Hero worship of individuals, as occurs under fascistic and dictarorial regimes, also fosters a culture, where human rights and freedom are least regarded. It's no wonder that in countries where Muhammad, a fascistic dictator, is hero-worshipped, human rights and freedom are least valued...
Hero Worship and the Monoculture of the Anthill
by Kenneth Roberts
March 12, 2010
"Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom."
So said Herbert Spencer, an English philosopher. Think of North Korea, Stalinist Russia, the Red Guards of China, Hitler's Germany, etc.
Now consider this: Wherever Muhammad is most admired, there is the lowest regard for human rights, civil liberties and political freedoms, such as Syria, Pakistan, Egypt, and Tunisia.
The reason for this lack of human rights is something that Muslims deny and block out of consciousness. Plainly, Muhammad was a dictator and an abuser of human rights. But Muhammad is said by Muslims to be perfect. It isn't abuse if Muhammad did it.
Muhammad took away the human rights of peaceful, pluralistic, cultured people. He insulted, robbed, assassinated, enslaved, and then expelled the rest of them from their properties and ancestral homeland in Arabia. Since the hero Muhammad committed these crimes, they are justifiable and good. Today, we call Muhammad's political program ethnic cleansing or 'genocide.' Aggressive ethnic cleansing is occurring today in Iran and Sudan. It is 'good', because the hero Muhammad did it.
Muslims imitate Muhammad, so Islam naturally creates a despotic form of government that represses women and minorities. It's Islam's DNA.
Islam, in theory, is a single imperial state. The constitution of Islam is the biography of Muhammad. The Koran calls Muhammad's life 'a beautiful example'. Muslims know this is true because Muhammad wrote it in the Koran.
Muhammad struggled (jihad) to create a monocultural society based on the model of the anthill. The queen ant rules; the soldier ants all think the same way, do their dance and attack the same external enemies. Alien animals (such as aphids) are either parasitized by ants or killed or expelled. Ants go out regularly to destroy other anthills.
In the ideology of Muhammad, this is the perfect model for Islamic society. There is even a chapter in the Koran called 'The Ants' and another called 'The Bee'. It is easy to see why Muhammad felt these animals ran ideal societies.
Muhammad didn't rule by popular vote. Muhammad's god told Muslims repeatedly to obey him. Whatever Muhammad decided, Gabriel always confirmed it shortly thereafter with a message from Allah himself. Thus Muhammad was never wrong. He ruled by divine decree. Allah constantly confirmed Muhammad's hero status in the Koran that was written by Muhammad! Muhammad further claimed he was the owner of the earth and that Allah Almighty had created the universe for the benefit of Muhammad alone! This is a universal political claim. Muhammad said so. Muhammad is a hero, so it must be true. A true hero would not call himself a hero.
Muslims are lost in hero-worship.
Hero-worship of Muhammad is defended by law in all Islamic countries. Only hero-worship of Muhammad is ever expressed in the public domain. Dissent about Muhammad's hero status is never heard in Islamic countries, because ordinary Muslims, like the ants in their hill, immediately and instinctively rush to neutralize aliens, sting and eliminate them. Think of the cartoon riots! Think of the Teddy Bear crisis. Think of the pursuit of critics and apostates from Islam, how they are murdered by their own families or hunted by ordinary Muslims acting as vigilantes. The greatest crime in the world is to express scepticism about the hero status of Muhammad.
If an alien animal enters the anthill, perfect harmony and unity is quickly restored. The alien is surrounded by ordinary ants and cut to pieces. In Islamic countries, there is no real pluralism or the chaotic differences of opinion found in full democracies. Alien animals (such as aphids) are only allowed into an anthill so they may be parasitized for the benefit of the ants. In Islamic countries, the anthill or the beehive is the model for the organization of society. In Islamic countries, kafirs may work for Muslims, but not lead or rule over them. That is Muhammad's method and thus it is the Islamic ideal.
Hero-worship of Muhammad is everywhere in the Islamic state. So, for decisions to be perfectly acceptable, leaders must constantly appeal to his heroic example. If Muhammad did it, it must be 'good'. Logic has nothing to do with it.
