That is the reason middle Eastern cultures are becoming smaller and smaller in the rear view mirror of the West.
Well...I'm not sure the metaphor works.
Actually, middle Eastern cultures are getting larger and larger -- literally -- because of birth rates. They will beat us, not on the battleground, but in the bedroom...so to speak. :-b
Western ambivalence to immigration is another issue. In the article
FRANCE IS ALMOST FINISHED, radical muslims will gain the French heartland without firing a shot.
Well...I'm not sure the metaphor works. Actually, middle Eastern cultures are getting larger and larger...Gee, I liked that metaphor, I "borrowed" it from Jonah Goldberg.
They may be getting larger in numbers, but culturally, they're going backward. They have not contributed anything to the global cultural bank in the way of medicine, art, literature, engineering, or music in a loooong time. They have become cultures of "honor"... their so-called "honor" is all they have. This is why they are constantly referencing "saving face" when dealing with others...they have nothing else.