It takes courage to speak the truth about this, when criticizing Islam is currently the biggest no-no in the West. Other ancient faiths have reformed their barbaric ways. Long past time for Islam to do the same. I’m not holding my breath for that.
Thank you for the thought, but to be candid, I do not view this op-ed as me declaring the truth, so much as illuminating the truth that adherents of Islam have already disclosed—through their own surveys, cultural norms, and institutionalized behaviors—truths they have accepted, embraced, and continue to uphold.
Yes, illuminating is a better word, since the obvious truth has been there all along. It’s really fascinating how humans can ignore what’s right in front of them in order to maintain their false narrative.
And yet, adherents of Islam openly affirm these beliefs. I believe we try to dismiss the more extreme elements as fringe, assuming a standard bell curve applies—as it often does with most ideologies. But in the case of Islam, the data suggests the curve is inverted. That inversion is precisely what makes it dangerous to ignore or explain away.
It isn’t just superior to Islamic civilisations. It’s superior to much of Asia (Japan being an exception). I am Singaporean and I must say I envy people living in America. The freedom you enjoy to speak your mind, to provoke, to protest. In Singapore, protest requires obtaining a permit from the government, speaking one’s mind on ‘sensitive’ topics can result in one being detained as a radical or being imprisoned for hate speech, provoking government will be considered incitement or worse yet, treason.
I really appreciate you sharing that perspective — and I say this sincerely: it takes a lot of intellectual honesty and humility to recognize that kind of contrast, especially when speaking about one’s own country.
I think a lot of Americans — myself included — oftentimes take those freedoms for granted because we have grown up with them as a birthright. But hearing from people like you serves as a powerful reminder of just how rare and precious they really are.
Singapore is an incredible country in many ways — its efficiency, safety, and economic success are undeniable. But as you’ve pointed out, those things often come with trade-offs that people in freer societies would do well not to overlook.
Freedom is messy. It is loud. It invites disagreement, discomfort, and sometimes even chaos. But I would argue — and I suspect you might agree — that it is precisely that friction which sharpens ideas, strengthens character, and prevents power from calcifying into tyranny.
Thank you again for sharing. Voices like yours help remind the rest of us why liberty is worth defending — and never guaranteed.
In Singapore, we’ve sacrificed freedoms for efficiency and convenience. Indeed, many Singaporeans (even the professional class) are moral busybodies who require others to conform to their values in order to attain personal satisfaction. We enjoy being babied by the State.
Freedom forces individuals to live with the consequences of their actions. It encourages personal responsibility. While it’s true that unfettered freedom can result in disastrous states of affairs like we see with the vagrancy and rampant drug addiction in many American states, this should not mean that Americans give up a measure of their freedom for the sake of ‘cleaner’ neighbourhoods.
Ultimately, Singaporeans don’t see the value of having to make decisions for ourselves. For experimenting, making mistakes and learning from them. Americans should not lose sight of freedom’s intrinsic value in allowing individuals to impress their will on the world. Once freedom is reduced to instrumental value or is deemed to be content-dependent, you will be free falling into a pit of unbearable soft tyranny where the State dictates every mundane decision you wish to make.
I have no words which would adequately add to the monumental value of these insights; so for once, I'm reduced to a single-sentence reply. Bravo Clapham!
Genetically inferior inbred Arabs need an authoritarian force to control them.
We don’t see a lot of superiority in Western culture willing to prevent this in our own nations, in part because modern society has made life too easy is now breeding our own generic inferiority & resulting in Islam & authoritarianism.
You lost me the moment you introduced the phrase “genetically inferior.”
We do not need to resort to dehumanizing language when the case against authoritarianism and the cultural backwardness of certain Islamic ideologies is already overwhelming on its merits.
I have made that case directly in my op-ed: the issue is not blood, it is belief. It is not ethnicity, it is ideology. A frighteningly high percentage of those who adhere to Islam embrace values that are objectively incompatible with liberty, human rights, and modern civilization.
If we are to win this cultural struggle, we must win it with clarity, not racism. With facts, not tribalism. Because the moment we reduce the argument to race or genetics, we forfeit the intellectual high ground—and worse, we begin to mirror the very authoritarian impulses we claim to oppose.
It’s amazing to me people under genocidal conquest from Islamic immigration clutch pearls at the first sign of “dehumanizing language”.
Just how do you expect to survive if you can’t bother to “dehumanize” your enemy. This is why 1000s of little girls get gang raped in Britain & the exact same excuse made by liberals who covers it up, “racism”.
Well Muslims, Arabs, & Africans are an inferior race and that is why they behave badly. Islam is just an excuse.
It’s not about “authoritarianism” either or any other -ism. It’s about having the will to round up millions of “parasites” who don’t belong in our lands or your children are going to be groomed into a Pakistani harem & impregnated with interior genes if they survive all. Stop being inferior.
It takes courage to speak the truth about this, when criticizing Islam is currently the biggest no-no in the West. Other ancient faiths have reformed their barbaric ways. Long past time for Islam to do the same. I’m not holding my breath for that.
