Electing Biden to presidency of America is having the village idiot in charge with her lady round heels waiting to take charge .I fear for American,s and the world,s future I think 2021 will be more violent, more terrorism, more social unrest , more appeasement to Islam just encourages more violence from Islam.
Wellington says
I agree, wpm, that Islam is a huge problem (only the ignorant, fools or the malevolent would aver otherwise), but I think it is quite arguable that the even greater problem in our time is the unconscionable and indefensible abnegation of reason, courage, common sense, proper knowledge and moral intelligence by the current Western elite regarding its interaction with that decrepit sphere of mankind, i.e., the Islamic sphere.
Put another way, the present clueless West respecting what Islam intends for all the world, and independent of the causes of this cluelessness which itself is worthy of much introspection, should remain the chief concern of our era and not that decrepit, leftover, putrid religious ideology that had its inception in the seventh century.
gravenimage says
Yes–Islam is the problem.
A Gnostic Agnostic says
And people wonder where Antifa & BLM get it from – “us vs. them” viz. “believer vs. unbeliever”.
Only a “believer” can “believe” the opposite of what is true – an “unbeliever” can not.
Whose upside-down? The “believers”. Whose not? The “unbelievers”.
Yet they try to have the world “believe” Islam is a “religion” of “peace”.
In reality: Islam is a “division” of “perpetual conflict”, the exact opposite.
Hiel Muhammad! Islam is the (real) root of Nazism/fascism/supremacism.
They hide by scapegoating all of their own crimes onto others esp. “Jews”.
Mount Zion says
But you don’t hear about that on the main stream media so for the majority Islam beeing a religion of peace will remain undoubtedly a prevailing narrative , by the time they realize that Islam is really about spreding this religion all over the world so that “…the whole world be for Allah..” then it will be most likely too late . It’s maybe already too late , Islam has made it’s way to some of the highest political positions in the US and that is not necessarily a good thing considering all that has been said and done in terms of anti-Israel and anti-western bias by Rashida Thalib and that somali-american congress woman ,I can’t recall her name, who by the way never got tried for all the outrageous scandals she was involved in . After every attack on infidels you always hear that the majority of muslims are peaceful and don’t agree with the few who resort to violence, yeah right , you can see clearly on a video clip cruising on youtube when the Hindu Temple was destroyed that it wasn’t just a few attackers , it was a whole crowd . And also , if they wanna build a Mosque in any western country and they don’t get their ways than it’s big trouble . They will be claiming freedom of religion and freedom of expression , the same rights they routinely deny to other religions in muslim countries.
Shirley Ann says
Would there be many Muslims at all in the USA, if Our Political Leaders did not Invite them, with promises of Special Status? It was HW Bush & Ted Kennedy, who rewrote our Immigration Laws & slanted our Immigration Policy toward Africa & any Country that was non-white.
HW’S Son, GW, led the way for Muslims to enter USA BIG-TIme, after 9/11.
Our Politicos know exactly what they’re doing, when they replace One Population with another Population.
Infidel says
Hindus in Pakistan are wasting their time and energy in campaigning for this temple to be built or repaired. They would better use their resources in fleeing that country for India, so that their daughters don’t suddenly undergo the magical islamization trick, where they disappear one day and reappear married to a muslim the next.
gravenimage says
I sadly agree. There is no future for Hindus or any other non-Muslims in Pakistan at this point. They shoud all get out to India.
JohnTheRevelator says
Yep you can only survive so long in a den of vipers. India has already stated they’ll take in all non-Muslims from Pakistan, so that’s their best hope, save up and leave.
Hell it shouldn’t cost very much for a one-way ticket to India. Staying only means eventually they’ll suffer at the hands of deranged, maniacal Muslim mobs.
Boycott Turkey says
Pakistan has to be one of the worst hypocrite racist countries in the world they been crying about islamophobia and muhammed toons while letting mobs burn down Hindu temples it’s not islamophobia that’s the problem with Pakistan it’s there Hinduphobia and Christophobia that’s the real issue
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Muslim clerics incite mob to set century-old Hindu temple on fire
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It does not surprise that this attack was incited by Muslim clerics.
God, I hate Islam.
JohnTheRevelator says
Graven, ditto…no other ideology in human history has slaughtered more people than Islam, over 270 million over 1400 years (according to CSPI) and counting. The Nazis were extremely evil but they only killed about 10 million and it took 60 million lives to end 20th century fascism.
Islam is madness, as Churchill once said ” “Islam to a man is like rabies to a dog.” But like dealing with any serious problem in our lives we have to roll up our sleeves and do something about it. Muslims will not wake up one day and decide to stop following Islam because they realize it’s evil (except for a tiny minority).
There is still time in the West for this problem to be resolved fairly ‘peacefully’ which is to simply ban Islam and send the Muslims back. But that window will eventually close and then the only option remaining will be warfare. Hopefully it doesn’t come to it but given how lazy and stupid we are as a species and refuse to learn from past mistakes, we might find ourselves in that situation in the next 20 years or so.
The worst possible outcome would be that Muslims get the upper hand and begin to Islamify our countries. At that point I can only hope that good men will be willing to do anything to stop that takeover. 9/11 was our wakeup call, but as Newt Gingrich stated (about Islam), “we’re sleepwalking into disaster.” Hopefully we wake up soon.
gravenimage says
Agree, John.
OLD GUY says
If Muslims can burn and destroy other religions churches and books, they are asking for retaliation against islamic mosque and the Koran. The difference is the media will cover front page news of the outrage from islamic leaders when a Koran is burnt, but ignore the burning and murder of Christians and their bible. WHY?
revereridesagain says
Here in Marxachusetts if there is a suspicious church fire they wait until they can dig up some excuse to suggest “racial” motivation that will cancel out the implications of a perp with a Muslim name.