blaming the europeans for acting like americans
I find this remarkable:
A one two punch from Chertoff.
1) State's have to pay for terrorist proofing their transit systems. I think this is pretty funny given that California (for example) didn't invade Iraq (specifically) and doesn't set foreign policy. That said, I think it's kind of absurd that the states are looking for handouts on designing transportation systems that are, well, safer. Aren't we at a stage where safety should just be part of the plan. Haven't we really been there since the 70s?
More interesting to me is:
2) Chertoff basically blames Eurpean culture for terrorism. While deftly referring to "continental europe" so it wouldn't appear he was blaming our ally just off the continent, he is saying it's our social mobility that prevents the terrorism in the US. In fact, this is ironically the exact same as what Mssrs. Bin Landen and Churchill are saying - that it's the foreign policy of America that is getting us bombed not the domestic policy. (Chertoff focuses on the domestic side of things, Bin Laden and Churchill focus on the international side of things).
I think the point that Chertoff misses (on point two that is) is that the foreign policy is what creates the anger and that the domestic policy is what creates the opportunity to express that anger domestically. Clearly OBL's success with the 9/11 attacks shows that culturally inclusive domestic agenda's aren't sufficient to prevent domestic terrorism but I think the point that we've not seen isolationism (cultural and economic) create terrorism in the states with the exception of 1) religious nutsos (Jim Jones, the branch dividians etc.) and 2) the millitia freakazoids (mcveigh and nichols). I find it ironic that the increased relationship between church and state (with regard to schooling in particular) ensures this isolationism will increase.
I strongly believe it will be Christians who become the terrorists in the US, not muslims. I think the reason for this is the isolationism, the resouces they're afforded and their general freedom of movement and teachings. If you look at the Army of God nutsos who have multi-state anti-abortion networks it's pretty clear the infrastructure is there already.
Neither of the religions really lend themselves to fanaticism per se, but the fact that they're cannons are so filled with violence and absolutism it's no wonder some people take them to extremes successfully.
A one two punch from Chertoff.
1) State's have to pay for terrorist proofing their transit systems. I think this is pretty funny given that California (for example) didn't invade Iraq (specifically) and doesn't set foreign policy. That said, I think it's kind of absurd that the states are looking for handouts on designing transportation systems that are, well, safer. Aren't we at a stage where safety should just be part of the plan. Haven't we really been there since the 70s?
More interesting to me is:
2) Chertoff basically blames Eurpean culture for terrorism. While deftly referring to "continental europe" so it wouldn't appear he was blaming our ally just off the continent, he is saying it's our social mobility that prevents the terrorism in the US. In fact, this is ironically the exact same as what Mssrs. Bin Landen and Churchill are saying - that it's the foreign policy of America that is getting us bombed not the domestic policy. (Chertoff focuses on the domestic side of things, Bin Laden and Churchill focus on the international side of things).
I think the point that Chertoff misses (on point two that is) is that the foreign policy is what creates the anger and that the domestic policy is what creates the opportunity to express that anger domestically. Clearly OBL's success with the 9/11 attacks shows that culturally inclusive domestic agenda's aren't sufficient to prevent domestic terrorism but I think the point that we've not seen isolationism (cultural and economic) create terrorism in the states with the exception of 1) religious nutsos (Jim Jones, the branch dividians etc.) and 2) the millitia freakazoids (mcveigh and nichols). I find it ironic that the increased relationship between church and state (with regard to schooling in particular) ensures this isolationism will increase.
I strongly believe it will be Christians who become the terrorists in the US, not muslims. I think the reason for this is the isolationism, the resouces they're afforded and their general freedom of movement and teachings. If you look at the Army of God nutsos who have multi-state anti-abortion networks it's pretty clear the infrastructure is there already.
Neither of the religions really lend themselves to fanaticism per se, but the fact that they're cannons are so filled with violence and absolutism it's no wonder some people take them to extremes successfully.
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