Thanks to Instapundit, I watched Fitna… and you can, too:

Note - scroll down to the bottom to actually view the video. If you want to find out why LiveLeak pulled it, feel free to press play at the embedded video here.

I just finished watching it, so my thoughts still aren’t quite set in stone yet. I can tell you that it is an extremely persuasive video. It makes its point well - there are a lot of militant Muslims and their beliefs are supported by the Koran. Of course, there are plenty of other non-Muslim groups that have beliefs backed up by scripture, too… like these guys:

There is a very distinct and profound difference, though… well, actually, two differences, though they are both interrelated. First, the Westboro Baptist Church, “fine” organization that it is, still hasn’t killed anyone or blown anything up. They’ve done just about everything short of that, mind you, and believe me when I tell you that I take great pride in the fact that they have chosen Reno, my home town, for special consideration. The second difference, though - and this is the most important - is why they haven’t blown anything up. It’s because they’re the fringe and they know it. They know that, if they try any sort of serious terrorism, the entire culture of the United States will come down on them with a power and a fury that will turn their little group into a sad historical footnote. The trouble with Muslim fundamentalists, especially in Europe, is that they either are the fringe and nobody’s bothered to tell them or that they really aren’t the fringe. In the end, it really doesn’t matter - the end result is the same. They kill people, blow up buildings, engage in “honor” killings, mutilate female genitalia, and all the other stupid, barbaric things they do because nobody has stopped them.

In order to stop people like this, you have to be willing to accept the fact that you and your culture are, in fact, superior to theirs in every conceivable way. You have to make it clear to them that they may say whatever they want (I mean that, by the way - they must be able to do that) but they have to play by the same rules as everyone else. If they try to engage in “honor” killings, you charge them and convict them with murder. If they try to mutilate a woman’s genitalia, you lock them up for (if nothing else) practicing medicine without a license. If they try to teach their kids how to hate, you take their children away from them. In short, you make it very clear that they can make as much noise as they want, but the instant they go one step past that, they will be dealt with.

It’s the only way.

EDIT: It would seem that LiveLeak has taken the video down. Thankfully, Google has rescued us from ourselves once more:

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