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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Rollcast... who wrote (15486)11/7/2003 7:46:07 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 793640
 
There was a lot of discussion on guilt- and shame-based cultures elsewhere on SI way back when. The problem with the approach proposed in this article is that it is unfeasible given our culture. We will always pull back too soon. For this to work, you have to be prepared to utterly wipe out the opposition to reach the tipping point. That's how Turkey got to be a secular country. We would never do that, and half measures only feed the shame. If we're prepared to literally or figuratively nuke the Islamists out of existence, that would work. But is it politically possible?
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