Let me be straight with you—out of all the problems facing our country, this is the one that keeps me up at night. Not inflation, not the economy, not even crime. It’s the quiet but aggressive spread of radical Islamist ideology into the heart of Western nations, under the guise of immigration, diversity, and political correctness. And the more we ignore it, the worse it's going to get.
Now before some talking head tries to twist my words—this isn’t about Muslims as a whole. This is about a specific mindset, a radical belief system that rejects everything Western civilization stands for. Freedom. Equality. Rule of law. Democracy. Women's rights. It doesn’t just disagree with us—it wants to replace us.
And here’s the real kicker: we keep letting it in. Open arms. Open borders. No expectations. No demands to assimilate. Just the naive hope that somehow, some way, this will all just blend together. That these wildly different ideologies can coexist peacefully in the same space.
But we’re lying to ourselves.
Let’s step back and look at the bigger picture—because this isn’t just about crime or unemployment. It’s about the long game. Some of these extremist elements aren’t here to assimilate—they're here to outpopulate, infiltrate, and slowly replace. How? By taking full advantage of Western openness while undermining it from within:
- Higher birth rates leading to demographic shifts
- Running for public office to reshape laws
- Quietly influencing school curriculums
- Silencing churches while building more mosques
- Using violence and intimidation to suppress criticism
This isn’t fearmongering. It’s already happening. Look at Sweden. Look at France. Look at the UK. Neighborhoods transformed. Churches closing. Teachers beheaded. Political leaders pandering for votes while sidestepping questions about Sharia law.
And let’s ask the fundamental question that no one in power seems willing to answer:
What is the benefit of bringing people into your country who don’t like its citizens, don’t respect its laws, don’t want to assimilate, and yet live off its resources?
What’s the gain in importing people who not only fail to contribute to the tax base or civic fabric—but in too many cases, bring with them contempt for the very society that welcomed them? This isn’t immigration. It’s slow-motion sabotage.
And again, this isn’t about all Muslims—but even the most open-minded among us have to admit: there’s a growing contingent within the Muslim population that holds deeply anti-Western ideology. The disturbing part is that while many Muslims are peaceful and law-abiding, the broader faith community rarely, if ever, condemns the extremists with the same fire they use to defend their religious practices.
They’ll rally around their right to wear religious clothing or build mosques, but where is that same passion when it comes to disavowing terrorism, grooming gangs, honor killings, and violence done in their name?
And let me be even more direct here—immigration from Latin America, gangs and all, is a walk in the park compared to dealing with Islamic extremism. Yes, we have issues at the southern border. Yes, there’s crime. But the people coming from the south, for the most part, are trying to work, trying to survive, and many still share a belief in family, faith, and hard work—even if illegally.
But what we’re facing from radical Islam isn’t just criminal—it’s ideological warfare. It's people coming in not to join Western society, but to undermine it from within.
You want proof? Just look around. Look at the head coverings forced on women in some of these communities. You think that aligns with Western values of gender equality? Look at the acid attacks in London, the grooming gangs in the UK, the no-go zones in France and Sweden where police won’t enter. Look at the Sharia courts being set up in neighborhoods where the U.S. Constitution or British common law might as well not exist.
You can’t tell me this is working.
And what do we hear from moderate Muslims in the West? Not enough. Where are the loud voices denouncing the extremists? Where are the marches, the rallies, the global condemnations of terrorism and oppression from within their own faith community? I’m not hearing them. Are you?
This isn’t a small problem. It’s a threat to national identity.
And if you dare to speak on it, you’re labeled a bigot, a racist, an Islamophobe. Well, let me say this loud: I don’t care what label they try to stick on me. I care about protecting my country, my culture, and my family’s future.
You can come here from anywhere in the world, but you better be ready to live by the values that built this country. Don’t want to assimilate? Then don’t come. Want to wear a headset because your religion says women should be hidden and silent? That’s your right—somewhere else.
And let’s be clear: if these Western governments don’t get serious about screening immigrants not just for background checks but for ideology, we’re going to lose everything that made our countries worth coming to in the first place.
Politicians who promote or tolerate this kind of reckless immigration policy—they should be voted out, and frankly, held legally accountable when their policies result in violence, rape, acid attacks, or terrorist acts. Because at that point, it’s not just poor policy—it’s complicity.
And here's the part no one talks about: the infrastructure toll this takes on our countries. Our police departments are overwhelmed. Courts are backlogged. Social workers are buried. Neighborhoods are terrified. Local officers are pulling double shifts just to keep up with the chaos.
This isn’t just cultural—it’s practical. It’s economic. It’s breaking our systems down from the inside out. From public schools trying to manage non-assimilating populations to emergency rooms treating trauma from gang violence and domestic abuse rooted in imported extremism—it’s unsustainable.
If we keep bending over backwards to accommodate ideologies that despise us, we’ll wake up in a nation we no longer recognize. And by then, it’ll be too late to do anything about it.
It’s time to stand up for the West.
By John F. Lorne