Why I think we are at war

[KEmperor]

The threat is not Islamists extremists, the threat is Islam

Only partially true.  The true threat is religion itself, but of course no one ever wants to hear that.

[KEmperor]

Religion is not the threat- the "threat" is people having different beliefs. One could say "if everyone was nontheist, we wouldn't have problems". But somebody could just as easily say "if everyone was Muslim, we wouldn't have problems". It's hypocritical.

I disagree, because religions have a tendency to schism.

[KEmperor]

Attilla the Hun was pretty bloody. The Soviet Union was pretty bloody. Cuba's pretty bloody. China's pretty bloody.

Yes, we all know that barbarians and communists are brutal.