Any notion that radical secularism is at least as big a threat to this nation as radical Islam sends some of these folks off the deep end.
That is because so many self-styled conservatives are in fact radical secularists who espouse the values D'Souza tactfully (or perhaps tactically) associates with the Left. See, e.g., Rudy Giuliani.
"He's getting personal because Dinesh D'Souza touched a real nerve. I don't agree with everything D'Souza has said/written on this subject, but in reading this article and others that have been written in response to him it's clear to me that they see him as a serious threat."
Yeah, but is it the threat of having a bad argument getting characterized as even worse extremism and thereby leading to further discredit of the conservative movement?
Blaming the left for 9/11 is a stretch, even moreso, a smear, akin to the 'why do they hate us?' blaming of America generally, or the anti-Bush conspiracy theories about 9/11 (eg Moore's lame rants).
“And yet these pundits on the Right are doing their best to cover up the Left’s role in 9/11.” ...
what's curious is his blame is not on the *LEFT*, which according to him are *TRAITORS*, but on the *RIGHT*, who according to him are bystanders who arent doing enough. This is like blaming neighbors for not calling the cops about a mugging they hear on the street - but what about blaming the mugger?
The conservative movement is facing a crackup because we blame other conservatives rather than blame the real perps, the leftists.
Please define what that means. I have my own idea, but I'd like to hear yours.