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September 6, 2006
Vocabulary Test
In hopes that 9/11 taught us a little something about the centuries-old war of conquest the Islamic world has been waging against the West, Michelle Malkin has published a Post-9/11 Vocabulary Test. By now we've all heard these terms:
- Infidels/Kafirs
- Sharia
- Caliphate
- Taqiyya
- Dhimmitude
But even for those familiar with the concepts, Malkin's definitions are instructive — for dhimmitude in particular:
Dhimmitude. The official state of inferiority of non-Muslims under Islam; the bowing and scraping of vanquished infidels to their intellectual and military conquerors. You saw it in the immediate post-9/11 appeasement of Muslims angered by the name "Operation Infinite Justice" (it was an insult to Mohammed). You saw it in the cowards of the mainstream media unwilling to defend free speech during the Mohammed cartoon rage. You saw it in the mau-mauing over the faked Koran-flushings at Camp Delta. You see it in our government's persistent pandering to grievance-mongering groups yelling "Islamophobia" and filing lawsuits at every turn.
You see it in the refusal to profile at the airport, limit immigration from terrorist-enabling countries, and shut down Saudi pilot training programs — even to this day — for fear of hurting feelings. You will see it throughout the week-long commemoration of 9/11 as pundits and scholars deemphasize the jihadi roots of the terrorist attacks in favor of "dialogue" and "tolerance" and self-flagellation.
In our time, a shorter definition of dhimmitude might be: moonbattery in the face of the Islamic onslaught.
Posted by Van Helsing at September 6, 2006 11:39 AM
Comments
Conservative women are so hot.
The Libs have their own heart-throbs too.
Posted by: Doug at September 6, 2006 12:22 PM
Doug, I almost clicked on that until I saw the name. I'm very fragile right now, the last thing I need to see is that rubbery gurning gladys...
Posted by: Archonix at September 6, 2006 12:28 PM
How much longer before the left starts calling her a slant eyed b---h again?
Posted by: metalgarth at September 6, 2006 2:47 PM
I didn't realise they'd stopped.
Posted by: Archonix at September 6, 2006 3:44 PM
I didn't think they stopped either. Wow news to me.
Posted by: Andre at September 7, 2006 6:51 AM
Sorry Doug,
Your clever plan to induce vomiting was foiled by a mouse-over.
Posted by: tfhr at September 7, 2006 7:29 AM
