What phrases did I miss? There are plenty more where these came from.
Fair warning: I suspect this piece will attract some of the wrong people. If you’re here to perform outrage, pretend not to understand what’s being described, be abusive, or waste everyone’s time, I’ll block you without ceremony.
Everyone else – welcome. And don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already, and 'like' the post if you found it useful so more get to see it. Thanks.
Meanwhile, government divides us with its two tier approach.
Common values, community and heritage are our strength.
We are being manipulated, distracted and lied to by governments who tell us they are on our side.
When the British people voted in 2016 to 'take back control' of our country, our money, our borders, the British government stepped in and instead took control of the British people through increasingly authoritarian measures.
The worst is yet to come - facial ID in town centres, scrapping jury trials, use of AI to monitor 'disinformation' or 'right wing' ideology, powers to directly debit bank accounts if accused of an infraction.
This is another outstanding article, thank you Frederick.
Oh yes, those are classics of the genre. I think you’re right – the worst is yet to come. I plan to take on digital ID in a future post. Thanks, David.
No worries at all. I appreciate your taking the time to read the piece. The inversion "Diversity is THEIR strength" is excellent, by the way. I've never heard that before, and yet it's so obvious. Thanks.
The Islamists have found the Achilles' Heel of the liberal West and will not be letting go anytime soon, esp as every time they press it, they get their way and turn any opponents into quivering jelly.
The Western liberal Achilles' Heel is simply: our sacred inviolable commitment to universalist egalitarianism and concomitant inability to ever judge any other tribe or faith as perhaps wrong, ugly, backwards, misguided or at the very least simply incompatible with our beliefs and culture (this is standard multiculturalism mixed with the performative xenophilia that's become a class and status marker). All the smartest people from our former colonies know that all they have to do is utter the magic incantation—racist imperialist colonial -phobic white-supremacist etc—and the Western liberal has no ability to object and no moral vocabulary to fight back or even enunciate a different perspective. They (meaning mostly our progressive aristocracy) have been conditioned as much as Alex in "A Clockwork Orange" to never contradict a minoritized Other, esp if they have a darker skin tone, this is both a thought crime and breach of etiquette, the social equivalent of kicking a kitten. It's simply not done.
And this is even more extreme when it comes to Israel and Gaza. Holding up a picture of a dead child and shrieking Baby Killer! not only destroys the possibility of discussion, it also paints the person who doesn't immediately genuflect as a heartless brute. And if you try to respond with simple basic facts from this conflict—the Palestinians have turned down their own state repeatedly for decades, they don't want their own state they want to destroy the Jewish state, Hamas had full control of Gaza for almost 20 years and used it to launch a brutal massacre and war while using their people as human shields and disposable martyrs etc—the Western liberal mind cannot possibly absorb and accept this as true, it sounds insane and impossible to them. It's much easier to run with the mob and blame it all on the Jews, who have too much power anyway.
The Islamists have transformed the paradox of tolerance—tolerating the intolerant—from a loophole into a highway, and they will keep rolling from victory to victory as long as opposing them is taboo for Western liberals. Since our ruling classes have very nice lives and since they and their families are mostly shielded from street violence and hate crimes, they've decided to rebrand their cowardice as tolerance and exalted compassion. Their impotence and hypocrisy means their days are numbered, but something much uglier will most likely replace them.
Great lead article and brilliant comment. I’ve read many descriptions in many articles—indeed whole books—of the decline of the West and the pathology of the progressive aristocracy, but this is perhaps the most succinct.
We here in the US, mindful of rights to freedom of religion, must, at a minimum, learn to separate Islamism as an ideology from the peaceful and tolerant practice of Islam as a religion. The doubt in my mind is whether the latter can be practiced at any scale.
Absolutely on-point Frederick as always. To this nauseating list we should add ‘Islam is a religion of peace’ - another favourite of Cameron and the useful idiots that have enabled these monsters.
Clever Pseudonym is spot on as is this post. The question for us remains, is this a pattern that we will lead to our downfall or can we come together and send a message to leaders that responses like this are unacceptable? What happened to Austrailia? What happened to Canada? England? The US? Is it irreversible or do we still have a chance to save ourselves? Where does this amazing lack of accountability and willingness to bow to globalization take us?
