The father is ethical, although it implies some kooky positions. The son will forego ethical decisions for politically acceptable positions without wherewithal.
He ain’t perfect, he has his own mantras that substitute for logical thinking too.
But I think we don’t want to despise the acorn just because a blind squirrel has presented it to us.
There was not a good follow up ready for the Bush assaults on Muslim land. We really misunderstood what Islam needs to stay civilized, and that is a strong, quasi-rightist monarchy. A democracy might as well be an anarchy to them. It’s quickly turning into an anarchy HERE, do we think they are any better?