Islam and the West: Lines of Demarcation
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From the desk of The Brussels Journal
Mon, 2009-03-16
By Roger Scruton
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This essay by Roger Scruton was first published in the Winter 2008-09 issue of Azure. It is reprinted here with permission of Azure and Roger Scruton.
What it is about our civilization that causes such resentment, and why we must defend it.
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THE WEST today is involved in a protracted and violent struggle with the forces of radical Islam. This conflict is intensely difficult, both because of our enemy’s dedication to his cause, and also, perhaps most of all, because of the enormous cultural shift that has occurred in Europe and America since the end of the Vietnam War. Put simply, the citizens of Western states have lost their appetite for foreign wars; they have lost the hope of scoring any but temporary victories; and they have lost confidence in their way of life. Indeed, they are no longer sure what that way of life requires of them...
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This essay by Roger Scruton was first published in the Winter 2008-09 issue of Azure. It is reprinted here with permission of Azure and Roger Scruton.
What it is about our civilization that causes such resentment, and why we must defend it.
**
THE WEST today is involved in a protracted and violent struggle with the forces of radical Islam. This conflict is intensely difficult, both because of our enemy’s dedication to his cause, and also, perhaps most of all, because of the enormous cultural shift that has occurred in Europe and America since the end of the Vietnam War. Put simply, the citizens of Western states have lost their appetite for foreign wars; they have lost the hope of scoring any but temporary victories; and they have lost confidence in their way of life. Indeed, they are no longer sure what that way of life requires of them...
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