This outcome is the result of two elites conspiring together - the left wants mass immigration because it hates Western civilization, the right wants it out of sheer greed for cheap labour. This is why nobody is looking after the majority for a generation. The only alterative is parties like Reform UK.
So true. I heard Australia's PM on the radio saying that terrorists win if this causes "division" among us -- meaning that he didn't want to hear any criticism of Islamists or mass immigration of them into his country -- which he's clearly enabled. These platitudes are Orwellian.
I think the answer is deporting most or all Muslims from the country, which means denaturalizing them. Not likely to happen, but if not, the long-term demographics are not in the West's favor: white people are not having kids; those colonizing the West have a lot of them.
For example, I asked AI how long it would take for the UK to become a Muslim majority. It said: "Some demographic models project the UK could reach a Muslim majority around the year 2180 or 2195. By 2100: Under current high-growth trends, the Muslim population is expected to reach approximately 19% to 20% of the total UK population by the end of this century." Already with 6.5% of the UK being Muslim, look at how much has changed. They have enormous political power.
So what's wrong with Muslims? In short, their brand of faith breeds antisemitism and violence. Canada has the same problem. UK and Western Europe, too. Even the USA is a breeding ground for Islamic terrorism. They bring sharia law, which is bad for women. They have brought types of crime to the West hitherto unseen, such as acid attacks and grooming (ie, rape) gangs. They view non-Muslims as infidels; the Quran says it's okay to rape and murder infidels. Of course, not all Muslims are extremists, but if you have large numbers of them, that enables extremism.
Politicians and media who ignore this and enable it are useful idiots. It will keep happening, and the elite classes don't care. They like the way that Islam is used as a cudgel to beat down the working-class whites of these Western countries, to train them to be submissive and to ferret out and isolate the dissenters as "racist" and "Islamophobic." It's all part of the suicide of the West, along with the ideological subversion of cultural Marxism.
Another common lie is equating antisemitism with "Islamophobia." Personally, I am "Islamophobic" and proud of it: it shows I have some common sense -- to be fearful of Islamic terrorists is a sane reaction. But Leftists want to pathologize this fear as though it's morally wrong. In fact, it's just common sense. Poland and Japan have the right idea: don't let them in!
The majority are not terrorists, true, but terrorists rise up in their ranks, enabled by the Muslim majority's views against Jews and Israel. Having a large group of them -- millions -- normalizes Islamism and consequent terrorism.
This has been going on for 1400 years. Islam is not just another world religion. It is an invasive political ideology that takes over and transforms entire countries. We kept them at bay in Europe for hundreds of years by the sword. Now they are taking over through mass migration. Politicians who allowed this committed treason and should be put on trial for it.
Statements about "avoiding division" are utter bollocks in the first place - because the division already exists! That's why one group is killing another. That's why thousands of militants conduct intimidatory marches to keep the majority cowed. Problem is we are not allowed to fight back while the other side is given a free swing.
I haven't reached the level of radicalism to call for forcible remigration but an immediate moratorium is called for. Agreed with your islamophobia argument - it is a completely rational position of self preservation.
Completely agree . Unpalatable to some, but the evidence is overwhelming and unimpeachable. There are no societies where Islam ‘peacefully coexists’. As Churchill prophetically observed “when Muslims are a minority, they complain about’minority rights’. When they are in a majority there are no minority rights.”
Look at all 51 Muslim countries in the world. In how many are other religions tolerated? You know the answer. It’s time to start thinking the unthinkable. Prohibit Sharia courts, ban new mosques, deport any and all illegal immigrants. Ban burquas and hijabs. Ban madrassas and fall sharia courts.
I literally cannot disagree with a single word. You articulate the truth and outline the facts so that the argument is without doubt (unless you are a member of this Labour government). I despair at how our institutions continually let us down against the rising tide of Islamism. Thank you for your intelligent work.
All that is said here has needed saying for, say, a few decades or so. Enjoying the name of the Substack and enjoying as well what may be a none-too-subtle hat tip to Gad Saad.
