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To: JohnM who wrote (29187)5/10/2002 12:05:52 PM
From: Ilaine  Respond to of 281500
 
my inability to understand the arguments of Al Qaida

I haven't seen the article, but my mother, who reads the New Yorker, says they had an article a few months ago about the mind-set of people like Mohammed Atta. Apparently, as they moved though Western culture they found it depraved and vile, and it made them feel unclean.

There are parts of our culture I try very hard to avoid, myself.

Monster truck rallies, truck pulls, professional wrestling, the Jerry Springer show and the people who are on display there, Hells Angels, strip joints, porno magazines everywhere you turn, Jerry Falwell et al, Farrakhan and his ilk, Las Vegas, on and on. Lowbrow culture. Not my cup of tea at all.

CB@hoitytoity.com



To: JohnM who wrote (29187)5/10/2002 1:45:02 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
The Real David Brock

Christopher Hitchens skewers David Brock. Delicious.

thenation.com