Wednesday, November 08, 2006

No Left Turns : Occidentalism and the Intellectuals

re: John Moser on the book Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of its Enemies, by Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit. He pulls the quote: "Where the free market dominates, as in the United States, intellectuals feel marginalized and unappreciated, and are inclined to be drawn to politics with grander pretensions. Taking their freedoms for granted, they become easy prey for enemies of the West."...

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