“History will be kind to me if I try to re-write it”- Winston Churchill
Now is as good a time as ever to revisit the history of the Crusades, or the sorry history of partition in Kashmir,or the consistence Gaza crisis or the woes of the Chechens and Kosovars, or the falsehood of weapon of mass destructions in Iraq or the making of ISIS or the embattled Iran Nuclear weapon or the tyrannic totalitarian rule in Korea and the making of Boko Haram by the political class in Nigeria or the divisive coalition of Afghanistan or syria and vote of referendum on the state of scotland from UK; but the bombers of our cities represent fascism with an Islamic face, and there’s no point in any euphemism about it. What they abominate about ‘the West,’ to put it in a phrase, is not what Western liberals don’t like and can’t defend about their own system, but what they do like about it and must defend: its emancipated women, its scientific inquiry, its separation of religion from the state. Loose talk about chickens coming home to roost is the moral equivalent of the hateful garbage emitted by white suprematists.
Australia PM is the only political leader that put his country security and life styles above any diplomatic ties with his allies – He made a clear statement ” Australia is Christian and secular state – If you are a muslim and cannot adapt to our way of life and culture don’t come here” – This is the stands many Western leaders need to take especially Britain and USA whose nation is going through generation struggle against terrorism and islamic fundamentalist ; actually Canada is a country in denial, seating on a gunpowder, a country that might explode in few years to come if care is not taking to curb the asylum and immigration policy ; cultural diversity of its multi-culturalism system, life style , dignities and social inclinations , the province of Alberta , Ontario , New Brunswick have started having problems with Islamic dressing and cultural codes. For America(USA) , they should learn not to impose their political ideology or democracy on another nation state and should try and re-invent their exceptionalism in their crafts , They (USA) should not embark on any war that does not have populous agenda with the NATO countries, if they cannot convince UN, NATO to go with them then they should not go ; Obama administration made a wrong calculations in Egypt , the incarceration of President Morsi and the Islamic brotherhood is an affront to democracy and world politics. Terrorism can only be curb if mutual respect, tolerance and provision of social-economy is provided to the people , more on education and poverty alleviation policy.’“The fundamentalist seeks to bring down a great deal more than buildings. Such people are against, to offer just a brief list, freedom of speech, a multi-party political system, universal adult suffrage, accountable government, Jews, homosexuals, women’s rights, pluralism, secularism, short skits, dancing, beardlessness, evolution theory, sex. There are tyrants, not Muslims.
United Nations Secretary-General Dr Ban has said that we should now define ourselves not only by what we are for but by what we are against. I would reverse that proposition, because in the present instance what we are against is a no brainer. Suicidist ran through our neighbourhood, cities , churches,schools and kill thousands of people: hmmm, I’m against that. But what do we stand for? What do we risk our lives to defend? what are the worth of these barbaric killing?
The fundamentalist believes that we believe in nothing. In his world-view, he has his absolute certainties, while we are sunk in sybaritic indulgences. To prove him wrong, we must first know that he is wrong. We must agree on what matters: kissing in public places, bacon sandwiches, disagreement, cutting-edge fashion, literature, generosity, water, a more equitable distribution of the world’s resources, movies, music, freedom of thought, beauty, love. These will be our weapons. Not by making war but by the unafraid way we choose to live shall we defeat them.
Don’t be terrorized. our leader should not rule with fear nor prejudice , they must stand tall to defend the rule of law . Even they are scared, Nobody is above the government .
By : ‘jide Adesina
