But am perplexed on the issue you raised with Islamists and the left. It is true that most liberals, in their zeal to see that all people be treated
equally and with respect, are a bit blinded by just how big a problem Islamism is. If you take polls at face value, http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-..., you can arrive at some ugly
truths. Sam Harris is one of the few on the left calling out his fellow progressives for this major oversight in the name of acceptance and tolerance.
The percentage of ALL Muslims worldwide that believe in death for apostacy, that women (and homosexuals especially) are not equal to men, that believe
death is the appropriate punishment for adultery, etc is staggering. Harris puts the figure conservatively at 20% of all Muslims who are either Islamists
or Jihadists. That comes out to roughly 300,000,000 people. Yikes.
Anyway, my confusion arose in regards to your statement that acceptance and tolerance of Islamist culture is one way traffic. We liberals are far too eager
to cow tow to Islamist culture, while simultaneously being forced to change and adapt our western values. That's how I read your comment.
I'm not sure I agree with that. Can you elaborate?