The 9/11 Anniversary - Let's Be Thankful For What Didn't Happen

The 9/11 Anniversary has come and gone; thankfully, 

without any further violence to anyone.

Despite the "threat" of a misguided Florida pastor to 

burn copies of the Qu'ran, and the threat of total street

violence from the "Arab Street", the solemn day of 

remembrance came and went in what was, for the 

most part, a decent respect for the events and casualties of

that day nine tears ago.

It's as if both sides peered over the edge into the abyss

and said, "No Thanks". And that's actually a tribute to

the good sense of people of good will on both sides.

To be sure, there was a well-attended demonstration

at the site of the proposed Muslim "cultural center"

in Lower Manhattan, featuring anti-Islamic activist 

Pamela Geller and freedom-fighter and free speech 

activist Geert Wilders from the Netherlands. And there was 

also a small "counter-demonstration" by the usual coterie of

leftist nuts and peace activists. 

But both groups managed to do something right, which 

was to keep the Elected Politicians firmly at arm's length -

something which I am convinced helped keep both 

demonstrations peaceful.

And the Qu'ran-burning pastor in Florida? He called 

off his event after fellow clergy from both Christianity

and Islam gently reminded him that in Islam,

burning of the Bible is haram - forbidden - because

the Old Testament tells the story of the many 

prophets as revered in Islam as they are in Christianity.

And what both sides need to do now is to step back

and explore ways in which both communities might

better coexist with one another. 

Here in America, that's  not yet a large problem.

Muslim immigrants here tend to be either well-educated,

relatively secular professionals or hard-working taxi

drivers, shopkeepers, small business men of all kinds.

On balance, they are a net plus to society, even allowing

for the occasionally deranged lunatic like Ft. Hood's

Maj. Hassan.

The same, however, cannot be said of Europe. There,

unlimited immigration of millions of poor, uneducated, 

unassimilable Muslims has led to all sorts of problems -

problems which Europe's cowardly "politically 

correct" leaders have been both unable and unwilling

to take seriously. And we have the same problem here,

only worse.

Just substitute "Mexicans" and "America's cowardly

"politically correct" leaders " and you'll know what I'm 

talking about.

And if Europe's and America's leaders won't handle 

the problem, it will be handled for them - by Nationalistic 

peoples pushed beyond both anger and reason.

And trust me, no one is going to like that outcome.