“In fact, the number of refugees, Muslims or otherwise, who have carried out terrorist attacks in this country is minuscule.”
How many is “minuscule”? How many are acceptable? At what point does it become foolish to bring in people among whom there is an unknowable number of jihadis, or is there no such point?
“Opinion: Afghan refugees will know indifference, bigotry — and also kindness — in America. They will also make it better.” Washington Post Editorial Board, August 31, 2021:
…The bigotry oozes forth from former president Donald Trump, who set the exodus in motion by signing a deal with the Taliban last year to seal the U.S. departure and now, along with others in his party’s nativist ranks, warns of terrorists infiltrating American communities, masquerading as refugees. In fact, the number of refugees, Muslims or otherwise, who have carried out terrorist attacks in this country is minuscule. But Mr. Trump and his Republican acolytes at Fox News, in Congress and elsewhere sense political gain in conjuring fear, so conjure they do….
They will become as thoroughly American as their native-born peers, and their energy, ambition and pluck will be an enduring gift to their new country.
TruthWFree says
Would be nice when the Jihadist among these people decide to do their Jihad, it would be at the Washington Post.
mortimer says
NO! WaPo has this backward. Muslims from Afghastlistan will BRING THE BIGOTRY from Afghastlistan and turn it against Americans.
Allah ordered Muslims to have Baraa (to be cleansed) from the dirty kufaar and from kufr and shirk.
-Imam Abdul-Latif ibn Abdur-Rahman Rahimullah said, “It is not possible for someone to realize Tawheed (Islamic faith) and act upon it, and yet not be HOSTILE against the mushrikeen (i.e. wrong worshippers). So anyone who isn’t HOSTILE against the mushrikeen, then it cannot be said that he acts upon Tawheed nor that he realizes it.” [ad-Durar as-Saniyyah 8/167]
– “The Muslim should regard the Kuffaar as ENEMIES and HATE them because of their kufr (wrong belief), just as he hates their kufr (disbelief) itself.” – from Umar Sulayman ‘Abd-Allaah al-Ashqar, “Belief in Allah”
-“The doctrine of al Walaa wal Baraa is the REAL IMAGE for the actual practice of this faith.” – source “Al Walaa wal Baraa According to the Aqeedah of the Salaf”, by Sheikh Muhammad Saeed al Qatani, authoritative Saudi Sharia lawyer and imam at the Abu Bakr and Al Furqan Mosques in Mecca.
– Dr. Muhammad Saeed Al-Qahtaani said: “Thus, it is clear that Al-Wala’ Wal-Bara calls on Muslims to “love” their fellow Muslims and HATE the non-Muslim (or Kafir).”
– from ibn Taymiyya, “Book of Emaan”: “… true believers show ANIMOSITY and HATRED towards disbelievers and NEVER support them.”
– In the matter of relations with kafirs, a Muslim should “…act like you are his friend. THEN KILL HIM.” – Sheikh Muburak Gilani
– “The Muslim should regard the Kuffaar as ENEMIES and HATE THEM because of their kufr (wrong belief), just as he hates their kufr (disbelief) itself.” – from Umar Sulayman ‘Abd-Allaah al-Ashqar, “Belief in Allah”
– “… to SHOW ENMITY to those who show enmity to Allaah and His Messenger”. – from [Chap.iv] “The Islaamic Concept of al-Walaa’ wal-Baraa’” by Khalid El-Gharib
– In 2019, Mufti Muhammad Ibn Muneer of New York said, “The general principle is to love and to HATE for the sake of Allah. Which is simply summed up as, loving the Muslims and HATING THE NON-MUSLIMS.”
– from a lecture given by Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal (H.A.): “The implication of al-Baraa is that one HATES for the sake of Allah (SWT)…Al-Baraa means to recognize who your enemies are and to HATE THEM and EXTERMINATE THEM in their Endeavour to get rid of your Deen, al-Islam…Al-Baraa is to HATE the people who propagate Baatil (falsehood)—the Muslim should HATE them and (at least desire to) KILL THEM when the time comes.”
