A German's View of Islam

This is one of the best explanations of the global terrorist situation I have ever read. His references to past history are accurate and clear. Not long, easy to understand, and well worth the read. The author of the quoted portions below is Dr. Emanuel Tanya, a well-known and well-respected psychiatrist. A man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War II, who owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answers he gave can be used to guide our attitude toward fanaticism.

    “Very few people were true Nazis,” he said, “but many enjoyed the return of German pride and many more were too busy to care. I was one of those who just thought the Nazis were a bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then, before we knew it, they owned us, and we had lost control, and the end of the world had come. My family lost everything. I ended up in a concentration camp and the Allies destroyed my factories.

“We are told again and again by 'experts' and 'talking heads' that Islam is a religion of peace and that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace. Although this unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless fluff meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the specter of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam.

    “The fact is that the fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history. It is the fanatics who march. It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50-shooting wars worldwide. It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an Islamic wave. It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder, or honor-kill. It is the fanatics who take over mosque after mosque. It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape victims and homosexuals. It is the fanatics who teach their young to kill and to become suicide bombers.

    “The hard, quantifiable fact is that the peaceful majority, the silent majority, is cowed and extraneous. Communist Russia was comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. China's huge population was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people.

    “The average Japanese individual prior to World War II was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most killed by sword, shovel and bayonet. And who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery? Could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were 'peace loving'?

    “History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt, yet for all our powers of reason, we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points; peace-loving Muslims have been made irrelevant by their silence. Peace-loving Muslims will become our enemy if they don't speak up because like my friend from Germany, they will awaken one day and find that the fanatics own them, and the end of their world will have begun. Peace-loving Germans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late.”

 This wave of murder by the minority fanatics claims to be religion based but neither Islam, nor Christianity, nor Judaism…or any other religious sect encourages this type of behavior. Certainly, the Old Testament, The Torah and the Qur'an speak of a vengeful and often merciless god; but these are centuries old books of fiction that the majority of modern day people do not take literally. Only the fanatical, fundamentalist minority exploits these passages to justify their insanity. It happens because the minority fanatics make it so, while the majority…the large, silent majority is too afraid, distracted or disinterested to speak up and stop the atrocities.

“In Australia, and indeed in many countries around the world, much of the most commonly consumed food items have the halal emblem on them. Just look at the back of some of the most popular chocolate bars, and at other food items in your local supermarket. Food on commercial aircraft carries the halal symbol merely to appease the privileged, fanatical minority who are now rapidly expanding within the nation's shores.

    “In the U.K, and several European Union countries, the Muslim communities refuse to integrate and there are now dozens of "no-go" zones within major cities across the country that the police force dare not intrude upon. Sharia law prevails there, because the Muslim communities, in those areas, refuse to acknowledge British or the host nation’s laws.” Again, these are not members of the majority…they are individuals banned together in compliance with the fanatical minority.

    As for us who watch it all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts - the fanatics, the minority, who threaten our way of life. Anyone who doubts that the issue is serious is contributing to the passiveness that allows the problems to expand. Extend yourself a bit and send this on. Let us hope that thousands world-wide read this, think about it, and send it on before it's too late, and we, the silent majority, are silenced because we were…SILENT!

Contrast Dogma - Something to Fear?

It’s important to know what contrast dogma is before making that all important “fight or flight” decision. The phrase, however, is not easily defined and when defined, not always understood.

By definition, contrast is to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of whatever the subject might be. Dogma is a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively passed down, as by a church. So, contrast dogma would be a comparison of differences in the doctrine of the church and alternative doctrine or concepts. The question that begs an answer is; should we fear contrast dogma?

The answer, like the definition, is not easily interpreted. For more than two thousand years, people all across the globe have been dominated by the dogma of the Catholic Church; that of the omniscient and vengeful God. A God who, throughout the stories of the Bible’s Old Testament, incited war, famine, genocide, incest and an innumerable amount of iniquities upon his own creations. Not only is such a God worthy of complete and paralyzing fear; the Catholic Church dogma demands that He be feared!

By contrast, Jesus as portrayed in all three novels of the Imagine Trilogy is a soft spoken, kind young man (mostly like the Catholic version). He performs miracles that help people in need (like the Catholic version). He has come to save humanity from oppression (sort of like the Catholic version). He has returned to save the world (a tiny bit like the Catholic version). He has returned to teach the people of the world The Way to happiness and immortality (not anything like the Catholic version).

This Jesus…Eloah…comes from a parallel universe (not the womb of a virgin). He says that an omniscient God does not exist, nor is there a place called Heaven and another called Hell. He claims that the spiritual energy of all people is immortal. In addition, this energy instills morality and ethical behavior and is genetically passed along to every human and mammalian physical life.

Eloah (Jesus) is a human being from a society that is technologically and sociologically advanced. His sole purpose is to do good deeds and to teach others how to live harmoniously throughout all of the multiverses. Eloah and all that he represents are the walking, talking contrast dogma to the Catholic Church and all other monotheist religions.

Would you be afraid of a man like Eloah… of contrast dogma? Not likely. On the other hand, the omniscient God that dominates the religious beliefs of Christians, Islamists and Jews has often been characterized as a fractious God. He has been described as loving and gentle one moment, and extremely vicious the next. If He existed, I would be very afraid of this God, wouldn’t you?

Although I’ve no proof, it is said that Stephen King appointed himself the Master of Horror. So, it is that a close associate to a professional partner of mine, after reading the first novel in the Imagine Trilogy, labeled me, Master of Contrast Dogma.

I like it, although most people simply scratch their heads and walk away whenever I try to explain it to them. That’s okay… not every new idea or phrase becomes an overnight success; sometimes it takes a week, a few months or even years. Whether or not contrast dogma ever becomes a household phrase or even a new fiction book genre, is not a question. The original question was should we be afraid of contrast dogma? You tell me.

Operation Anarchy Repel

“What’s the latest on OAR?”

The Director of the NSA crossed his right leg over the left; this was a subject he was very comfortable discussing. “Mr. President, we’re far ahead in that game. Eighty percent of the police forces in populations below a hundred thousand are fully equipped. We’re approaching sixty percent in cities up to five-hundred K, and 35% in the larger metropolises. 

“Excellent. I saw in this morning’s Early Bird that there are protests at San Diego University and some asshole in Ferguson shot a cop?”

“Well, sir, the protests aren’t serious enough to bother with right now, but at some point we’ll have to withdraw that privilege…”

The President laughed. “Fascinating how, from administration to administration, we’ve been able to maintain the façade that citizens have the “right” to protest, when in fact, we’ve simply allowed them.”

 “Yessir, and that shooting in Ferguson comes about at just the right time. I’ve got the media spinning the story. We’ve organized several more attacks on police across the country over the next several weeks. Each of these will demonstrate better organization by the rebels. They’ll be larger and more deadly for the cops. If we can stick to the plan, we’ll be able to declare Martial Law in all Class C cities by early summer next year.

“Indeed. It’s good that we were able to nip the bud on this growing rebellion nonsense. DoD's  Excess Property Program, Plan 1033 I believe was an absolute genius idea." He laughed and added, "I understand the Governor of Texas has requested M1 tanks?”

The Director grinned. “Yessir. We’ve scheduled an incremental shipment…forty-five tanks over a six-month period.”

“Amazing!”  

The Director nodded before heading for the door. He waved his hand without turning as the President called out, “Good Job! See you this afternoon. Don't forget, Tee-time is 1700.”