Tuesday, July 17, 2007

MUST READ: WHY WE FEAR 'FANTATIC': THE LESSON OF THE RED MOSQUE

Why We Fear 'Fanatic': The Lesson of the Red Mosque
by Lee Harris


Reuters and the AP can bring themselves to refer to Ghazi and his "supporters" as "militants," but they go to considerable pains to avoid calling them by the name that alone truly fits them. Why is it that a word like "fanatic" is treated as being politically incorrect in the first place? If fanatics are proud of their fanaticism, if it is their boast and their glory, then why not call them by the proper term?

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Pertinent Links:

1) Why We Fear 'Fanatic': The Lesson of the Red Mosque

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