With respect to messaging madness, it is almost as if all readers and listeners and participants in social media need a new "safe word" to exclaim when counterfactual crud (which I prefer to the overused, yet onomatopoetic, 'slop') is encountered. I am toying with the notion of employing "Surely!" as an ironic expression not of agreement, but of dismay, whenever utterances about "coming together" and other nonsense appear. I will see how it goes. "Surely!" at least reminds me of Airplane, and brings a smile, so there's that. We shall see.
Thanks – Gadfly is a reference to Socrates (“the gadfly of Athens”), though the association with Gad Saad is one I’m happy with, since he’s certainly one of the clearer voices of our time.
Great article. Thanks. The same verbal tactics are used by the left on many issues such as violence committed by those claiming to be “trans”.
Context is always important when understanding this behavior. I have studied the history of the progressive push to redefine human biology/sexuality with “ gender ideology” but I would be interested in understanding when and why they got in bed with Islam.
Cannot disagree with anything you have said. Also I agree with everything you have said. Always enjoy your articles Fredrick. Merry Christmas and happy new year
Well said. A prominent ABC journalist here in Australia did her bit, stating that the Bondi Beach massacre "had nothing to do with religion". The PM had gone on about "not tolerating anti-semitism" when that is exactly what his government had done with pro-Palestinian demonstrations week after week, culminating in the march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
What phrases did I miss? There are plenty more where these came from.
Fair warning: I suspect this piece will attract some of the wrong people. If you’re here to perform outrage, pretend not to understand what’s being described, be abusive, or waste everyone’s time, I’ll block you without ceremony.
Everyone else – welcome. And don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already, and 'like' the post if you found it useful so more get to see it. Thanks.
I love this disclaimer. Bring honest engagement or leave. Perfect.
"They will not divide us"
"Diversity is our strength"
Meanwhile, government divides us with its two tier approach.
Common values, community and heritage are our strength.
We are being manipulated, distracted and lied to by governments who tell us they are on our side.
When the British people voted in 2016 to 'take back control' of our country, our money, our borders, the British government stepped in and instead took control of the British people through increasingly authoritarian measures.
The worst is yet to come - facial ID in town centres, scrapping jury trials, use of AI to monitor 'disinformation' or 'right wing' ideology, powers to directly debit bank accounts if accused of an infraction.
This is another outstanding article, thank you Frederick.
Oh yes, those are classics of the genre. I think you’re right – the worst is yet to come. I plan to take on digital ID in a future post. Thanks, David.
Meanings:
“We are divided” and it's pretty obvious by what.
“Diversity is THEIR strength” and we are enabling it.
I'm sorry, I should have complimented the main piece, which I fully recognise took time and care to write. Thank you.
No worries at all. I appreciate your taking the time to read the piece. The inversion "Diversity is THEIR strength" is excellent, by the way. I've never heard that before, and yet it's so obvious. Thanks.
I can't claim it for my own original thought. Sadly I can't remember whose it was…..
Thank you
The Islamists have found the Achilles' Heel of the liberal West and will not be letting go anytime soon, esp as every time they press it, they get their way and turn any opponents into quivering jelly.
The Western liberal Achilles' Heel is simply: our sacred inviolable commitment to universalist egalitarianism and concomitant inability to ever judge any other tribe or faith as perhaps wrong, ugly, backwards, misguided or at the very least simply incompatible with our beliefs and culture (this is standard multiculturalism mixed with the performative xenophilia that's become a class and status marker). All the smartest people from our former colonies know that all they have to do is utter the magic incantation—racist imperialist colonial -phobic white-supremacist etc—and the Western liberal has no ability to object and no moral vocabulary to fight back or even enunciate a different perspective. They (meaning mostly our progressive aristocracy) have been conditioned as much as Alex in "A Clockwork Orange" to never contradict a minoritized Other, esp if they have a darker skin tone, this is both a thought crime and breach of etiquette, the social equivalent of kicking a kitten. It's simply not done.
