Islam -- the verdict.

Are Islamic teachings inherently violent? Yes. Can Islam be reformed? No. Can Islam be reconciled with our way of life? No. Is there such as thing as a moderate Islam? No. Can we continue to allow Muslims to settle in our countries? No.

These few sentences contain all the information about Islam that you will ever need to know. It is still useful to know more about the way your enemy thinks and how to exploit his weak points, yet there is no point in spending too much time on studying the failed Islamic culture.

Does the word “Islam” conjure up images of Nobel Prize winners, great universities, innovative surgical techniques, moving choral works, vibrant art, enlightened civil government, an elevated status for women, or simple rationality?

Of course not. Rather, after more than 13 centuries of Islam, its defining images are of carnage, degradation of females, lex talonis, theocracy, irrationality, hatred of infidels, and strong appeal to losers, malcontents, fanatics, and haters of growth, color, and life itself. If there is such a thing as Islamic innovation, it is in the fields of gaining entry to aircraft with weapons or explosives and designing and planting roadside mines. Whatever decency is in Islamic society lives in the shadow of obscurantism.

Westerners welcome or tolerate the emigration of Muslims to our lands. In this manner, they engineer the destruction of their way of life.

"Fjordman — The First Five Years." By Fjordman, Gates of Vienna, 2/20/10.