>From: Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>Subject: Re: Sociology and Explanations (Re: Hitchens responds to critics
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:13:35 -0400
>
>At 10:12 PM 9/27/01 -0400, Mina K. wrote:
> democrats have reasons and theocrats have excuses, right?
> >
> >In fact, bin Laden has over and over again targeted US policy in Saudi,
>and
> >his moment of real radicalization against the US was when the troops
>stayed
> >in Saudi after the Gulf War. To dismiss his grievances as being "outside
> >history" because you despise his politics is simply complacent.
>
>
>Mina, I have a number of grievances against the US as do others on this
>list. But that does not make me embrace any radical, no matter how
>despicable, who happen to be against this country and its policies.
>
>The problem I have with many self-styled leftists is that while they are
>saying things I may be inclined to accept on their face value, they purse
>those things with rigid idelogical zeal, at any cost and oblivious to any
>cricumstances. I've been always scared of people who are cocksure and have
>nor doubts, especially when they eye at the halls of power.
I think it's you who needs to have some doubts. First, start doubting whether not dismissing is synonymous with "embracing."
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