re: #95 Charles

The Muslim Brotherhood and the worldwide oil-tick web that supports it is a fascist organization that has caused the destruction of governments, the enslavement and deaths of millions, and the terrorist-linked destabilization of formerly peaceful, relatively open societies. It’s not at all comparable to “today’s Socialist International: a tame framework for a group of loosely linked, ideologically similar movements that recognize each other, swap stories and experiences in occasional meetings, and happily subscribe to a formally international ideology without giving it much priority.”

I agree that the Muslim Brotherhood and American Muslim views on Sharia do not pose a direct threat to our happiness and our way of life, but our government and media alliances with the primary supporters of Islamism worldwide creates a very reasonable lack of trust in what should be an open society. Our government’s alliance with (and many hugs and bows given to, the many millions in bribes accepted from) the supporters and financiers of 9/11 partially explains the existence of conspiracy theorists on the right and the left. Even the most moderate among us knows we’re not getting the whole story.

Because of our strength, the fascist threat that the Muslim Brotherhood represents to America is the least important facet of this problem. America is still the most powerful country in the world. Given our tendency to obsess over repetitive and unsolvable right vs. left battles, and our tendency to ignore everything outside of our borders, It’s not clear that we should have this responsibility, but until we can find a way to leave it on someone’s doorstep ring the bell and run away, we’re kind of stuck with it. The Muslim Brotherhood is a violent, fascist, authoritarian political organization with imperialist dreams and should be treated according to the threat it represents. Newt and even Christine O’ whatever are just not in the same league.