Well, the brother says that muslims must start educating themselves more and try and enter in all arenas of society - so that we can help change policy according to a muslim view. That's the basic gist.
The brother makes an excellent point of how the Jewish community assists itself. We do not have that level of cooperation in the Muslim communities, at least in the States. We need to help each other. It is the private sector that protects the community.
We pay the minimum zakat and walk away.