And this is even more extreme when it comes to Israel and Gaza. Holding up a picture of a dead child and shrieking Baby Killer! not only destroys the possibility of discussion, it also paints the person who doesn't immediately genuflect as a heartless brute. And if you try to respond with simple basic facts from this conflict—the Palestinians have turned down their own state repeatedly for decades, they don't want their own state they want to destroy the Jewish state, Hamas had full control of Gaza for almost 20 years and used it to launch a brutal massacre and war while using their people as human shields and disposable martyrs etc—the Western liberal mind cannot possibly absorb and accept this as true, it sounds insane and impossible to them. It's much easier to run with the mob and blame it all on the Jews, who have too much power anyway.
The Islamists have transformed the paradox of tolerance—tolerating the intolerant—from a loophole into a highway, and they will keep rolling from victory to victory as long as opposing them is taboo for Western liberals. Since our ruling classes have very nice lives and since they and their families are mostly shielded from street violence and hate crimes, they've decided to rebrand their cowardice as tolerance and exalted compassion. Their impotence and hypocrisy means their days are numbered, but something much uglier will most likely replace them.
Excellent addition, as always – thanks.
Brilliant response.completely agree
Thanks!
Great comment.
Do you think Ed West’s work has been getting more moderate recently - at least as measured against the more general shift rightward.
Great lead article and brilliant comment. I’ve read many descriptions in many articles—indeed whole books—of the decline of the West and the pathology of the progressive aristocracy, but this is perhaps the most succinct.
They get into heaven for being tolerant and consigning everyone else to hell
We here in the US, mindful of rights to freedom of religion, must, at a minimum, learn to separate Islamism as an ideology from the peaceful and tolerant practice of Islam as a religion. The doubt in my mind is whether the latter can be practiced at any scale.
I make up my mind as the evidence changes, and the evidence is not changing for the better.
Absolutely on-point Frederick as always. To this nauseating list we should add ‘Islam is a religion of peace’ - another favourite of Cameron and the useful idiots that have enabled these monsters.
Clever Pseudonym is spot on as is this post. The question for us remains, is this a pattern that we will lead to our downfall or can we come together and send a message to leaders that responses like this are unacceptable? What happened to Austrailia? What happened to Canada? England? The US? Is it irreversible or do we still have a chance to save ourselves? Where does this amazing lack of accountability and willingness to bow to globalization take us?
This outcome is the result of two elites conspiring together - the left wants mass immigration because it hates Western civilization, the right wants it out of sheer greed for cheap labour. This is why nobody is looking after the majority for a generation. The only alterative is parties like Reform UK.
So true. I heard Australia's PM on the radio saying that terrorists win if this causes "division" among us -- meaning that he didn't want to hear any criticism of Islamists or mass immigration of them into his country -- which he's clearly enabled. These platitudes are Orwellian.
I think the answer is deporting most or all Muslims from the country, which means denaturalizing them. Not likely to happen, but if not, the long-term demographics are not in the West's favor: white people are not having kids; those colonizing the West have a lot of them.
For example, I asked AI how long it would take for the UK to become a Muslim majority. It said: "Some demographic models project the UK could reach a Muslim majority around the year 2180 or 2195. By 2100: Under current high-growth trends, the Muslim population is expected to reach approximately 19% to 20% of the total UK population by the end of this century." Already with 6.5% of the UK being Muslim, look at how much has changed. They have enormous political power.
So what's wrong with Muslims? In short, their brand of faith breeds antisemitism and violence. Canada has the same problem. UK and Western Europe, too. Even the USA is a breeding ground for Islamic terrorism. They bring sharia law, which is bad for women. They have brought types of crime to the West hitherto unseen, such as acid attacks and grooming (ie, rape) gangs. They view non-Muslims as infidels; the Quran says it's okay to rape and murder infidels. Of course, not all Muslims are extremists, but if you have large numbers of them, that enables extremism.
Politicians and media who ignore this and enable it are useful idiots. It will keep happening, and the elite classes don't care. They like the way that Islam is used as a cudgel to beat down the working-class whites of these Western countries, to train them to be submissive and to ferret out and isolate the dissenters as "racist" and "Islamophobic." It's all part of the suicide of the West, along with the ideological subversion of cultural Marxism.
