tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30810438.post7223174172068491555..comments2023-06-23T09:34:42.832-04:00Comments on The Walrus Said: Wanted—A Petition to Support Muslim DemocratsJanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30810438.post-36856451106093653292006-08-24T20:16:00.000-04:002006-08-24T20:16:00.000-04:00Pat, yes, I like your parallel with the KKK. It's...Pat, yes, I like your parallel with the KKK. It's a useful one. Of course, you know my thoughts on historical analogies as opposed to historical parallels...<br /><br />I'm not sure that the goal of a petition would be to convince anyone, but to give a bit more of a voice to those who are already convinced and hopefully provoke thought in a few others.<br /><br />I haven't had the gumption either. Hoping the good professor will come through on this one.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30810438.post-292803022159087062006-08-23T21:14:00.000-04:002006-08-23T21:14:00.000-04:00I'm not sure I have the gumption to even begin to ...I'm not sure I have the gumption to even begin to draft such a petition. I think the professor is absolutely correct, and this is why all the people who think that the terrorists hate us because of our support for Israel or some other aspect of our foreign policy are so foolish and misguided.<br /><br />As you know, I consider the terrorists to be somewhat similar to the KKK in their primary motive, which is to return their society to a "glory day" which never really was, one in which the Islamic fundamentalists have power which they never really had before, but think they did.<br /><br />Like the fight against the KKK, they must be fought with a combination of methods, direct and indirect. So to answer your question, let me ask this.<br /><br />Suppose you needed to draft a petiton to convince northeners and black people that not all white southerners are ignorant racist rednecks. What would it say? That's an overly harsh way of putting it, but essentially accurate, and not all that different from the reaction southerners ocassionally get. Not all in the south supported the KKK. Many wanted to get rid of it, but did not speak out for fear of retaliation by the Klan. The situation is quite analagous.PatHMVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542719040606654134noreply@blogger.com