Fact Check: Would We Really Have Nothing Without Muslims?

 

A Muslim woman in Germany recently stated: “Without Muslims, Europe would be centuries behind: No medicine, no technology, no industry, no computers. Nothing! Without Muslims, there would be no modern world! You should be thankful for us!” As preposterous statements (bald-faced lies) go, that is about as preposterous as it gets.

Not to be outdone, Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu recently claimed that Somalis are to thank for “every achievement” that the city has ever had. Like Faneuil Hall? The Boston Tea Party? Sparking American independence? Amazing!

Assorted other Muhammadans have asserted that Somalis, in particular, have given much to America. Like Quality Learing Centers? Call me a sceptic, but with the still largely uncovered fraud and the fact that upwards of 75% of Somalis in Minnesota are on welfare, I’m going to have to call bullsh*t on that assertion.

I can’t think of a Somali invention off the top of my mind, but here are a few great non-Somali inventions for comparison.

*Limited government, of, by, and for the people: a great one for starters, brought to the world by the American Founders, a bunch of white men. 

*Electricity: another doozy, discovered by Benjamin Franklin, a white guy and one of the American Founders.

*The cotton gin: invented by Eli Whitney, a white guy (ironically rendering slavery much less necessary and viable).

*Revolvers: invented by Samuel Colt, a white guy.

*The light bulb: courtesy of Thomas Alva Edison, a white guy. (“Let there be light!”)

*Phonograph: also courtesy of Thomas Alva Edison, a white guy.

*Telephone: invented by Alexander Graham Bell, a white guy.

*Blue jeans: created by Levi Strauss with help from Jacob Davis, both white guys.

*Basketball: Dr. James Naismith, white guy. Ironic.

*Automobile: Karl Benz, white guy, German (but not a Nazi).

*Flight/Airplanes: the Wright Brothers, white guys.

*Assembly line: Henry Ford, white guy. Made Karl Benz’s invention affordable to the masses.

*Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, white guy.

*Saving the world from Nazi conquest: Winston Churchill, FDR, white guys.

*Polio vaccine: Jonas Salk, white guy.

*The internet: Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, white guys. (Not Al Gore, white guy.)

*Personal computers: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, white guys.

*Google: Larry Page and Sergey Briin, white guys.

*Much of the stuff that’s been created and made in recent years: Elon Musk, white guy, though he is African by birth.

And I could keep going. Seems like a lot of non-Somalis on this list to me. And a remarkable number of Americans. Just sayin’.