When a society ceases to believe in the value of its own history, customs and religious traditions, then "tolerance" (more accurately, intellectual ennui) contributes to the creation of a philosophical and political vacuum which can, and frequently is, filled by the excesses of zealots. Melanie Phillips writes of the jihad in Britain (H/T: Carpefraise).
Update: The pernicious influence of radical Islam is, of course, felt here in the states, too.
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"....doomed to repeat itself."
ReplyDeleteAlas, the land that was once Great Britain.
Deborah Leigh
Marvelous.
ReplyDeletethere is a strong anti israel, pro palestine sentiment in britain so i am not surprised by the cowtowing of academics and neither should anyone else who lives there.
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