Jihadis are not "lone wolves". They have their Koran, their internet, their mates..... |
That attitude reminds me of the satirical beginning of the brilliant movie, Brazil, by Terry Gilliam. A couple with a baby in a pram are walking across the screen. Suddenly the shop behind them explodes. They're unhurt and just continue walking. The new normal.
Trump was right in his call to Muslim countries in Riyadh the other day: "drive them out". Drive out the terrorists.
That ought to be the call also to Muslims in western countries. Drive them out; drive the terrorists out of your societies.
Maajid Nawaz's mate says it's not good enough to tackle the fire. Muslim communities must fight the sparks. Those sparks are the ideology of Islam. Islamic ideology: the brilliant destructive meme that Mohammad stole from half-digested parts of Judaism and Christianity and crafted into a uniquely toxic and murderous ideology.
That's what must be faced and driven out.