Thank you for the thought, but to be candid, I do not view this op-ed as me declaring the truth, so much as illuminating the truth that adherents of Islam have already disclosed—through their own surveys, cultural norms, and institutionalized behaviors—truths they have accepted, embraced, and continue to uphold.
You are correct. Islam must reform.
Yes, illuminating is a better word, since the obvious truth has been there all along. It’s really fascinating how humans can ignore what’s right in front of them in order to maintain their false narrative.
And yet, adherents of Islam openly affirm these beliefs. I believe we try to dismiss the more extreme elements as fringe, assuming a standard bell curve applies—as it often does with most ideologies. But in the case of Islam, the data suggests the curve is inverted. That inversion is precisely what makes it dangerous to ignore or explain away.
It isn’t just superior to Islamic civilisations. It’s superior to much of Asia (Japan being an exception). I am Singaporean and I must say I envy people living in America. The freedom you enjoy to speak your mind, to provoke, to protest. In Singapore, protest requires obtaining a permit from the government, speaking one’s mind on ‘sensitive’ topics can result in one being detained as a radical or being imprisoned for hate speech, provoking government will be considered incitement or worse yet, treason.
I really appreciate you sharing that perspective — and I say this sincerely: it takes a lot of intellectual honesty and humility to recognize that kind of contrast, especially when speaking about one’s own country.
I think a lot of Americans — myself included — oftentimes take those freedoms for granted because we have grown up with them as a birthright. But hearing from people like you serves as a powerful reminder of just how rare and precious they really are.
Singapore is an incredible country in many ways — its efficiency, safety, and economic success are undeniable. But as you’ve pointed out, those things often come with trade-offs that people in freer societies would do well not to overlook.
Freedom is messy. It is loud. It invites disagreement, discomfort, and sometimes even chaos. But I would argue — and I suspect you might agree — that it is precisely that friction which sharpens ideas, strengthens character, and prevents power from calcifying into tyranny.
Thank you again for sharing. Voices like yours help remind the rest of us why liberty is worth defending — and never guaranteed.
In Singapore, we’ve sacrificed freedoms for efficiency and convenience. Indeed, many Singaporeans (even the professional class) are moral busybodies who require others to conform to their values in order to attain personal satisfaction. We enjoy being babied by the State.
Freedom forces individuals to live with the consequences of their actions. It encourages personal responsibility. While it’s true that unfettered freedom can result in disastrous states of affairs like we see with the vagrancy and rampant drug addiction in many American states, this should not mean that Americans give up a measure of their freedom for the sake of ‘cleaner’ neighbourhoods.
Ultimately, Singaporeans don’t see the value of having to make decisions for ourselves. For experimenting, making mistakes and learning from them. Americans should not lose sight of freedom’s intrinsic value in allowing individuals to impress their will on the world. Once freedom is reduced to instrumental value or is deemed to be content-dependent, you will be free falling into a pit of unbearable soft tyranny where the State dictates every mundane decision you wish to make.
I have no words which would adequately add to the monumental value of these insights; so for once, I'm reduced to a single-sentence reply. Bravo Clapham!
Or as it has existed ever.
Mr. Ala, thank you for engaging with this op-ed!
Thank you for sharing this Jan!
Genetically inferior inbred Arabs need an authoritarian force to control them.
We don’t see a lot of superiority in Western culture willing to prevent this in our own nations, in part because modern society has made life too easy is now breeding our own generic inferiority & resulting in Islam & authoritarianism.
You lost me the moment you introduced the phrase “genetically inferior.”
We do not need to resort to dehumanizing language when the case against authoritarianism and the cultural backwardness of certain Islamic ideologies is already overwhelming on its merits.
I have made that case directly in my op-ed: the issue is not blood, it is belief. It is not ethnicity, it is ideology. A frighteningly high percentage of those who adhere to Islam embrace values that are objectively incompatible with liberty, human rights, and modern civilization.
If we are to win this cultural struggle, we must win it with clarity, not racism. With facts, not tribalism. Because the moment we reduce the argument to race or genetics, we forfeit the intellectual high ground—and worse, we begin to mirror the very authoritarian impulses we claim to oppose.
Cousin marriage Egypt: 29%, Saudia Arabia: 58%
It’s amazing to me people under genocidal conquest from Islamic immigration clutch pearls at the first sign of “dehumanizing language”.
Just how do you expect to survive if you can’t bother to “dehumanize” your enemy. This is why 1000s of little girls get gang raped in Britain & the exact same excuse made by liberals who covers it up, “racism”.
Well Muslims, Arabs, & Africans are an inferior race and that is why they behave badly. Islam is just an excuse.
It’s not about “authoritarianism” either or any other -ism. It’s about having the will to round up millions of “parasites” who don’t belong in our lands or your children are going to be groomed into a Pakistani harem & impregnated with interior genes if they survive all. Stop being inferior.