'ISLAMO-FASCISM' IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FANCY CATCH-PHRASE

A new catch-phrase has emerged in recent months. First it was 'Islamo-terrorists', and then 'Islamo-fascists', and now it seems to be 'Islamo-fascism'. (Along with the spit-polished word 'global'--just to give it that added zing--making it more important than it actually is.)

But what is it? Do we know what it is when we speak it? Or is it just something made up to pin a name on something we don't understand?

The very definition of 'Islamo-fascists' and its surname 'fascism' is more hypocritical and racially demeaning (not to mention ignorant), than the truth it represents.

With the war on terror, politicians on both sides of the aisle have always had trouble identifying who the enemy is. Because terrorism wears so many faces.

So now in light of the elections, Republicans are now calling them 'Islamo-fascists', and sounding the alarm that they are ready to conquer the world and kill us if we don't submit and convert to Islam!

That in itself is a load of bull.

Not one country has fallen to these so-called 'Islamo-fascists', and there is no movement presently happening which is threatening the very fabric of our international community.

There is no base of operations for these 'Islamo-fascists' from which to operate from (well, Iraq is becoming more and more of a terrorists safe-haven these days. But still...).

What we do have though is two sides trying to rally the other and making things much bigger than they appear.

One side says "Death to America!", and the other side is saying "Death to Islam!"

Sounds a bit funny, but it just illustrates how infantile we all have become as a people--using words that have no relation to each other.

And fear.

Schuyler Thorpe
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