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I could just as easily state the opposite argument.

The islamic world is bit like the amish -- albeit a more militant version. Their culture and values are self-evidently anachronistic when exposed to the outside world. Thus, their fear of modernity -- (and) all the subsequent loss of power to their ruling elite -- drive them to extreme acts to set up a "fear" barrier to not only scare away the bogeyman (the West) but frighten their own enslaved masses into continued compliance.

We're dealing with areas of the world that have undergone very little change since ancient times. Anyway, if we didn't buy their oil they would starve to death. Their system is largely dysfunctional.

Does that mean that everything the West has done has been appropriate or necessary? I think I agree with Ted Turner on that point. We've undertaken a challenge that is beyond our capacity. We are underestimating what can be done in practical terms. God can't even do what we're proposing.

Our sin was not fear. Our sin was egomania.

<blockquote data-quote="threed" data-source="post: 64207" data-attributes="member: 1293">I could just as easily state the opposite argument.&nbsp;The islamic world is bit like the amish -- albeit a more militant version. Their culture and values are self-evidently anachronistic when exposed to the outside world. Thus, their fear of modernity -- (and) all the subsequent loss of power to their ruling elite -- drive them to extreme acts to set up a &quot;fear&quot; barrier to not only scare away the bogeyman (the West) but frighten their own enslaved masses into continued compliance.&nbsp;We&#039;re dealing with areas of the world that have undergone very little change since ancient times. Anyway, if we didn&#039;t buy their oil they would starve to death. Their system is largely dysfunctional.&nbsp;Does that mean that everything the West has done has been appropriate or necessary? I think I agree with Ted Turner on that point. We&#039;ve undertaken a challenge that is beyond our capacity. We are underestimating what can be done in practical terms. God can&#039;t even do what we&#039;re proposing.&nbsp;Our sin was not fear. Our sin was egomania.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="threed, post: 64207, member: 1293"] I could just as easily state the opposite argument. The islamic world is bit like the amish -- albeit a more militant version. Their culture and values are self-evidently anachronistic when exposed to the outside world. Thus, their fear of modernity -- (and) all the subsequent loss of power to their ruling elite -- drive them to extreme acts to set up a "fear" barrier to not only scare away the bogeyman (the West) but frighten their own enslaved masses into continued compliance. We're dealing with areas of the world that have undergone very little change since ancient times. Anyway, if we didn't buy their oil they would starve to death. Their system is largely dysfunctional. Does that mean that everything the West has done has been appropriate or necessary? I think I agree with Ted Turner on that point. We've undertaken a challenge that is beyond our capacity. We are underestimating what can be done in practical terms. God can't even do what we're proposing. Our sin was not fear. Our sin was egomania. [/QUOTE]

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