Brown and Bondi: Islamist Extremists, Not Guns, Are the Problem

Instead, Australian authorities will further impede their citizens’ natural human right to self-defense while doing their level best to ignore the problem, so as not to be labeled “racist” or “Islamophobic.”

Here in the United States, a gunman stormed a lecture room at Brown University in Providence, RI, and killed two students. A Jewish professor, who was present but not overseeing the class, may have been the target, though that is not clear. What is clear is that multiple witnesses told reporters the gunman yelled “Allahu Akbar” as he opened fire. As the suspect has not yet been detained, it is not confirmed that a Muslim perpetrated this crime - though it appears to be the most likely outcome.

One witness, another professor, said the shooter “yelled something” but wasn’t sure what. A hearing problem, perhaps, or did that professor not want to admit the truth?

Chuck Schumer’s Head in the Sand

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) bemoaned the rise of antisemitism and “the abject danger of letting antisemitic rhetoric and action go unchecked.” Still, he managed to avoid the inconvenient truth that Islamist extremists and their sympathizers are by far and away the most prolific spreaders of antisemitic propaganda and rhetoric – as well as being the ones directly responsible for violence against Jews.

The senator, like the politicians in Australia, would rather bury his head in the sand, pretend there is no Islamist fundamentalism problem, and then come up for air long enough to demand more firearms restrictions.

"We must do more to stop gun violence, including congressional action on gun safety reforms,” he said on Dec. 14. What “gun safety reforms” would have prevented either shooting? No one can say, but let’s just use another tragedy as an excuse to further restrict Americans’ constitutional rights.

Schumer added, “We must reject antisemitism and hate of all kinds, wherever it rears its head.” Again, no mention of the most antisemitic group of people on the planet, who make no secret of their desire to kill as many Jews as they can – Islamist extremists.

Islamist Extremists Will Never Be Our Friends

The denial on the left is both stunning and lethal. After the recent shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, DC – again, perpetrated by a radical Muslim – Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) described the attack as an “unfortunate accident.” One is reminded of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) saying “some people did something,” while referencing the 9/11 World Trade Center attack.

The great irony of it all is that no non-Muslims – regardless of political ideology – will ever ingratiate themselves with these fundamentalists by ignoring or excusing their violence and hate, or by welcoming them into Western society, which they have vowed to destroy.

American progressives would be given the same choice as conservatives by these Islamist extremists, if they ever took over: convert or die. And the “Gays for Palestine” wouldn’t even get that choice. For them, the latter option would be the only one.

What about all the regular Muslims who observe their faith but are not radicalized? Surely, we can live in peace with them. One cannot tar all Muslims with the same brush because a faction of them has become homicidal extremists. But just how much of a minority is the extremist element?

Unfortunately, the Muslim voices against such atrocities are few and far between. Reports from Australia describe Muslims gathering in Bondi Beach after the shocking attack chanting “F*** the Jews” and “Gas the Jews.” According to a Henry Jackson Society poll in 2024, just one in four British Muslims believes Hamas committed murder during the October 7 attack in Israel, and only 23% have a negative view of the terrorist organization. The silence from those who share the same faith is truly deafening. Is one to assume that the silent majority has given its tacit approval to the extremists?

This is not about guns. Neither is it about some vague notion of antisemitic rhetoric that apparently originates from nowhere in particular (though Schumer and most others on the left always imply it’s a “right-wing” problem). No, this is about a clash of civilizations – or perhaps a clash between a civilization and a primitive and decidedly uncivilized death cult.

If the nations of the developed world continue to pretend that we can live in harmony with fanatics who are devoted to Islamic world domination, they will fall, one by one. And then we can all forget such notions as freedom, democracy, women’s rights, tolerance, and multiculturalism.