Losing one's mind

Losing one's mind

All Muslims should be aware that their beliefs have consequences.
They must be ready to be tested by Allah, including how to handle
pressure, such as the pressure that recently came from
Singaporean statesman Lee Kuan Yew.

Without offering any evidence, he said a 100 radical Muslim
groups in Indonesia were trying to establish Islamic states in
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and who knows,
Singapore as well.

In his opinion, an Islamic government or an Islamic society
would mean disaster for his country, which is 100 percent
secular. Lee does not realize that his own viewpoint is extreme,
as reflected in his actions to crush democratic efforts to
protect human rights.

Lee sees proselytizing as a radical move to topple the
governments of Singapore and other countries. For someone like
him, a country that maintains stability with an iron fist -- like
Singapore -- is better than a country full of dynamism that wants
to implement democracy in the correct way.

Lee's accusations show how much he fears Islam, making him
paranoid about the 100 "radical groups" in Indonesia.
It is understandable for Singapore to feel like Israel, being
surrounded by Islamic countries. Lee is only one of many parties
suffering from such paranoia. Even in this country, there are
paranoid parties who are building an anti-Islam "axis". --
Republika, Jakarta