I have had the distasteful pleasure of confronting two gentlemen of late, one I know quite well and the other a total stranger. Both have an attitude toward Islam that the only good Muslim is a dead one. I would like to hand each of them a machete and a five year old Muslim child. I will stand there with a pistol and wait for them to strike, at which time I will shoot them, per their beliefs, for becoming what they fear most. Would they understand why they, also, would have to be shot? When do we cross the line from civilized, to being as bad, or worse, as what we fight against?
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