"But we did take it - and extirminate them and their culture in the process. There's no denying it. And it's better to tell all sides of the story than try to prevent some from telling only one side."
Your statements are true, but the problem is, these truths inevitably end up being mixed in with a torrent of lies and distortions.
The realistic fact of the matter is, there is no real dialogue possible anymore in much of the United States and much of the world. Unfortunately, this includes the MSM. I believe this is the real meaning of the term "Marxist dialectic", though I confess I'm not an expert on that subject. The Marxists, the leftists, the Islamacists, the whole Russian-loving bunch of them use words not as a means of understanding but as a weapon.
We must develop a dual capability with words. We must learn to wield them as weapons to defend ourselves and our ideas in battles with the Left. And we must still use them for real communication with each other---or otherwise cease to be human.
I know. "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance". Eternal means just that. Never-ending. It's hard.
The realistic fact of the matter is, there is no real dialogue possible anymore in much of the United States and much of the world
No. I don't think so. Times are tough, that's all.
The Marxists, the leftists, the Islamacists, the whole Russian-loving bunch of them use words not as a means of understanding but as a weapon. We must develop a dual capability with words.
We're the best in the world at it...as at most other things. The Left in this country is in complete disarray without any believeable or useful ideas. Elsewhere, they're not doing much better. The problem we face is this: Most of the Muslim world is in terrible shape, living in terrible societies under a terrible religion. Without hope and extremely jealous and angry. The Western world in general, and we in particular, are the focus of that.
I think the Adminstration is right. We're in for a long war.