Until the advent of materialism and 19th c. dogma, Western Civilisation was superior to anything Islam had developed. Islam has not aided in the development of the modern world; in fact civilisation has only been created in spite of Islam. Proof of this resides in the 'modern' world and the unending political-economic and spiritual poverty of Muslim states and regions. Squatting on richer civilisations is not 'progress'. Islam is pagan, totalitarian, and irrational.
Lie to the Infidel, especially if it benefits the cult of Muhammad, break obligations, ignore treaties, and just follow what Muhammad and Allah say:
9:3 And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage, - that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If, then, you repent, it were best for you; but if you turn away, you (should) know that you cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith
Muhammad, like Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Chavez, Castro, Amin, Pot, and other political-theocratic cult leaders, was quite insane. The Koran and Hadiths confirm his mental derangement at the age of 40. Many Koranic verses – at least a dozen – attempt to defend his sanity against critics. The refutation is basically that Allah idol or thing would never choose an insane psychopath as its main messenger and most important human ever. Maybe. But a mentally deformed incompetent would certainly choose and create Allah. If the psychologically impaired leader invented Allah or the idol of his choice, one would expect a favourable review from said idol.
Islam is most definitely a cult. It offends any serious notion of religiosity, itself a concept based around the Golden Rule, using your mind to come to spiritual understanding, free-will choice, the freedom to choose [both good and evil]; and the freedom to own your own body and determine your own purpose in life. None of these characteristics inform Islam. The opposites do. Cults enslave, they don't have the immanent Golden Rule, and rationality is the hated enemy of their liturgy. 'Others' are to be killed, beaten, dominated, or ignored. Over 2000 Sura verses itemize the aforementioned.
Cult leaders suffer from a serious set of pathologies. The reality of the world, and of the 5 senses simply does not exist for cult leaders. A good book on cult leadership pathology is “Captive Hearts, Captive Minds” by Madeleine Tobais and Janja Lalich. This work explores cults and their abusive relationships, and how the cult leadership will use the cult for their own aggrandizement and pleasure. Cult leaders – whether you discuss the cult of warm with L Ron Gore, or Scientology under L Ron Hubbard and Cruise; or the Putin cult of modern Russia – typically show the following attributes. Muhammad certainly did.
1. Manipulative and Cunning
Cult leaders do not recognize the individuality or rights of others, which makes all self-serving behaviours permissible. The hallmark of the psychopath is the psychopathic maneuverings, which is essentially interpersonal manipulation:
"based on charm. The manipulator appears to be helpful, charming, even ingratiating or seductive, but is covertly hostile, domineering... [The victim] is perceived as an aggressor, competitor, or merely an instrument to be used ... The manipulation inevitably becomes the end-all and is no longer qualified by the reality principle."
In other words, there are no checks on the psychopath's behaviour -- anything goes. Muhammad certainly knew no limits in his sexual lust, brigandage, raping, slaving, killing and excessive mendacity and violence.
2. Grandiose Sense of Self
Preoccupied with his own fantasies, he must always be the center of attention. He presents himself as the "Ultimate One": enlightened, a vehicle of god, a genius, the leader of humankind, and sometimes the most humble of the humble. He has an insatiable need for adulation and attendance. His grandiosity may also be a defence against inner emptiness, depression, and a sense of insignificance. Paranoia often accompanies the grandiosity, reinforcing the isolation of the group and the need for protection against a perceived hostile environment. In this way, he creates an us-versus-them mentality.
Muhammad was 'The Lord's' most important human messenger. The last of the prophets. The best of the best. It just does not get more egotistical than Muhammad. Usually such an extended self-view is based on insanity.
3. Pathological Lying
Cult leaders are famous for “pseudologica fantastica”, an extension of pathological lying. Leaders tend to create a complex belief system, often about their own powers and abilities, in which they themselves sometimes get caught up.
"It is often difficult to determine whether the lies are an actual delusional distortion of reality or are expressed with the conscious or unconscious intent to deceive."
These manipulators such as Muhammad, are rarely original thinkers. Plagiarists and thieves, they seldom credit the true originators of ideas, often co-opting authorship. They are extremely convincing, forceful in the expression of their views, and talented at passing lie detector tests. For them, objective truth does not exist. The only "truth" is whatever will best achieve the outcome that meets their needs. Muhammad plagiarized the Torah, the Bible, and Arab paganism to create his own fascism. He was one of history's greatest liars.
4. Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
At the core of the psychopath is a deep-seated rage which is split off and repressed. Some researchers theorize that this is caused by feeling abandoned in infancy or early childhood. Muhammad was certainly abandoned when he was young. Whatever the emotional or psychological source, psychopaths see those around them as objects, targets, or opportunities, not people. They do not have friends, they have victims and accomplices -- and the latter frequently end as victims. For psychopaths the ends always justify the means. Thus there is no place for feelings of remorse, shame, or guilt. Cult leaders feel justified in all their actions since they consider themselves the ultimate moral arbiter. Nothing gets in their way. Muhammad is exhibit A in a lack of moral restraint and shame.
5. Shallow Emotions
Positive feelings of warmth, joy, love, and compassion are more feigned than experienced. They are unmoved by things that would upset the normal person, while outraged by insignificant matters. They are bystanders to the emotional life of others, perhaps envious and scornful of feelings they cannot have or understand. In the end, psychopaths are cold, with shallow emotions, living in a dark world of their own.
What is most promised in cults -- peace, joy, enlightenment, and security -- are goals that are forever out of reach of the leader, and thus also the followers. Since the leader is not genuine, neither are his promises. Muhammad created in effect a cult of death – violent, racist, supremacist – with pious Moslems gaining the spoils of heaven, as long as his Allah idol agreed that should enter. There is no temporal peace, joy or hope within Koranic liturgy.
6. Incapacity for Love
Cults kill. They do not save. There is in Islam and within all cults, an often unspeakably cruel and harsh application of law towards devotees. Unconditional surrender to the leader is an absolute requirement. It is worse for non-followers. These must be fought, killed, subjugated, harassed, or at best ignored. There is no love, no golden rule within cults. It is about power, sex and control. Muhammad's book Recital, only displays love for 'the slaves of Allah' and those who mindlessly follow his demands. The rest are damned and Jihad is mandated.
7. Poor Behavioural Controls / Impulsive Nature
The cult leader cannot control himself. He may act out sexually, aggressively, or criminally, frequently with rage. Often a leader's inconsistent behavior needs to be rationalized by either the leader or follower in order to maintain internal consistency. It is often regarded as divinely inspired and further separates the empowered from the powerless.
Muhammad rationalized his aberrant behaviour with 'revelations' from Allah. Whenever Muhammad wanted something Allah conveniently gave it to him. Thus sex with married women, impulsive acts of rage, sadistic actions, or any whim or fancy immoral or violent, was justified.
8. Promiscuous Sexual Behavior / Infidelity
Promiscuity, child sexual abuse, polygamy, rape, and sexual acting out of all sorts are frequently practised by cult leaders. Conversely, there is often stringent sexual control of the followers through such tactics as enforced celibacy, arranged marriages, forced breakups and divorces, removal of children from their parents, forced abortions or mandated births. For psychopaths, sex is primarily a control and power issue.
Marital fidelity is rare in the psychopath's life. There are usually countless reports of extramarital affairs and sexual predation upon adult and child members of both sexes. The sexual behaviour of the leader may be kept hidden from all but the inner circle or may be part of accepted group sexual practices. In any case, due to the power imbalance between leader and followers, sexual contact is never truly consensual and is likely to have damaging consequences for the follower.
Muhammad created Islam in part to satisfy his sexual appetites. He had sex with a 9 year old, along with countless Infidel sex slaves, 3 wives and whomever took his fancy. All of this was justified with revelations from the Allah-thing [who is Muhammad's alter ego].
9. Parasitic Lifestyle
The leader's sense of entitlement is often demonstrated by the contrast between his luxurious lifestyle and the impoverishment of his followers. Most cult leaders are supported by gifts and donations from their followers, who may be pressured to turn over much of their income and worldly possessions to the group. Slavery, enforced prostitution, and a variety of illegal acts for the benefit of the leader are common in a cult milieu.
Muhammad trafficked in sex slaves, had 15 sex concubines, and covered himself in gold and silver, plundered from 80 odd military expeditions. Contrary to myth he was murdered in 632AD by his own men, no doubt grown weary and sick of the constant greed, revelations and parasitic grandiosity of their cult's leader.
Bottom line with Mad Muhammad
The attributes listed above all apply to Muhammad as they would to anyone leading a cult of hate, violence, sex and supremacism. A liar, sexually profligate, violent, impulsive, detached from reality, uncaring, narcissistic, manipulative, and greedy. This is Muhammad. These are not the attributes of a religious prophet; and these are not the character traits of a man of peace and love. They are emblematic however, of the typical pagan-fascist cult leader, deeply interested in his own supposed greatness and the satiation of his sexual, material, political lusts and will to power objectives. Muhammad was simply another madman who initiated a quite demented cult.