(I trust I have produced enough support for my above claim of inherent bigotry in Islam.)
fadeye@yahoo.com says
For all of us who know, Yes! …for the emotional brainwashed idiots at wapo?? NOT EVEN CLOSE is My estimate!
bill says
No Muslims will become as as ‘thoroughly American as their native-born peers’ as their religion expressively forbids them to do so. Even when they get elected to congress they still do not become like their peers. Only if they renounce Islam will they become thoroughly American
TruthWFree says
“They will become as thoroughly American as their native-born peers, and their energy, ambition and pluck will be an enduring gift to their new country.”
If only it were so…and no Islamic Jihadists among them.
mortimer says
” … as thoroughly American …” That is wishful thinking and Pollyannish.
Muslims are, in fact, required by Sharia law NOT TO ASSIMILATE or ‘imitate’ kafirs in any way.
gravenimage says
+1
CogitoErgoSum says
I look to Joe Biden to set the example for all Americans by letting an Afghani family (or two) live in his house in Delaware, rent free for as long as he is President and living in the White House, rent free … the only stipulation being that the Afghanis have to like dogs …. or at least agree not to kill any dogs. As for not killing any people, that would depend on the religion (or lack thereof) of the people living in the neighborhood. Of course, anyone would be free to move at any time.
CogitoErgoSum says
Of course, another stipulation would be that being caught by at least four male witnesses while in the act of raping anyone would be grounds for eviction, including the rape of any dog.
revereridesagarin says
Be sure to pass along a few to his former boss Barack Hussein. Perhaps at the Martha’s Vineyard location?
Infidel says
Yeah, why are they flooding Pennsylvania and Wisconsin? Here are some places I have to suggest in their stead:
– Wilmington Delaware, in Biden’s locality
– Martha’s Vineyard, at the Obama estate
– Pacifica, near Pelosi’s residence
– Chappaqua, near the Clintons
– Chicago, in the midst of the war zone there. These people will feel most at home ?
– Portland, near the Federal Courthouse (same observation as above)
– NYC – Bill de Blassio’s residence
– NY, wherever the Cuomos live
– CNN and MSNBC headquarters. Heck, those 2 companies could even employ some of them full time to give their views on Afghanistan (hopefully pro-islamic and pro-Dem)
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, since Nancy Pelosi has a condo in Washington, D.C. and a house in San Francisco I’m also looking for her to move an Afghani family into her third house located on the 16.5 acre vineyard she owns in the Napa Valley. She might even be able to get her new tenants to pick some of her grapes for her in return for living rent free in a home with two fireplaces and a pool. However, she might have to promise that none of those grapes will be used to make wine but I know she’ll be willing to make the sacrifice.
Infidel says
Careful – they may use that to start growing opium. Which would be an improvement on the narcotics that California has legalized
CogitoErgoSum says
Even poor Kamala Harris has a condo in D.C. and a house in L.A. and another house in San Francisco. If need be maybe Old Joe would let her stay in the basement at the White House until he leaves office … which may not be all that long (if she’s lucky).
Chrissie01 says
Bigotry, and above all, hypocrisy, wherever you look, not just on one side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sbT3_9dJY4
mortimer says
Washington Post insists on mischaracterizing and slandering ordinary Americans and slandering President Trump who has never said anything bigoted, though his comments are intentionally mischaracterized by his amoral opponents.
A poll from the Center for Security Policy showed that US Muslims don’t want to assimilate by a long shot.
– More than half (51%) of U.S. Muslims polled also believe either that they should have the choice of American or shariah courts, or that they should have their own tribunals to apply shariah. Only 39% of those polled said that Muslims in the U.S. should be subject to American courts.
– nearly a quarter of the Muslims polled believed that, “It is legitimate to use violence to punish those who give offense to Islam by, for example, portraying the prophet Mohammed.”
– Nearly one-fifth of Muslim respondents said that the use of violence in the United States is justified in order to make shariah the law of the land in this country.
gravenimage says
Yes–over half of Muslims in America openly admit they want Shariiah law.
Ade Fegan says
The Afghan army was 300 thousand well trained and very well equipped soldiers
The official line is that they were on our side (!)
