Arabs 'addicted to illusions,' says ex-Libyan leader

worldnetdaily ^ | June 26, 2002

[anapikoros]

Dysfunctional culture ping

[Urbane_Guerilla]

amazing post ... an almost poetic description of the lunacy seizing Islam

[bvw]

we have become a nation dwelling at the foothills of heaps of remnants of the past, taking pride in its ability to ignore its flaws and deceive itself about its crises

[SeaDragon]

WOW!

Very good reading. It is unfortunate that the Arabs won't heed it.............

[gcruse]

Excellent find. Thanks for posting it.

[Mike Darancette]

A nation that does not expose its flaws to itself, as those who progress do, will never be able to deal with its ills. Hiding failures and presenting them as achievements, [and] denying defeats and presenting them as victories, will only lead us to more hardship and disaster.

This is a problem for Theocracies headed by dictators.

[DoughtyOne]

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[11B3]

Excellent post! I'm amazed that there actually is an Arab who is not only moderate, but also shares the same reality as the rest of the world. Until now, I was certain that all of them had gone completely mad.

[Don Myers]

bttt

[Prodigal Son]

Jesus! Knock me over with a feather! Rational, eloquent.

Libya has big aspirations, they want to be the top dog in Africa (sub Saharan as well). If they have a lot of people who think like this guy running the show, they might just accomplish this.

[sourcery]

The author's words serve as worthwhile advice for anyone and everyone to consider. The first step to dealing with a problem is to recognize/admit that the problem exists.

[Alouette]

Excellent! Thanks for the ping! It is good to see that occasionally Allah will smite one of his followers with reason.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Good insight, but scary implications suggested at the end.

[jwfiv]

Excellent article. I'm delighted to see an Arab with a clear eye.

He describes a problem not only for theocracies headed by dictators, but for human beings in general...'dysfunctional' families, individuals, corporations.

'Tis ego which makes us brilliant, 'tis ego which drives us mad.

The Jew-hating Islamo-nazi death cult is mad, no doubt.

Maybe a little shock-treatment is in order.

[another cricket]

Until now, I was certain that all of them had gone completely mad.

Just a lot of them. :^) The Islamic culture is on the edge of having an epiphany. Hardship and loss of power has dragged them kicking and screaming to that edge all through the 20th century. They must now change or be destroyed. The old ways must be examined and some must also be discarded. Life or Death. Change or Die.

I really hope that they can change.

a.cricket

[onedoug]

Princton's Bernard Lewis What Went Wrong? attempted to explain why Islam's "Golden Age" fell into decline. Despite his interesting expository sense however, he never actually seemed to answer his own question.

I would submit to him that this is where he should have found himself. Though Islam - and particularly, Islamism - have never been, in their rigidity, and sense of imposition, well suited to this approach.

It was the west's discovery and development of democratization and secular audit - which Bush would now attempt to thrust into sharia - that fueled Judeo-Christian civilization's assent, and Islam's decline.

Frankly, I doubt that the Islamic world is up to genuine revolution within it.

[untenured]

...secular audit...

Very nice turn of phrase. Think I'll use it myself, if you don't mind.