Sociology and Explanations (Re: Hitchens responds to critics

Ted Winslow egwinslow at home.com
Mon Oct 1 05:05:28 PDT 2001


Yoshie wrote:


> It is possible that the terrorists who committed the 9/11 bombings
> had "relations in infancy and childhood" that played "a crucial role
> in the development of this [terrorist?] mentality [sic]." However,
> even if such were really the case (which would be impossible to prove
> or disprove, in my view), it would still make sense politically for
> anti-war activists to focus only on the causes of terrorism that
> could become targets of collective political actions. I don't think
> it's necessary for an anti-war teach-in to include tips on
> psychoanalytically better parenting.

That's true. It might be a good idea to avoid substituting contempt for argument though.

Ted



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