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To: Lane3 who wrote (56076)	7/25/2004 1:10:27 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793983

No, not exactly, but it is a reason. They believe our culture is decadent, offends Allah because of its decadence, and accordingly must be brought under submission to their intolerant ways. For myself, I think the things I mentioned do show a decline in American mass popular culture. It has indubitably become a lot more crass than it ever was in the past. But I also understand that as we age this is not an uncommon thought so I keep that notion also in mind.

To: Lane3 who wrote (56076)	7/25/2004 1:29:53 PM
From: skinowski	Respond to of 793983

They have made us targets precisely because of things such as MTV. Oh, so that's why they hate us! <g> Yes, I think so, to a large extent. The advent of Western technology and globalization brought right into their living rooms the "gifts" of the Western (unintended) cultural imperialism. I don't think that this is a "threat to Islam", as the popular notion goes. Islam is still a rapidly growing religion. But yes, it is a threat to the Fundamentalist Islam. However, while it is a threat to the fundamentalists, it also presents them with an opportunity -- to argue for more radicalization... which is something they have been fighting for over the centuries.