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To: JohnM who wrote (34348)	2/6/2007 3:32:24 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541337

How odd. But you know, a certain small minority will embrace this book- the same kind of minority that embraces the "fact" that Israel was behind 9/11. Sadly, illogical conspiracy theorists abound, but luckily they don't draw huge crowds.

To: JohnM who wrote (34348)	2/6/2007 3:44:51 PM
From: Suma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541337

Remarkable that D'Sousa sounds like a lot of posters on S.I. To be found on various right wing neocon sites... Who parroted whom first.

To: JohnM who wrote (34348)	2/6/2007 4:38:44 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541337

>>In this shrill, slipshod book, Mr. D’Souza often sounds as if he has a lot in common with those radical Middle Eastern mullahs who are eager to subject daily life to religious strictures and want to curtail individuals’ freedoms and civil liberties. It’s an interpretation he does not deny: “Yes,” he writes, “I would rather go to a baseball game or have a drink with Michael Moore than with the grand mufti of Egypt. But when it comes to core beliefs, I’d have to confess that I’m closer to the dignified fellow in the long robe and prayer beads than to the slovenly fellow with the baseball cap.”<< JohnM - I've noticed the similarity between the Christian Right and Fundamentalist Islamists before. Interesting to see someone like D'Souza acknolwedging it. Even more fascinating is the fact that he apparently doesn't see that there's a problem there. In the mid-80s a very smart person I know pointed out that when a nation is defeated by another, many people in that nation tend to then take on the characteristics of their conquerers. Observe Japan since WWII as an example. My friend pointed out that America was defeated and humiliated by Iran when they took over our embassy and held our people hostage for 444 days. After that, a movement toward religious fundamentalism began to grow in this country. That movement is alive and well today, and eerily similar to the kind of Islam we see growing in popularity throughout the Muslim world. - Allen