8/24/2005

Infidelophobia

I'm sure we've all been reminded from time to time by the magnanimous and enlightened souls that walk among us, that to question the gloomy bearing that Islam
appears to be charting, is to be an intolerant and uneducated bigot. Nay, le mot de jour : Islamophobe. Well, sorry to step on your sandcastle, but I am neither intolerant nor uneducated. I just object to being blown up and/or beheaded because I am a Westerner and an infidel. But what about the poor Islamic radicals and their many supporters that loathe and despise the well adjusted west(civilized, educated, well off, every religion and faith imaginable) and the democratic Israelis( see parenthesis for the west)? Luckily, there is a new term for these folks as well. The term is: Infidelophobia.

Let's compare and contrast the two terms, shall we?

First, let's examine Islamophobia. Some of the warning signs of Islamophobia:

Do you suffer spinal twinges when reading of Buddhist teachers shot in the back by Jihad terrorists? Are you prone to experience a slight jabbing pain in the side when hearing of another Israeli stabbed to death by the Palestinian Fedayeen? Do you get a sort of burning sensation in your sinuses upon learning of a family of Hindus forced into a house by the Mujahideen and set aflame? Is there a dry or scratchy feeling in the back of your mouth when told of a Christian getting their throat slashed by Islamists? How about old-school decapitation with a dull blade? Leave you feeling a bit light-headed?
If so, then you may have Islamophobia, a new term that literally means a fear of Islam and its strict devotees.


Now, let us examine Infidelophobia:

By contrast, victims of Infidelophobia don’t have it quite so good. They have to worry about horrific acts of terrorism in places where Muslims have a significant minority (Kashmir, The Philippines, Lebanon, Nigeria…) and flat-out subjugation in the areas under Islamic hegemony (Sudan, Iran, Indonesia and basically any other Muslim country). Even in the “Land of the Free” over the last three years, thousands of Americans have been killed in more than a dozen attacks for shopping, flying or simply showing up at work on time.
Victims of Infidelophobia have good reason to be afraid because unlike Islamophobia, which may usually be categorized as a natural apprehension based on empirical observation, Infidelophobia is nurtured by thousands of radical imams in hate-filled sermons across the globe, as well as thousands of Islamist schools teaching extreme bigotry. There are even millions of Infidelophobes across the world, quite apathetic or even supportive of the many violent fanatics busily applying a literal interpretation of the Qur’an by killing thousands of infidels each year.
Still not sure which is worse? Well, another advantage that an Infidelophobe has over an Islamophobe, is international impunity. Rack up an impressive list of hate crimes and you may find yourself being handed a Nobel Peace Prize someday.


Looks like if we want to be tactful and well mannered, we should gladly open both arms wide in anticipation of the latest Politically Correct term: Infidelophobia.

*Note. The very things that scare the Islamic radical are the very things that scare the left.