Muhammad never defended the human rights of kafirs. In Muhammad's Medina, jihad occurred on the average of every six weeks. Medieval Islamic jurisprudence demanded a minimum of attacks. Unprovoked jihad expeditions against kafirs should be made a minimum of once yearly . The human rights of kafirs are unimportant, since jihad against them must take place so frequently and the very purpose of jihad is to remove the human rights of kafirs. This cannot take place in a democracy.
Ordinary Muslims assume Islam is benign, so they never concern themselves with the human rights of kafirs. Besides, kafirs have misfortunes coming to them, because they did not submit to Islam. Either way, no empathy is ever wasted on kafirs. Supremacists never apologize.
Only the politics of Islam are of concern to the kafirs. The only that kafirs care about are the things that affect our rights and our pluralistic free societies. Muhammad's method invades and destroys kafirs and their culture, just as anthills expand to annihilate neighboring anthills. This is the traditional jihad method: Invade, colonize, and then annihilate.
Muhammad is a hero, the perfect man, and so 'good' Muslims use Muhammad's monocultural model. This is why Muslims always strive (jihad) to create a monoculture of hero-worshipping wherever they go.
Kenneth Roberts is interested in global affairs, military history and the music of Mozart. This article appeared in Political Islam blog.
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written by Mule , March 13, 2010
written by Mule , March 13, 2010
Off topic comment: rape is not a violation of the female's womanhood according to Islam. It is a violation of the property rights of the muslim male.
written by Reed Wilson , March 14, 2010
•Matt. IV. 10, Christ rebukes Satan for desiring the worship of other than Allah:
•John xx. 17, Christ says, "Go unto my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father; and to my God and your God."
•Luke xviii. 19, Christ rebukes "Why you call me good? None is good, save One, that is, God.
•Mark xii. 25 Jesus says: "The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel; the Lord our God is One Lord."
•Quran 31:13 Behold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! Join not in worship with Allah. For false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing."
Associating partners with God is found in followers of all religions without exception.
Worshipping Mohammad or anybody except Allah is definitely forbidden in Quran. Its also a fact that good majority of muhammadans virtually worship mohammad.
Hero worship seems to be human weakness. Religions are there to counter it.
written by duh_swami , March 14, 2010
But hero worship is not restricted to Islam...Humans are always looking for hero's, sometimes a hero appears and sometimes not. Sometimes it is a religious hero, and sometimes secular...There are war hero's, fireman hero's, police hero's, private citizen hero's and every kind of hero. These hero's are appreciated, but not worshipped...
Mohammad was no hero...After he got a tooth chipped in battle, he figured it was better to stay home and guard the women...At least Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead...Mohammad created a lot of the dead but never caused any of them to rise....Muslims that worship Mohammad or even adore him , are in love with a long dead corpse...Not a hero...
written by Mule , March 14, 2010
Christ never said anything about Allah. Christ did not know Allah. Allah is not the God of the Bible.
written by Healer_999 , March 14, 2010
written by Reed Wilson , March 14, 2010
written by Joe Bloggs , March 14, 2010
Better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are an ignorant, than open it and prove them right.
written by duh_swami , March 14, 2010
#"E′li, E′li, la′ma sa‧bach‧tha′ni?" [Mt. 27:46] [Mk. 15:34] (Aramaic for "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?")...
There are some who think that E'li was misunderstood, and what Jesus was actually saying was 'Heloi' referring to his days at Heliopolis and now in his hours of need, his friends and disciples from The mystery schools of Heliopolis, had fled and deserted him...Thus, 'Heloi, Heloi, why have you forsaken me'...
Is that true? I don't know, I wasn't there...I'm presenting this to show that there are more than one version of Bibical events...
written by Atheist Joe from T.O. , March 14, 2010
Further proof (in addition to simple observation) is Pakistan's blasphemy laws.
(See Wiki link...... scroll down to the table showing punishments under Pakistan's blasphemy laws...)
Defiling the koran will get you a life sentence.
'Use of derogatory remarks, etc; in respect of Muhammad' will get you executed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zia-ul-Haq's_Islamization
SHIRK!
