Justifying Evil, An Example

**Meg** · December-25th-2011, 11:35 PM

I galnced at this, backed off, read it, thought about it for a bit, and finally decided to post it. This is a good example of how evil justifies its agenda. The author completely ignores the dead and maimed all-too-real human beings behind this "Arab Spring" business. I can't help but think of Stalin, Hitler and Lenin, who did the same, and were believed by many...

5 Lessons From the Arab Spring So Far

5 Lessons From the Arab Spring So Far - Shadi Hamid - International - The Atlantic

I didn't want to post the whole thing, but here are a couple of the most disturbing points made:

3. Islamists are the future. Arab dictators always warned their American counterparts, It's either us or the Islamists. Well, they were right. But fear of Islamists is no longer a legitimate reason to resist or oppose Arab democracy.

4. Instability can be constructive. In the short-run at least, there is a tradeoff between democratization and "stability." Interests and ideals do not always converge. The U.S. and other Western powers should, therefore, develop a higher tolerance for instability, particularly as the Arab Spring enters into its long, uncertain middle stage. Rather than fearing or avoiding it, the U.S. should take instability as a given and formulate more creative policies to anticipate, manage, and get around it.

"Develop a higher tolerance for instability"???

So, what, that we can greet the Antichrist with enthusiasm? Are we to learn to step carefully around the fallen dead in the town square Cairo style? What exactly are those demented jihadists pushing here???

**Robert** · December-26th-2011, 01:01 AM

That article didn't sit right with me either. Apologetics for "Arab Spring", apparently

**Kris762** · December-26th-2011, 04:42 AM

Forgive me for saying this but....the only good Jihadist is a dead one.

**mattfivefour** · December-26th-2011, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Kris762

Forgive me for saying this but....the only good Jihadist is a dead one.

Better yet, a saved one!

Respectfully, we need to learn to think as God thinks-- through the power and leading of the Holy Spirit within us; and not keep thinking like the world. O Lord! Give us hearts of love for mankind, whether we can find them lovable at all. Give us sensitivity to your Holy Spirit so we may discern how to speak to those whom you are calling. And give us wisdom to know when we must protect ourselves from the agents of Satan. In either death or life let us be witnesses for you and may either death or life bring souls into your Kingdom, according to Your will. In Jesus' name and for His sake. Amen.

**Kris762** · December-26th-2011, 12:53 PM

Agreed Matt, it's just unfortunate that for every 1 Jihadi thats saved, another 100 join their extremist ranks.

There is no other God that can still show compassion and offer salvation to someone who has deliberately gone out and murdered scores of innocent people because they were Christian, or from a Western nation. What a powerful and almighty God we have, there is no other. Glory to Jesus Christ!

**Meg** · December-26th-2011, 01:26 PM

I grieve for this current generation of ME muslims. Nobody gets to choose their parents, and those people are indoctrinated into violence and paranoia from birth. Anybody remember the jihadist "Mickey Mouse" type character the Palestinians developed about 20 years ago? They still teach their kids stuff like that, and now they're trying it on the increasingly liberal West. In their estimation, mass murder for a cause, currently dressed up as "democracy" is -- normal or something? Justifiable, at least according to the instigators.

In all areas of life, from the blood soaked ME to the "zombie" infested West, there seems to be a trend towards normalizing violence. This seems to me to be an advanced form of calling evil good, and I find it disturbing... It might be wise to warn even unbelievers that there's something wrong here, that the public is being lulled towards a very dangerous trend...