Dwayne asks:
>why was it so easy for the Hitchens/Bermans
et. al. of the (real or imagined) left to not only
sign on for the Bush crusade, but accept without
question the concept of the West as a threatened
and fragile flower?
Because an intense fear can be a very convenient organizing principle for a person to construct her personality around.
Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister