[tkahn6]

Just because this sentiment has become a self-parody in many circles, it does not mean that Bloomberg doesn't earnestly believe it.

And it doesn't mean that it is invalid. The ideological basis for a lot of Islamist terrorism is Qutbism which is quite regressive:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutbism#Qutbism_and_non-Muslims

[mikeash]

It's not that it's ridiculous to believe, but that he's proposing to do it for them.

[tkahn6]

I doubt he is proposing to prevent people from studying the origins of the universe or prevent women from wearing bikinis.

[mikeash]

Who said he is?