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Originally Posted by shrandell
Historians should review what happens when utilizing the "appeasement" approach. Specifically as WWII broke out and UK's Neville Chamberlain"s triumphant "agreement" of appeasement with Hitler. In the current vernacular "how is that working for you" Appeasement in WWII enabled the enemy to murder countless millions people, because they could. Appeasement simply delays the inevitable.
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I think your comments about appeasement are correct and spot on historically. However, I would also add appeasement is the refuge of cowardly and weak political leaders who simply do not have the stomach to a) accurately identify the problem and then b) actually take action that's effective , vs simply emitting a word fog that obscures it.
Radical Islam is the problem obviously and it is scary because the true believers have consistently shown they will employ violence. This tactic works because it shuts a lot of people up including Western leaders. And, as you say, this only delays the inevitable.