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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
As an intellectual exercise, it's boring, in the same way that pointing out hypocrisy on the other side is boring. As an exercise in changing the world, I don't think it changes anyone's behavior. And often it's an attempt to score cheap political points, a sort of pose rather than an attempt to accomplish anything. E.g., Penske baiting me when he asked why I wouldn't condemn Yassir Arafat's terrorism.
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Then don't get into the discussion. I believe that the failure of Muslim leaders to speak forcefully to their constituents and say "this is wrong." (note the period) is an enormous part of the problem.
