JIHAD?

One example of political PC that is misleading (and why we are losing the "war on terror" is the PC term "radical Muslim terrorist." That  in our minds divides Muslims into two inaccurate camps - the terrorists and the peaceful. But what is really going on is that if Muslims were actually divided into two basic camps it would be this: Those that believe in Jihad (or the goal of Muslim world domination) and those that don't. (ie a more personal goal)

Jihad is not just violence. It is an ideology or a mindset ingrained into the mind of those that are taught and who believe in Jihad. It comes with a false sense of entitlement and affects every aspect of the lives of those that believe in it.

That is why ISIS, which is only one of the Muslim Jihadist movements, is killing and dominating more Muslims than anyone else. They feel it is their duty to irradicate or enslave those who are not Jihadists and all people who are against the goal of complete Muslim domination of the world.

But the concept of Jihad is not exclusive to Muslim Jihadists. Hitler, Mao and Stalin and others were Jihadists. (Identical patterns.) Babylon, Rome, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Japan, Russia and China were once ruled by Jihadists. The Catholic Church and some denominations were at times ruled by Jihadists.

In a more localized political sense in the USA we have Democatic Jihadists and Republican Jihadists. Not all Democrats and Republicans are Jihadists but the Jihadists have gained control of the mindset of their respective parties.

The attraction to Jihad at its core is the sense of a lack of control over one's life. When an avowed Jihadist approaches us with a sense of "confidence" to wage Jihad we are attracted to them and their agenda as an answer to our insecurities or fearful of being left out of what we become convinced is going to control the situation.

It is ironic if not indicative that wherever Jihad is waged even in the most reserved ideological way, the people suffer. The quality of life suffers and worst of all, the value of the individual is severely reduced. It is the same result regardless of whether the Jihad is Muslim, communist, "democratic," country based, party based, sexual based or religion based (including any "Christian" Jihad.)

Our enemy is not ultimately the "radical Muslim terrorists." It is Jihad itself in all it's various disquises. Jihad is the lust for control birthed out of fear. We are losing or are ineffective in the "war on terror" because we have failed to see and conquer the desire for Jihad in our own hearts.

Jihad is sin....