The grim truth is, for me to be safe, I have to outlive a generation of young minds who are polluted, whose minds are contaminated with this ideology.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: “The grim truth is, for me to be safe, I have to outlive a generation of young minds who are polluted, whose minds are…”
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Hirsi Ali reflects on the ideological battle and the need to combat radical beliefs for personal safety.
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I agree with President Bush, I agree with President Obama and with all the leaders of the civilized world that we are not at war with Islam. But within Islam is a radical movement that has declared war on us.
I have protection, but there comes a time when it's not just Mr. Parker and Mr. Stone, but if the entertainment business were to take this on and just show how ridiculous this is, that there would be too many people to threaten.
We have completely failed to define the enemy, and because we have failed to define the enemy, we are flying blind.
The ideology of Islamism or political Islam contradicts the constitutional values of this country.