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Originally Posted by Oberon
There is a way to beat them, but not in ten years, not even in fifty, the way to beat them will involve over a century (maybe two) of vigilance, sacrifice, and bloodshed. It's a war of attrition, and remember, as attrition wars go, our losses have been very light indeed, compared to the losses the enemy have taken. The key is to starve their supply of fresh recruits, cut off their support base, turn their own people against them, and slowly they will die away, not permanently, because you can't get rid of hate or fear, but they will not pose as significant a threat as they do now.
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One again I remind of the youthbulge theory, claiming that societies/cultures are the more aggressive the higher the surplus in young males is in the population's age structure. Heihnsoh, for whose writings and comments of contemporary politics I have high respect, got plenty of fire for it, because he does not mind political correctness and Europhilia, but trusts in the convicing power of statistically correct established empiry - and you cannot argue with his numbers. For demographic reasons, Muslim societies will be driven by an extreme surplus by young males for another 50 years from now on. Not before then their relative share in their societies will have dropped so much that their influence and interest and power to drive things aggressively for expansion will have shrunk so much that their society as a whole will fall to rest once again, and lack the drive to push for offensive conquest. And then the problems of overaging society structures that Japan and the West already are hampered by, will hit them as well.
Until then, we will need to live and deal with ongoing Islamic expansion and aggressive moves.