Subject: RE: [RC] Norman Berdichevsky Interview on Andrea Shea King Show
Hi Ernie, I am glad you were able to listen to the interview. TO answer your questions - I think the tea Party has a better idea of the dangers of Islamism than most traditional Republicans. I dn't agree about Amrians doing nasty things to Muslims in general - The Shah was an improvement on Mossadegh, American intervention t save the Kosovo Albanians and Muslim Bosnians and Iraqis, Kuwaitis, Jordanian regime, etc. are all to our credit. We don't share in the imperialist adventures and oil grabs of the French, British, and Italians. I Did call McCarthy a demagogue and a showman but I believe the hype that portrays him as the incarnation of evil is grotesquely wrong. Thanks for your interest Best regards Norman From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. Ernie Prabhakar Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RC] Norman Berdichevsky Interview on Andrea Shea King Show Hi Norman, On Aug 23, 2011, at 10:34 PM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar wrote: Here's the direct link: THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW -Right vs Left and A Troublemaker 08/23 by Andrea Shea King | Blog Talk Radio <http://www.blogtalkradio.com/askshow/2011/08/24/the-andrea-shea-king-show> http://www.blogtalkradio.com/askshow/2011/08/24/the-andrea-shea-king-show Finally got a chance to listen. I also agree with Billy's comments. The good part run from around 19 minutes to 53 minutes :-) I do find it amusing that "right-wing" has become something a dirty word today, the way "liberal" was during the Reagan years. I appreciate your self-criticism. I do think that the association of the Left with Islam is a fascinating contradiction, that might damage them the way Communism did a century ago. I am curious: do you think the Tea Party in general has a clear view of the dangers of Islamism? I did want to disagree with one minor point, though. Around 33 minutes in, you seem to say we in the West "should have no sense of guilt whatsoever" towards Muslim. That seems overstated, even dangerous. The West (and to a much lesser extent America) has done some pretty nasty things to Muslims. To be sure, Muslims arguably did far nastier things to us -- and their own people -- both historically and presently. I would say it is only when we *properly* recognize our faults that we can authentically critique others, and defend against those who blow them all out of proportion. Would you agree? For example, I think it is dangerous to speak uncritically of McCarthy! We can laud him for confronting Communism and risking political incorrectness, but there's a level of single-minded self-righteousness associated with him that I'd rather avoid. -- Ernie P. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
