What could be a better single example of a developing civilization than a road. The British built roads and railways in India (where Tamerlan’s muslim army slaiughered millions of Hindus) and that was all they needed to become one of the fastest developing industrial nations in the world sustaining a population of 1 billion. Same with China. In fact the worlds largest employer at last check was the Chinese military followed by the Indian Railway and third, the British health care service. OK number three didn’t work out so well but one and two are profound signs of civilization.

And what could be a better sign than a civilization in decline but mosques growing out of the landscape like a skin fungus. Where Islam grows civilizations fail without exception. Granted where a civilization is sufficiently robust it can play host to a large number of parasites but eventually the edicts of Islam, the way it treats women and non-Muslims, the limits placed on those who employ reason over islamic supremacy in the form of sharia and deference to the irrational will take down any civilization and it has from the Romans to parts of the Balkans and the UK.

So have a look at the contrast between Canada and Cambodia. Which one would you bet on for the medium term.

Cambodian mosque gives way to a road

Canadian road used to service a mosque