They laid down their arms to their 60 thousand Taliban brothers with almost no resistance
Who among you is smart enough to see what that’s all about ?
and what the consequences are .. Even Robert Spencer is not talking about that.
gravenimage says
Ade, Robert Spencer has said many times that pious Muslims will not fight other Muslims for Infidels. Your claim that he has never said this is mistaken.
DavidR says
Does the Washington Post provide a crystal ball and Ouija board to every reporter and columnist or do they have to buy their own? Gathering facts can be such a bother.
Infidel says
If President Trump was bigoted against Afghans, wouldn’t he have had Afghanistan and Pakistan on the list of countries under his travel ban?
Incidentally, I believe that that’s one of the few mistakes he made – not including these two, as well as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the list
James Lincoln says
Agree, Infidel.
Also:
Believing in islam is a choice – a characteristic that can be changed.
That being said:
We should not admit one more muslim into the USA. Period.
I remember President Trump’s original “ban all muslims” speech – when he was running for office. It sounded a little draconian to me at the time, but now I think that he was essentially correct. Probably better something like “ban all Muslims – with very rare, very limited, highly monitored exceptions for very short periods of time”.
Also, the US should deport as many muslims as legally possible – and ban sharia law at the federal level as well as in all 50 individual states.
Won’t happen with Biden/Harris…
Infidel says
James
I remember when he said that. It was in the aftermath of the San Bernardino massacre, when every presidential candidate on both sides was absolutely silent on this issue beyond the usual ‘thoughts & prayers’. Then Trump came out and announced that he’d be banning all muslim entry, and immediately, the entire GOP field, as well as Paul Ryan turned on him. It was also the day I switched my support from Carson to Trump
The ‘Travel ban’ – which the Dems mislabeled as a ‘muslim ban’ – did not touch even 10% of the world’s muslims. But it should have included at least Pakistan and Afghanistan
gravenimage says
Yes–the “Muslium ban” was a good first step, but should have included many more Muslim nations. Of course, President Trump got a great deal of flak for even this modest step.
tim gallagher says
I’d say that there is, by now, endless evidence that Muslims do not fit in well in any non-Muslim country that takes them in. Terrorist attacks, rape gangs, child brides, female genital mutilation and on and on goes the list. Muslims are incompatible with our western values. Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, etc, are all far, far less trouble than Muslims are. Leftists seem to totally ignore reality. They create a fantasy view of how the world is and then refuse to face up to evidence that contradicts their bullshit view of things. They will become as “thoroughly American” etc,(or Australian or French, etc) is extremely unlikely. I would say it is total fantasy land thinking and extremely unlikely to turn out to be the case. Muslims should go to other Muslim countries. They seldom want to do anything but impose barbaric Islam on all of us, and are nothing but trouble in far too many cases. This media outlet is being totally irresponsible by lying like this about Muslims and how they fit into non-Muslim societies. Hopefully, some will fit in OK, but many, from past experience, will not. Many will be a negative, not a positive, for any country they wind up in.
gravenimage says
Washington Post: Afghan refugees will encounter ‘bigotry’ in the US, but they will make America better
……………
Ah…right. Americans are “racist” bastards, but invading Afghan Muslims, 99% of whom want to live under Shari’ah law, will improve our benighted land.
Self-loathing at its “best”…
Peter35 says
The Article by the Washington Post’s Editorial Board shows them to be perfect examples of the masochistic lunacy which is currently poisoning the entire west.
Fgs, islam has invaded about 56 countries in their 1400 year existence—all are now islamic.
Helloooooww?
janwoG says
It will America better, I mean more Sharia compliant such as public flogging of feminists.
Giacomo Latta says
”who set the exodus in motion by signing a deal with the Taliban last year to seal the U.S. departure”
Lyndon Johnson chose to get the US involved in the Second Indo-China War and I guess the US must still be there because no subsequent president could possibly be allowed to change US involvement there. I guess that explains why a president subsequent to Trump was unable to think or act for himself.
OLD GUY says
Just how will these Afghan refugees or invaders make America better?
Jerry says
Muslim Afghsn “refugees” will make America grate again.
fadeye@yahoo.com says
So the wapo editorial board is now made up of Exclusively violent islamic jihad terrorist-sympathizers??! #Wow!