Fantastic piece and very insightful. Basically a case study in liberalism. All the best intentions (looked at in one way) with disastrous results (no matter how you look at it).
“...Stevens may have studied Islam, he had learned very little about it, and so his final lesson was the bloody one that Westerners who never really learn what Islam is about end up receiving.”
Libs rarely learn.
Why?
Because their narcissistic need to think highly of themselves...you know, “above it all” TRUMPS reality.
And just like narcissists, they destroy everything they touch.