The governmental and media elites in the West have decided there is no jihad. Meanwhile, the jihad advances, particularly in Africa.
“Report: Islamist Massacres of Christians a ‘Regular Occurrence’ in Sub-Saharan Africa,” by Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart, August 26, 2023:
The slaughter of Christians has become a regular occurrence in sub-Saharan Africa, the Barnabas Fund reports on Saturday, and the “cause is Islamism.”
Hotspots of Islamic terrorist activity include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northern Mozambique, and northern and Middle Belt Nigeria, the Christian aid and persecution watchdog group asserts, and the perpetrators “are not just rebels or militants, but jihadists.”
The report notes that Islamic terrorists from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are affiliated with the Islamic State and together with Islamic State Mozambique, they form the Islamic State Central Africa Province.
The violence in Nigeria and across West Africa “is carried out by the Islamic State West Africa Province, jihadi group Boko Haram, and other Islamist extremists,” the document states.
Terrorist groups affiliated with the Islamic State or al-Qaeda “have proliferated across sub-Saharan Africa,” the group observes, leading some observers to make “sobering predictions of an African caliphate stretching from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.”
Many secular governments and international bodies have condemned violence such as the recent atrocious massacre of Christian schoolchildren in Uganda but downplay the vital religious element in these attacks.
Massacres like that in Uganda are often blamed on “economic downturns, marginalization and lack of opportunity, corrupt or authoritarian government, or environmental problems that reduce the supply of arable and pastoral land,” but the simple fact is: “the victims were Christians who were targeted for that very reason,” the report points out….
For its part, the Islamic State has called its slaughter of Christians and the burning of church buildings across Africa a “Harvest of African Christians.”
Peacelover says
In my opinion,jihadists are fundamentalists,that is,represent true Islam. Sadly,so many people,especially in the U.S.,are not aware of that.My opinion.
Peacelover says
As for what I just said,maybe that was the point of the article in the first place,sorry.
Hoi Polloi says
You’re right and just try to counter the narrative that these slaughterers and their powerful enablers (who are committing hate crimes against us all) insist upon; namely, the lie that islam is peaceful. It’s nearly impossible.
Wellington says
Your opinion is correct, Peacelover.
After all, while some opinions are wrong, many are rooted in the truth. Like yours.
Michael Copeland says
Yes.
“Islamist extremists” = observant muslims, obeying the book.
Michael Copeland says
The Book of Kill Them
https://gatesofvienna.net/2023/08/koran-the-book-of-kill-them/
John Burns says
Exactly right. As the Muslim-Turk Erdogon confirmed, “there is only one Islam.” In other words, what you see is what you get: hatred, violence, murder, misogyny and misery wherever they plant another mosque or weasel their way into decent society.
gravenimage says
Very true, Peacelover. Many in the West are in denial about what Islam teaches.
Jim says
Many people in the West, including some friends, think that there is nothing wrong with the so-called religion of peace. That motivates them to find secular, non-religious causes for attacks on Christians, Jews and Hindus. And it is easy enough to find economic causes. But these attacks also occur in countries where they are prosperous and well-provided for. So economic deficiencies cannot be the only cause, although they may be contributing factors. My friends typically point to the nice muslims they know. But is that so convincing? Most people in any group or segment of the population are nice persons. The key must be whether economics explain the behavior of prosperous and poor members of the group. Or is religion the real difference?
somehistory says
“A harvest of Christians.” Truly, they are being slaughtered as if they are fields of grain, looked upon as weeds to the rabid mozlums whose intent is to murder them all.
Jesus will bring a “harvest”…”the weeds will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
The Master said “rotten trees producing rotten fruit, will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Leaving out the basis for the slaughter, as governments and media regularly do, is an encouragement for those engaging in murder to continue without any worry that they will be hindered in any way.
LE will often say they “look for the motive” when attempting to solve a crime. If they can’t find the motive, the solution to stopping the criminal is made more difficult.
Since people don’t want to blame islam….where the blame belongs….they are less likely to have a determined hand to stop the slaughter.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
E.g., regarding the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria:
Means: AK-47s
Motive: islamic jihad / koran
Opportunity: a complicit islamic government.
And no end in sight…
somehistory says
all true, James. And it is so sickening. If I didn’t see relief coming from above, it would also be so very depressing….with no end in sight.
Wellington says
“And no end in sight….”
