tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2044680707729841371..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: From Mosul, the Horror of the Islamic StateJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-5849699893775840842015-10-17T00:07:49.190-04:002015-10-17T00:07:49.190-04:00if you remove 'radical' from your response...if you remove 'radical' from your response (and i do agree with it as you wrote it, btw), it describes religion in general, political movements, militarism and so on, and extends the 'generation or two' to indefinite lengths. as you wrote, it includes nazism and that thankfully was mostly extinguished. what is it about extremism that tends to peter out over time? we know that too powerful an extremist regime tends to generate a strong response from moderates to quell it, but it's interesting to consider why extremism poops out eventually.leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097320643676830221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-50085639971970623512015-10-16T05:34:40.790-04:002015-10-16T05:34:40.790-04:00There is perhaps some small, unworthy comfort in t...There is perhaps some small, unworthy comfort in the notion that systems which rely on the radical indoctrination of children seldom last more than a generation or two. In the long run, at least, they will not survive.<br /><br />...but that of course does nothing for us in the short term...G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com