Wow.
Even in milder form, there are sweeping generalizations that reduce any social or political problem anywhere to a “Muslim problem” as long as there are Muslims involved. Take this description by Mark Steyn: “There are many trouble spots around the world, but as a general rule, it’s easy to make an educated guess at one of the participants: Muslims vs. Jews in ‘Palestine,’ Muslims vs. Hindus in Kashmir, Muslims vs. Christians in Africa, Muslims vs. Buddhists in Thailand, Muslims vs. Russians in the Caucasus, Muslims vs. backpacking tourists in Bali.”
This account not only omits many non-Islamic trouble spots, from Korea to Colombia, but also implicitly presumes that Muslims are the guilty parties and Islam is the problem in every conflict listed. Yet the war in Chechnya, for instance, is primarily a Russian war of imperial aggression, and religion has never been a strong factor in that region (though Al Qaeda has gained a foothold there thanks to the war).
http://www.reason.com/0606/co.cy.the.shtml
I might just have to start reading this publication. Ms. Young (Contributing Editor) certainly impressed me. She does a great job of picking apart the “They” constructed by the radical right-wingers.
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