Could arguably, James, Africa aside (big aside I know), be descriptive of what the Left in America has inflicted upon the American Republic and the Constitution since fools and worse galore helped to bring in Barack Obama as President, truly one of the darkest events in American history (the darkest?) because since January of 2009 the Left has been overall in charge in the Great Republic and still trying to destroy such.
One knows all this by now or should know it. No wiggle room here because the single greatest polity in human history is now descending very fast and someone like Barack Obama is at the core of this idiotic and malevolent happening.
N.B., this is definitely not a good happening; no upside here, unless it be to alert all those not snookered by Leftthink that mere hearings in Congress by Republicans will not nearly be enough. As Trump said just yesterday, Kevin McCarthy needs to throw the bum, i.e., Joe Biden, out. Minus this, a la Shakespeare, it will all be sound and fury, signifying nothing.
I fear it will be nothing. To the extent that it is nothing, to that very extent will America continue to perish—and the world at large too.
tim gallagher says
Seeing the USA so divided, so fucked up really, these days, Wellington, is extremely troubling for all democratic countries throughout the world. The scum of the earth that run China and the scum who run barbaric Muslim countries must be barely able to believe their luck as they look at what is going on in the USA these days. We can only hope it begins to turn around. It looks as if it will almost take some kind of a miracle to get that done, at least in the short term.
gravenimage says
Good exchange, Somehistory, James, Wellington, and Tim.
Derek says
My opinion is slightly different. Islam arose from one of the most deprived desert region of desert. The founders of the cult preached a simple solution: just massacre non – believers, refer to the “book” that justifies forfeiture of non-believer’s property, women (which is also property), and survive by distributing the loot. Thus as long as there is a single non-believer in their sight, he is a target. These rules were not only invented by the prophet (PBUH – ha ha), but also be the Kaliphs that followed. So the justification is depravation and the cannibalistic traits of the predatory cult is “justified”.
With the help of leftist academics, the “peaceful” people have mastered the art of dealing with democratic societies. They are perfect is the practice of “al-taquiyah”. Particularly vulnerable are societies that harbour guilts of past christian crusades and plunders under the “doctrine of discovery” and other similar papal sanctions. The more apologetic a society is of the past, the more it justifies islamic tirades.
All such societies have no civilised way to deal with their onslaught. I feel quite lost already. If things continue as they are, our total annihilation is a mathematical certainty. This is even if the whole world embraces islam – as there is absolutely no peace in any muslim country.
All that we have achieved is liable to be lost – and for what – a licence to beat women, keep slaves, kill at will, indulge in self hypnosis with the fear of an allah and be constantly fearful of not missing any prayer ?? its so sickening.
gravenimage says
Not all desert societies–or their faiths–have been as savage as Islam, Derek. Nor has Islam become more moderate in other environments.
Derek says
I stand corrected. I agree.
The trouble with the issue is that we all have understood the problem. However, unless we come up with a solution, it is getting very frustrating. The solution can only come from state policy that is lacking. Islam is well embedded in our societies and is holding us hostage. We have been reduced to Dhimmis – just patronizing Islam as a means to stay alive.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Derek. Judaism and Christianity also come from a generally dry part of the world, and they are not like this.
I do agree that all too many supposed leaders in the West are in deep denial about the threat of Islam. After 9/11 I started research into what Islam really taught.
But all too many people–including those who should know better–just seemed to double down on their willful ignorance.
Peacelover says
‘We have been reduced to Dhimmis = just patronizing Islam’ – very well said.very sad and unfortunate and leftists/dems and the like need to take a lot of the blame{but they won’t}
tim gallagher says
Economic conditions don’t cause Muslims to murder non-Muslims in the way that they have done for 1400 years of islam’s evil, murderous history. The motivation is very clearly expressed in the Koran which has such an insane level of hatred for anyone who is not part of islam. The Muslims are called on to murder non-members of the evil religion, islam, and the aim would be to terrorise the non-Muslims into caving and submitting and joining the satanically evil religion, islam. So far around 270 million non-Muslims have been murdered by Muslims and, whether the murders are committed in bad or good economic times, the murders continue unabated.
somehistory says
Agreed, Tim.
Some people commit murder out of greed for what the victim has.
The victims in Africa have nothing…their houses are made of the things they can find to build, their farms hardly produce, some of their churches have need of walls or roof. Seeing the reports where the mozlums have automatic weapons, trucks, motorcycles. and fuel to run them looks as if the perps have a whole lot more in a material way than do the victims.