TAKFIRRRRRR!
written by vbv , March 15, 2010
Of all the goons in the history of humanity ,Muhamad is the worst as it has endured centuries after his death,leaving Stalin,Hitler,Mao,Polt Pot,etc way behind,for even today millions of zombies like to call themselves muslims rather than humans and swear by that arch mafia criminal Muhamad. If this is not idol-worship,I wonder what else it can be called?
written by Reed Wilson. , March 15, 2010
Quran 31:13 Behold, Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! Join not in worship with Allah. For false worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing."
written by Machmoed , March 16, 2010
Reed, I need you to think what you're saying and writing. The consequence of believing shirk is forbidden by God, means God is very childish and knows nothing. You have to think and not just say what the arabs invented. Do you really believe created more God's? If not what's there to worship. Are you blind?
This kind of thinking is what makes a intellectual like a child. Shirk the greatest sin! don't make me laugh!
Furthermore: i don't know any one who believes that if there is a god, there would be more...it's a crazy thought. So actually the qoran is outdated very much. It keeps talking about other god's and the unity of God as if we humans are going to know what it means.
written by Reed Wilson. , March 18, 2010
Yes, it is cnsidered biggest sin or wrong doing. Zulm in Arabic. In all denominations of religions.
Theoretically speaking, God is providing you everything and you are grateful to others. But it is nothing.When you associate partners, the authority is divided resulting chaos. God wants a healthy happy society. A disciplined society.
Dont you think that it is condemned in all religions including in Hindu Vedas?
Do you know that sects, innumerable, are product of Shirk?
Be a good boy and think over it. And then write an article on Hazards of Shirk and publish it on this site.
written by lw1 , March 18, 2010
written by Reed Wilson. , March 20, 2010
No. I dont reduce like that. I know less about Vedas. Where did I do it?
You further write "Better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are an ignorant, than open it and prove them right".
Why sir? Better letter people know my ignorance by my posts.
written by Ilani , May 17, 2010
It is almost impossible to mention one without the other.
This fact reveals that the matter of OBEDIENCE to the ruler came before other considerations, making Islam primarily a TOTALITARIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM more than a religion.
The important thing in Islam is to submit to the plenipotentiary Caliph as god's vice-regent. His every word is legislation. No consultation of the people is ever required.
Thus, Islam is totally opposed to and incompatible with democracy, since it is totalitarian.
As the owner of the earth and supreme authority on everything, and a first-created being for whom Allah then created the universe, and Allah's chief justice on Doom's Day, Mohammed was in practically every sense 'A PARTNER' of Allah.
Modern Muslims often claim that Mohammed's spiritual presence ('noor') is travelling through the world observing people. This gives Mohammed undeniably divine attributes.
Most Muslims make Mohammed into a semi-divinity...a partner of Allah.
written by Mirza , June 19, 2011
As to the topic, yes Muhammad was a Hero. You say human rights for your good. When you kill palestenians, you keep human rights at bay. You have given birth to taleban usin afghani's against russia and when they fire back you cry a loud.... Human rights.
Leave about Prophet Muhammad's heroism, His follower, his friend who has taken the rule after Muhammad said " If a dog dies of thirst in my kingdom then it is me responsible for the dog's desth." . If you have to hear about prophet then there was an incident when a dog was about to die of thirst and It was the prayer time. A man passed by running for prayes neglecting the dog, but there was a prostitute who saw the dog dying, she watered the dog, And Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) said the woman has attained paradise. This is what code of conduct is. He never sat on any elevated place to rule, how can this allegation be that he rude. These all alegations of yours are nothing bit coming out of pure hate. Clean your hearts. And May Allah Guide you to correct path.
Th e British philosopher, Thomas Carlyle, who won the Nobel Prize for his book ‘The Heroes’ wrote:
“It is a great shame for any one to listen to the accusation that Islaam is a lie and that Muhammad was a fabricator and a deceiver. We saw that he remained steadfast upon his principles, with firm determination; kind and generous, compassionate, pious, virtuous, with real manhood, hardworking and sincere. Besides all these qualities, he was lenient with others, tolerant, kind, cheerful and praiseworthy and perhaps he would joke and tease his companions. He was just, truthful, smart, pure, magnanimous and present-minded; his face was radiant as if he had lights within him to illuminate the darkest of nights; he was a great man by nature who was not educated in a school nor nurtured by a teacher as he was not in need of any of this.”
