Minarets? No Thanks!

Some uneducated commentators called the voters’ verdict racist. If buildings have a race, then I am treated to racism in Britain, as the British are unable to build houses with windows that fit, I suppose. It’s a poor Faith that has to define itself in buildings, I prefer people who have a true belief in God (or Allah) without the necessity to resort to props and crutches.

The verdict was called a slap in the face of moderate Muslims. Yes, it was just that, as so far they have failed miserably on every account. They have failed to distance themselves from Muslim regimes, from Theocratic ideologies, from terrorism, and from rabid fanatics. So far, they have not managed to get rid of all the preachers who think that Islam is something special, so special in fact that it is the leading religion in the world. (Some other religions might want to take heed of that as well, they are no better, but under the label of political correctness I will bow to the loss of freedom of speech we all suffered and not name them.) Instead of snivelling and whining, moderate Muslims should start to clean out the dirt bags from their mosques; no law is meant to last forever.

Another Muslim who helped to promote the prohibition of minarets in Switzerland was the dim Prime Minister of Turkey who called minarets the ‘bayonets of Islam’ just prior to the vote. What would be forgivable to an uneducated peasant from the mountains behind Konya is an affront to any thinking person in the world. And isn’t it sad that after hundreds of years, people still confuse faith with religion and have to use military jargon to propagate their negative views?

Of major interest would be the question: Was the decision fascist? As fascism is a relative term, we’ll have to wait to discuss the issue until a second country in the world manages to institute a democracy. So far, there is no way to compare the development on a relevant basis. And to compare it to any development in the monarchies, plutocracies, oligarchies, and theocracies currently in use in the UN member states would be like comparing apples to pears.

What it all boils down to is that Islam is not part of Swiss culture and won’t be until Muslims prove that they have something to add to Swiss tradition that is worthwhile fighting for. It shows that any kind of fanatics cause enormous harm to any cause they embrace (or should the word be stifle?). And it definitely shows that it is high time to discuss the problem in Europe, instead of wiping it under the carpet as the governments of the European Union have done so far under the euphemism of political correctness.