The “economic” or “poverty’ excuse is a dead beast; a bucket full of holes.
tim gallagher says
Yes, somehistory, I am sure that islam teaches this endlessly murderous attitude that Muslims have and have always had for 1400 years. It all jumps out at anyone who reads a bit of that hate-filled, evil book of instructions, the Koran. To me, the economic motive is nonsense. It is an excuse that people who keep running this protection racket for islam will trot out to keep the bullshit going.
gravenimage says
+1
Hoi Polloi says
I agree and think our betters are also possessed of this “insane level of hatred for anyone who is not part of islam,” given their relentless lying about the true nature of islam.
tim gallagher says
I agree, Hoi Polloi. Can these people who keep running the protection racket for islam really believe the nonsense they try to feed us or are some of these traitorous scum in the pay of the Muslims and so they lie for profit? Whatever the motive, you are right about the relentless lying that they do about islam’s vile nature.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Why not blame it on climate change? All those deserts….
tgusa says
“The governmental and media elites in the West have decided there is no jihad.”
You can’t fool Mother Nature but you sure can fool the western left governmental and media elites. Elites, a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society. That certainly doesn’t describe the governmental and media types. We need a new and accurate description.
Derek says
I am sorry, just describing it accurately would not help. It may score points in our local domain. I feel that the West has given up and decided to accept and promote dhimmitude as they feel that they do not have the means to contain the damage. I can foresee what this would lead to: a society of Islamist zombies with praying, murder, loot and rape as its only preoccupation.
tgusa says
I read somewhere about a guy describing conversations with a leftist co-worker. He said that whatever the conversation was on she would reply to him, well that may be true, but I dont believe it, and then she would going scurrying off.
Some stuff on the internet is unbelievable but I believe that guy.
gravenimage says
Actually, I *have* heard this ridiculous excuse for Jihad, Infidel.
mick says
Spot on Robert. A land grab dressed up as a Jihad, as in Algeria in 58 to 62.
terry says
Why does anyone expect that the Globalist Elites of the West will ever act against their own forces? When will those of us in the West, and the rest of the world, understand that there is an evil cabal of criminals that rule our capitals around the world? Where is ANYTHING good in the last one hundred years plus from these Western Elites, Marxist, Islamist, and their operated Cartels with all their crooked foundations, mobs, hordes, gangs, thugs, and psychopath’s? Who else in such a tightly monitored and controlled global world profits form black market goods and services but those who own all the world’s guns, tanks, planes, ships, bombs, and enforcement agencies? All this is easily enough answered. We just do not like to look those answers in the face. To do so, shows us our own culpable hand in world events; it is never easy to admit to one’s self being duped, used, and played. Truth is, we took ourselves and now we shall reap the whirlwinds we have all sown by allowing these forces to become so manifested before us:devils and demons will never become angels nor saints. The powers today are happy to pretend to be Light, and building a better world of Darkness…..
gravenimage says
I think it is more that Western leaders, like so many Westerners, terry, are in denial about the dangers of Islam, than that they are Jihadists themselves.
Robert Powers says
I would not be surprised if the U.S. Gov. and others blamed “climate change/Global warming” for the violence & murders…etc….
gravenimage says
Here’s some of this stupidity from the UN, Robert:
“People, Countries Impacted by Climate Change Also Vulnerable to Terrorist Recruitment, Violence, Speakers Tell Security Council in Open Debate”
https://press.un.org/en/2021/sc14728.doc.htm
Robert Powers says
Son of a gun….Good reference for their stupidity and corrupt climate agenda! Thanks!
gravenimage says
Governments blame Africa massacres on economic factors, but ‘victims were Christians, targeted for that reason’
……………………………………..
Of course this is bs. Were this the case, every group would be as likely to be either victims or perpetrators, and this is clearly not the case.
maria villa says
By the way, the ‘Crusades’ were formed to defend themselves ‘against the Muslimes terrorists because the Christians kept getting killed, women raped and taken as concubines’ or forced into marriage and forced to convert and men also used as slaves but also killed.
Also its important to call a spade a spade. I never call them ‘Extremist’s but call them ‘Terrorists.’ The Neo-Marxists in this country have the majority of the American population into speaking the way the Left wants them to. ‘You need to call it what it actually is in order to Fight it…’