{"id":94,"date":"2006-08-31T15:19:51","date_gmt":"2006-08-31T20:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neopagan.net\/blog\/?p=94"},"modified":"2006-08-31T15:32:25","modified_gmt":"2006-08-31T20:32:25","slug":"a-kinder-gentler-triumphalismunilateralism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neopagan.net\/blog\/2006\/08\/31\/a-kinder-gentler-triumphalismunilateralism\/","title":{"rendered":"A Kinder Gentler Triumphalism\/Unilateralism?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Ralph Peters\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 “<\/em>Return of the Tribes”<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Ralph Peters is essentially saying that, globally, Christianity (inferred in the scope of his works) must “recognize and exploit”<\/strong><\/a> (class warfare?) local customs (which he states often are “cumulative” rather than proactive and have to do with syncretic Shamanism, magic, “exclusive” “barricades,” and connection to the Earth) in order to enact “the religious counterrevolution of our Islamist enemies.”<\/p>\n

Unilateralism\/<\/b>Fundamentalism + Weapons = Terrorism<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Terrorism is a tactic<\/i><\/b>. If we focus on it and mix it too much with our unilateralism overseas, we’ll overextend our power and resources\/economy\/military, thus making us even easier targets for terrorism (sharks can smell blood in the water). I’m not equating our unilateralism with terrorism because they’re two different tactics, but the results will be too similar\/inviting…and cumulative!!<\/p>\n

Unilateralism\/Fundamentalism + weapons = terrorism<\/a> is a true equation no matter which fuzzy middle playing triumphalist unilateralist mouthpiece is doing the talking now. I’m not exactly buying into the following, despite the obvious intelligence of those involved:<\/p>\n