Islamism is a fascism? (was "Herman responds")

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Thu Dec 6 20:42:15 PST 2001


Grant Lee wrote:
>
> Maybe, but what would we call
> Cromwell's puritans if they were still around? Given that what _they_ did in
> Ireland and elsewhere makes present day protestant bigots look like
> pussycats.

I think that to understand Cromwell's policy in Ireland you need to see him not as a Puritan but as simply another Head of State. Ireland has not exactly flourished under pre- or post-Cromwellian regimes.

Carrol



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