Islam and Radical Islam
            Sunni, Shiite, Wahabi

Some roots of Radical Islamic objections to America:

             Arabia and the invasion of sacred lands

             American Dream has drooped into Materialism
                             Prophets have atrophied into profits;
                             Globalization, McJobs, and McWorld

              Partnerships dishonored and Islam ignored
                           Palestine, the poor, free trade violations [corn and steel]

              Hollywood and T.V.
                     Women; sentimentalism; ‘quiz’ shows; sports as opiate

Is America ‘crusading’, with parallels to the Middle Ages?
                    Territory – ‘spheres of influence’
                 Trade –       oil, high tech, goods
                     Pride –         as cultural superiority

 Can we learn from if not love our enemies?
                                Or do we nuke the lot?

 ‘Freedom, not success is the American Dream’ [Charlton Heston]
                    Liberation for others: e.g. Martin Luther King Jr.
                    Founding virtues:  honesty, thrift, sharing, study
                      Fundamentalism: in Islam and America
                                    The Arabian Dream in America?
                                    The American Dream in Arabia?

Charles Brock
December 5, 2002

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