The First Serious Push-Back on the West-Islamist Battlefield of Ideas

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
by Professor Phyllis Chesler
April 5, 2015

[Professor Richard] Landes….is astounded by the global progressive Left’s desire to embrace the “Other”; doing so proves their humanity. However, for the Western-embraced Jihadi, the “Other” (all infidels, the “wrong” kind of Muslims, apostates, homosexuals, etc.) must be “annihilated.” In the name of anti-racism and anti-imperialism, the progressive Left has made common cause with the most imperialist and racist force on earth. Orwell himself would not be surprised by the way in which hate groups have dubbed themselves “peace” groups. Westerners do not want to appear provincial, tribal, judgmental, exceptional, and have rushed to embrace “other” cultures, especially those which have not evolved, are intensely tribal, and exceedingly barbaric. It’s a case of “It’s their side, right or wrong.” This alliance is precisely what I have called a Perfect Storm. READ MORE

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