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Kathy on blind spots, me on hatred
2002-04-26
Kathy Kinsley does some Thinking Out Loud on the subject of blind spots.
"It's pretty obvious to me that they are a warrior culture, and simply cannot conceive that a culture which prefers peace could possibly counterattack the way we did. That's one blind spot I see in them. That warrior mindset is also what makes them believe that the US rules Israel (or vice-versa). Someone must always rule... Can we use that? Make them worry about each other more than us?

They may be evil, they may be perpetual victims. They may be evil victims. But, whatever they are, they are damned good at finding our blind spots. We need to find theirs."
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Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#1  Nuance and subtlety don't really work well when dealing with the Arabs, historically speaking. The Crusades were about as subtle a way of saying, "Gee, we really aren't interested in being ruled by the Dar Al Islam" as is likely to work.
Posted by: Joel Rosenberg   2002-04-26 18:04:21  

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