Liberalism and Islam --- Allies?

     The alliance of Liberalism and Islamic extremsim  illustrates the maxim 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'.  As both strains of thought are for the most part negative, it is only necessary to understand what they jointly despise to see why they are friends.  They both reject individualism.  Islam is one hundred percent collectivist and Liberalism is about eighty-five percent so.  There are no individuals in the world of Islam, only tribes, sects and families.  Similarly, the Liberal looks out at the world and sees humanity divided into classes, races and ethnic groupings, but not individuals.  Then, too, they both compete with Christianity because it addresses the human condition on an individual basis, not that of a class, race  or other group.  Finally, they both hate capitalism, as it fosters individual enterprise.

     But doesn't Islamofascism, with its propensity for torture, the persecution of women, murder and mayhem fly in the face of all that the gentle, tolerant Liberal espouses?  No, because Liberals use that line only when it serves their purpose.  Recently, as one example, Islamic  'religion police' forced some girls back into a burning building because they had run from it without scarves on their heads.  The reason you don't recall hysterical outcries from feminists and other Liberals is that there weren't any such outcries, because they don't care.  They were too busy excoriating a rural Florida preacher because he threatened to burn one inanimate book, not a number of live human beings.  (That may be an unsubstantiated allegation but it's the reaction which matters here).  With the Communists no longer front and center on the world stage, the Libs have new friends.  They wear turbans.