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To: ManyMoose who wrote (159502)	2/28/2006 9:01:42 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793931

This also bears repeating: Today, we live in an age of barbarism and decadence. There are barbarians outside the walls who want to destroy us and there is a decadent culture within. We are only getting what we deserve. The relentless critique of the West which has engaged our academic left and cultural elite since the 1960s has emboldened our adversaries and at the same time sapped our will to resist. However, I would disagree with the notion that it is a cultural "elite" that is responsible for the attack on Western culture and values. The meaning I attach to the term denotes excellence and achievement, neither of which characterize the cultural and academic professionals who are at the avant garde in this exercise in self-flagellation.