Sam Harris on Maher re: Immigration/Muslim Extremists

The muslims want us to change our values as well,

to sharia values

I like lot of what her said, but I have a few issues:

One, if the media and liberals don't screech about this pause being a "Muslim ban", then we don't lose that particular war of ideas in the first place. Harken back to Obama's pause on Iraq. No one made a fuss and people treated it for what it was. That could have happened here, but liberals couldn't help themselves.

He is wildly overstating the moderate muslim community and their power in the Muslim world. Later in his talk, he even touched on it. We should allow millions of refugees in and give voice to moderate muslims who represent a small minority of thought, and wait for things to change? How many American lives is that worth? Do we need to see the US become Europe, rotting with cultural decay and terrorism, before we say enough? Sharia culture isn't going anywhere. We sure as hell aren't going to "love it away".

He seems to loathe "Trumpians", but he fails to acknowledge that fundamentalist muslims are the other side of the American redneck coin. We should give voice to strong moderare muslims, but we need to marginalize and destroy jihadist and protect our country as well. There is nothing in this travel ban, save liberal rhetoric, that compromises that.

I think he at least recognizes that Trump was born of Obama and modern, progressive mishandling of pretty much everything.