Another common lie is equating antisemitism with "Islamophobia." Personally, I am "Islamophobic" and proud of it: it shows I have some common sense -- to be fearful of Islamic terrorists is a sane reaction. But Leftists want to pathologize this fear as though it's morally wrong. In fact, it's just common sense. Poland and Japan have the right idea: don't let them in!
The majority are not terrorists, true, but terrorists rise up in their ranks, enabled by the Muslim majority's views against Jews and Israel. Having a large group of them -- millions -- normalizes Islamism and consequent terrorism.
This has been going on for 1400 years. Islam is not just another world religion. It is an invasive political ideology that takes over and transforms entire countries. We kept them at bay in Europe for hundreds of years by the sword. Now they are taking over through mass migration. Politicians who allowed this committed treason and should be put on trial for it.
Statements about "avoiding division" are utter bollocks in the first place - because the division already exists! That's why one group is killing another. That's why thousands of militants conduct intimidatory marches to keep the majority cowed. Problem is we are not allowed to fight back while the other side is given a free swing.
I haven't reached the level of radicalism to call for forcible remigration but an immediate moratorium is called for. Agreed with your islamophobia argument - it is a completely rational position of self preservation.
Completely agree . Unpalatable to some, but the evidence is overwhelming and unimpeachable. There are no societies where Islam ‘peacefully coexists’. As Churchill prophetically observed “when Muslims are a minority, they complain about’minority rights’. When they are in a majority there are no minority rights.”
Look at all 51 Muslim countries in the world. In how many are other religions tolerated? You know the answer. It’s time to start thinking the unthinkable. Prohibit Sharia courts, ban new mosques, deport any and all illegal immigrants. Ban burquas and hijabs. Ban madrassas and fall sharia courts.
I literally cannot disagree with a single word. You articulate the truth and outline the facts so that the argument is without doubt (unless you are a member of this Labour government). I despair at how our institutions continually let us down against the rising tide of Islamism. Thank you for your intelligent work.
Brilliant
All that is said here has needed saying for, say, a few decades or so. Enjoying the name of the Substack and enjoying as well what may be a none-too-subtle hat tip to Gad Saad.
With respect to messaging madness, it is almost as if all readers and listeners and participants in social media need a new "safe word" to exclaim when counterfactual crud (which I prefer to the overused, yet onomatopoetic, 'slop') is encountered. I am toying with the notion of employing "Surely!" as an ironic expression not of agreement, but of dismay, whenever utterances about "coming together" and other nonsense appear. I will see how it goes. "Surely!" at least reminds me of Airplane, and brings a smile, so there's that. We shall see.
Thanks – Gadfly is a reference to Socrates (“the gadfly of Athens”), though the association with Gad Saad is one I’m happy with, since he’s certainly one of the clearer voices of our time.
Please. This was not the first time I had encountered the word "gadfly."
Great article. Thanks. The same verbal tactics are used by the left on many issues such as violence committed by those claiming to be “trans”.
Context is always important when understanding this behavior. I have studied the history of the progressive push to redefine human biology/sexuality with “ gender ideology” but I would be interested in understanding when and why they got in bed with Islam.
Has anyone put such a history together?
First, Great Job at Exposing cowardice. Second Great Job at Exposing Moral Bankruptcy.
Cannot disagree with anything you have said. Also I agree with everything you have said. Always enjoy your articles Fredrick. Merry Christmas and happy new year
Much appreciated, Julie. Thank you for reading, and I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year as well.
Well said. A prominent ABC journalist here in Australia did her bit, stating that the Bondi Beach massacre "had nothing to do with religion". The PM had gone on about "not tolerating anti-semitism" when that is exactly what his government had done with pro-Palestinian demonstrations week after week, culminating in the march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
“Step 1: It's not really happening
Step 2: Yeah, it's happening, but it's not a big deal
Step 3: It's a good thing, actually
Step 4: People freaking out about it are the real problem”
Rob Henderson, Substack of same name.
Not allowing me to restack! Saying it is “unpublished” 🤔
Oops, should work now (I changed the title)
Your moral and intellectual confusion is a useful illustration of the point under discussion – thank you.