I read an article in The Australian about this today - they lifted it from the WSJ.
I really can't figure out if the.. apathy towards Islam is because people truly believe those blokes calling death to america etc are only trying to get attention, or if they believe that by taking the moral high horse they hope to effect change amongst the more radical muslims.
Either way, They're wrong.
Acceptance is one thing, however that isn't what is happening, at least in equal measure. Tolerance is also being pushed by only one side. The end result is assimilation of the weak.
If they want to build more mosques, let them. But in return, let there be christian churches, and bhuddist temples built throughout muslim lands. If they wish to come to our western countries, let them. But if they complain because we dress according to our fashions, whilst remaining in theirs, we shall go to their lands and dress in our fashions, whilst complaining about theirs. If they're allowed to chant death to whoever, or make threats to kill, or to promote the gassing of jews (I was of the belief such comments are illegal... but appeasement takes precedence I suppose), why are we not allowed to draw cartoons of Muhammed etc? Free speech has to work both ways - but clearly up there in Europe, it doesn't.
It isn't a 2-way street up in Europe at the minute, its a one-way highway. At least down under we've got enough people awake to the stupidity of this strategy of appeasement that it'll never get as bad as it is up north..
I suggest reading this book by Rob Grant (sorry brag!! different genre). Laughable a few years back, it seems exactly where Europe is headed
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/...competence.htm