[lit-ideas] Re: Ideology vs Experience
- From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:23:22 -0400
Simon: Interesting then that just as documents are leaked in
the US point towards Iraq as a 'recruiting sergeant' for
muslim extremism . . .
What else is there but ideology?
Think about it from the terrorist recruit's point of view.
You wake up and knuckle the grit from your eyes. It's a few
days after your 19th birthday.
What shall you do today?
Hmmm.
Your mom makes it no secret that she admires shaheeds. When
she's cranky, she says, "Why can't my son be a martyr like
the Haluf's eldest son? There's a young man who earned his
virgins! Not like my good for nothing." You cringe every
time she does that.
Then there's the old insane desert blood-lust religion stuck
like a fly in your ear. Its scripture is the only book
you've ever read, and you know it by heart. The madrassa
teacher who's been caning you since you were seven has read
Qutb, and he helps you interpret this sacred book.
What shall you do today?
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