tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148994471679862174.post1588394039694309324..comments2023-05-13T09:58:37.862-05:00Comments on revolt in the desert: the war against ideas, part 1Lawrence of Arabiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188260745656785160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148994471679862174.post-74670120842179348592007-03-30T16:12:00.000-05:002007-03-30T16:12:00.000-05:00i think i would agree with most of that. Terror h...i think i would agree with most of that. Terror has been a way of matching Power when direct confrontation is completely unwinnable and unsustainable.<BR/><BR/>in an earlier note, um ibrahim brought forward the very apt quote that "War is the Terror of the strong; and Terror is the War of the weak."<BR/><BR/>best wishes,<BR/>LoA.Lawrence of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188260745656785160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148994471679862174.post-66590490211629115312007-03-30T10:01:00.000-05:002007-03-30T10:01:00.000-05:00"It seems to me that, these days, if the President..."It seems to me that, these days, if the President does something legal, we should throw a party, not Congressional hearings"<BR/><BR/>LOL.<BR/><BR/>Re. "Rhetorically, Terror is both more indefinite, and therefore more broad and more powerful"<BR/><BR/>I have had varying opinions on the 'logic' of Terror. To some extent, you can see its potential countercultural strength in that it escapes the current international order or nationalism. Hence, the frustrations of the global Power in dealing with this new force. At the same time, I find myself disagreeing with Terror because it is still engaged in dialectic with Power: in the name of hunting the former, the latter can strike out at entire countries that don't/can't properly represent the former. In my opinion, someone needs to break out of this cycle.<BR/><BR/>But of course, to me the more question is that of (the violation of) human rights. Unfortunately, Power has probably been just as morally culpable, if not worse, in this regards.Rawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166389198072155897noreply@blogger.com