Rodney Dangerfield Liberal, I must disagree with you on your last paragraph.

“The trouble is that liberals really are nice people and no one is afraid of them. If liberals were the sort of people who would firebomb conservatives' homes, then they might get some respect. Well, even a rabbit will fight back if it gets really cornered, so I suppose we'll have to wait and see what happens after the shock wears off.”

It is a huge strength not to resort to violence. Liberals have a huge moral advantage when they embrace the calm of peacefulness. In the end, we have to hope that activism and kindness of all sorts will prevail in the face of religious zealoucy and violence.