Fundamentalism (General)

by dhw, Saturday, October 25, 2008, 11:51 (5871 days ago)

Carl and I have agreed to move on from the subject of Islam, and I would like to broaden the discussion. - We are all appalled by acts of terrorism, in which innocent people are the victims of bloody assaults. 9/11 has made an indelible mark on world history. Bush (or his speech writer) used the expression "axis of evil". We condemn the fundamentalists for their pitiless campaigns to destroy the fabric of our society and to impose their values on us. - I wonder, though, if we are equally appalled by the fact that this is precisely what the West has been doing for centuries. One might begin with the Crusades and finish with Iraq.