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Yes, I mainly read the Forum on the posts that I think that you're most likely to contribute to, firstly, because I find you a voice of reason in a whole babble of inanity, but also because I find you immensely amusing.

Your take-off from the "What have the Romans ever done for us?" skit from "The Life of Brian" about a month ago made my whole day, and I still chuckle thinking about it.

Yes, we in the West have made a serious mistake by opening our borders to an influx from adherents of the "Religion of Peace". Islam has a lot in common with Fascism, or the Italian Mafia, in that it's all nice and cuddly until you question their morality, or try to leave. It's now increasingly likely that we'll have a European "Civil" war in the near future, as the Swedes, Dutch, or English try to get rid of Islam.

One can perhaps understand how Mohammed (S.O.H.G) gathered a following 1400 years ago, but followers today are either ignorant of what a monster he was; approve of his vile actions - and therefore also of ISIS; or are frightened, understandably so, of speaking out.

Personally, I would place Mohammed well above Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Genghis Khan, etc, in any list of inhuman monsters.

Oh the lovely Poirot

did not think it would be long before you come spitting your venom.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas or Christmyth, and look forward to all OLO writers in 2015 with their viewpoints, it is always interesting and challenging, even if we do not agree on all subjects.

When Christians do the wrong thing they are undermining the teachings of their founder; when Muslims do the wrong thing they are upholding the teachings of their founder.

Going back a few days ago Poirot in defence of Monis the victim rather than monis the terrorist says: On his website, Monis spouted the rhetoric of global jihad. He called for Muslims to fight the “terrorism of America and its allies including Australia.”

WTF do you want as proof Poirot? The man was Islamic, it doesn't matter if he was a nut case because anyone who decides to blow themselves up is a nutcase. What does matter is he was purposely carrying out his version of a terror attack. Do you think the people inside weren't fearing for their lives as they were forced to hold the Islamic flag in the window. Do you think even one of those people was thinking "Oh, were are okay, this guy isn't a real Muslim?"

He declared his act was for IS, he made political demands, he held hostages and threatened to kill them, and did kill. That is terrorism.

Why on earth do you and those like you insist this wasn't a terrorist act? If this isn't, then you will probably be making the same pathetic excuses when/if something worse happens. What is in this for you, that you feel such a need to argue some political correct BS rather than accept the facts on this issue? You couldn't be more wrong.

ConservativeHippie,

"Going back a few days ago Poirot in defence of Monis the victim rather than monis the terrorist says: On his website, Monis spouted the rhetoric of global jihad. He called for Muslims to fight the “terrorism of America and its allies including Australia.”

I didn't say that...it was embedded in an article I was quoting...and you left out the following..." But the attention seeker was likely exploiting outsized panic over ISIS for attention."

That is the general consensus, even from the NSW police - that he was opportunistically attaching himself to any and every movement in an effort to promote himself.

And my point was not that this wasn't terror. It was that it wasn't part of an organised operation by IS or others. You can rattle on as much as you like. This nutter wasn't an IS operative.

As horrendous as it was, his terror was delivered on behalf of himself and his delusions.