,Re: In case no one else saw this

[ish mailian]

ah, the press. The first essay suggests there is a far more productive way
to think about the IS:

" It is much more productive to think about what the Islamic State’s
combatants, or those of any other extremist group, or ordinary, peaceable
Iraqis or Syrians want to live for."

But the essay, after this fine suggestion, resorts to blaming us and those
in the press for failing to follow this line of thought, then launches a
nutshell reading of history that dumps more blame on us. The second essay
is more of the same, blame, blame, blame.

What do the extremists want to live for?





On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Thomas Eckhardt <
thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de> wrote:

> The topic at hand is also discussed here:
>
>
> http://www.salon.com/2015/11/18/its_paul_krugman_vs_noam_chomsky_this_is_the_history_we_need_to_understand_paris_isis/
>
>
> http://www.salon.com/2015/11/15/we_brought_this_on_ourselves_after_paris_it_is_time_to_square_our_values_with_our_history/
>
> In this case, as in the case of Ukraine, I generally agree with Smith
> without supporting every claim he makes.
>
>
> Am 18.11.2015 um 15:19 schrieb ish mailian:
>
>> While I agree that the narrative, "they hate us for our freedom" is
>> being trotted out again, and that such narratives are used to divert
>> attention from the atrocities committed by the West
>>
>
> (...)
>
> Thanks.
>
> P.S. Did Bush say "freedom" or "freedoms"?
>
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