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Most Arabs and Muslims will not grant that the West’s civilization is superior. They will admit that it is more technologically or materially advanced, but they deny that the West has achieved any cultural or ethical advance or superiority. There is a half-deliberate, half-incidental disregard for the West’s political and legal achievements, which are sometimes dismissed by referring to the contradictions that seem to undermine their foundation. This is abundantly clear when we hear acknowledgements of the West’s tremendous industrial capabilities alongside descriptions of its cultural decadence and lack of moral discipline.
Most currents and schools of thought in the Arab world agree on this point, even if they differ in their explanations, descriptions and details. None of them have ever asked themselves: Could a decadent and morally undisciplined culture have provided the basis for tremendous industrial capabilities?
Talk about a kick in the gut when even a flaming "lib" website like "Quartz" slams the Muslim world in favor of 1st World ways to taking care of business.
Talk about a kick in the gut when even a flaming "lib" website like "Quartz" slams the Muslim world in favor of 1st World ways to taking care of business.
Your train of thought in this situation makes no sense, when did anyone on the left claim otherwise ?
Your train of thought in this situation makes no sense, when did anyone on the left claim otherwise ?
You must be Rip van Winkle's cousin if you missed the decades long, continuous barrage of leftist commentary on the inferiority of Western civilization.
I've worked for several years in 4 predominantly Muslim countries with the longest time in Saudi and I think they are mystified as to why Allah has allowed the West to advance so much further than the Muslim world. Most believe, I think, that they have not followed Islam to the fullest extent and if they do, they will be greatly rewarded. And yes they do think the West is morally corrupt, especially in the sexual arena.
I've worked for several years in 4 predominantly Muslim countries with the longest time in Saudi and I think they are mystified as to why Allah has allowed the West to advance so much further than the Muslim world. Most believe, I think, that they have not followed Islam to the fullest extent and if they do, they will be greatly rewarded. And yes they do think the West is morally corrupt, especially in the sexual arena.
The Muslim world needs to clean up its own act; like it being Ok for adult men to rape teenage boys because it's part of the "culture", then maybe we'll start taking what they say more seriously. I'm really starting to think it's the Muslim world that has a bigger LACK of sex morals than the free wheeling 1st World.
You must be Rip van Winkle's cousin if you missed the decades long, continuous barrage of leftist commentary on the inferiority of Western civilization.
If one only reads wingnut websites, or watches Faux News, then the bubble one lives in would make a person agree with you.
Most Arabs and Muslims will not grant that the West’s civilization is superior. They will admit that it is more technologically or materially advanced, but they deny that the West has achieved any cultural or ethical advance or superiority. There is a half-deliberate, half-incidental disregard for the West’s political and legal achievements, which are sometimes dismissed by referring to the contradictions that seem to undermine their foundation. This is abundantly clear when we hear acknowledgements of the West’s tremendous industrial capabilities alongside descriptions of its cultural decadence and lack of moral discipline.
Most currents and schools of thought in the Arab world agree on this point, even if they differ in their explanations, descriptions and details. None of them have ever asked themselves: Could a decadent and morally undisciplined culture have provided the basis for tremendous industrial capabilities?
Talk about a kick in the gut when even a flaming "lib" website like "Quartz" slams the Muslim world in favor of 1st World ways to taking care of business.
Ummm...did you plagiarize that first paragraph?
Anyway..."1st world ways to taking care of business?"
Like how? The American first world way? Maybe we should leave those people the hell alone and see how their nations develop organically without meddling in their internal affairs for once. Middle Eastern borders are a European construct for the most part anyway. If it'd been left up to the Arabs, half the problems that they have likely wouldn't exist.
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