An end to the "clash of civilizations"

[Halibut 12]

You even write like a Pakistani.

 

How's that - with letters and words?

[Heyesey 11]

Maybe you're right but with religion gone that eliminates one third of the cause of conflict leaving politics and skin color the other two thirds to fight about.

 

 

It only eliminates the excuse. "Religious" wars have, almost exclusively, been about power struggles and had very little to do with religion.

[max 13]

IM following you mr squirt and so is SIS

 

Sheffield Information Services is following Mr Squirt?

[alchresearch 214]

The clash is mainly a manufactured thing to keep our civillisation busy. Once the Berlin wall came down and the USSR was no longer seen as a threat our governments realised that they needed an enemy and the 9/11 thing came just at the right time.

 

God forbid all the nations come together in peace. What would they do with all the money they spend on defence and weapons?

[metaphoria 10]

Metaphoria calling Mr Squirt...

 

...the albertross has flown the nest...

 

...over.

[plekhanov 10]

It was mis reported .It should have read Catholics and muslims unite in hatred of homosexuals.

don't forget the hatred of women & free-speech.

[albertross 10]

Sorry should have read ISI, (pakistani inteligence service)they dont use the initial letters as the abb for obvious reasons, however their web site is great for locating decent curry joints.

[albertross 10]

you cant fool ISI with your ever changing state metamorphic bloke

[Pidgeon 10]

My imaginary friend is bigger then yours.

[albertross 10]

This is the americian idea,why spend money on bombs tanks and armies when you can get them(the enemy) to destroy themselves just by stirring a bit of s*** Any way uncle sam is skint, george and greensleves are planning to nick the printing plates from the fed when he leaves and set up shop in cuba, not that it will do much good ,everybody is offloading dollars

[LordChaverly 10]

The 'Clash of Civilizations' idea is actually extremely flawed. I've looked into this in-depth whilst at university, and when you start looking at the demographics and diversity of each 'civilization', then it becomes clear that we can't in fact speak of Western Christian, Islamic, Eastern-Oriental civilizational blocs etc.

 

As I've said before on this forum, the current spate of violence / terrorism is targeted as much against Muslims as it is against non-Muslims - arguably Islam is at war with itself.

 

 

There is a difference between the popular conception (or rather misconception) of 'the Clash of Civilizations' idea and what Samuel P. Huntington ('The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order') actually wrote. A good example of this misconception is contained within your first paragraph, which seems to suggest that Huntington fails to acknowledge, or takes no account of, intra-civilization diversity. This is false.

 

I won't attempt to paraphrase what the book actually says, because in it Huntington advances a much more complex and sophisticated argument (or rather set of arguments) than most people - in particular his critics - realise or are prepared to acknowledge. It is often summarised in a derogatory way by people who have never actually read it. It is definitely worth reading at first hand.

[Harleyman 12]

This is the americian idea,why spend money on bombs tanks and armies when you can get them(the enemy) to destroy themselves just by stirring a bit of s*** Any way uncle sam is skint, george and greensleves are planning to nick the printing plates from the fed when he leaves and set up shop in cuba, not that it will do much good ,everybody is offloading dollars

 

Stirring up what s***? The whole problem with the US is that it has spent far too much already on bombs, tanks and armies in it's hapless role as western defender of democracy to the detriment of the American people's well being. I for one hope that under the new administration that this policy will change. It's way past time when the rich European countries start doing their share in saving the world for democracy instead of bringing their own little interests first

 

As far as off loading dollars the US dollar has gained value against both the Euro and the pound. Sp who is "everybody offloading dollars?'