Prayer Rugs and Red Lights
Why Europe Prays in the Street – and What It Really Says About Islam, Power, and the West
Why Europe Prays in the Street – and What It Really Says About Islam, Power, and the West
Israel and Eurovision are not a “romance.”
It’s an addictive relationship, not healthy, but one we can’t live without. Like the cigarette after a night out, or the third Chaser on a Friday night — you know it’s not good for you, but you’re there.
If there’s one thing Europe knows how to do well – besides lapping up alcohol – it’s imparting morality.
Centuries of conquests, world wars, colossal genocides – and today? They are humanists. Enlightened. Morally responsible.
Javier Millay is a phenomenon: a combination of a political comedian and a capitalist economist who believes in the ideology of personal freedom but is not ashamed to choose sides in the international arena. In an era when many leaders prefer to stand on the fence against anti-Semitism, Millay chose to climb the fence with an Israeli flag in one hand and a chainsaw in the other.
A country that believed it was possible to build a paradise on earth – and discovered that in its paradise, God had changed the flag.
And what remains is a nation that cleans the streets, keeps the peace, and prays that one day reality will also be politically correct.
If in the 20th century Germany tried to impose its policies through force, in the 21st century it is testing its weakness through morality.
The empire does not fall from bombs – it falls from laughter from moral excess.
And the sun? It may not have set on all of Britain yet, but on the British mind – darkness has long since fallen.
Once upon a time, “Spain” evoked visions of flamenco, sangria, Mediterranean sunsets, and endless siestas under a golden sun.
Today? Add glittering mosques, timid politicians, and a quiet national nap while the country changes hands — peacefully, politely, and disastrously.
Once, in France, heads were cut off for freedom, equality and fraternity; today, heads are cut off in the name of “honoring the Prophet.”
This is not just a historical paradox – it is a Western tragedy with a Disney script and ISIS violence.
The Netherlands – the land of freedom, cannabis, rights and cheese – seems like the last place where Sharia would find a sympathetic audience. But as we learned from neighboring Belgium: The world of 2025, what seemed impossible becomes reality before you’ve even finished your latte in Amsterdam.