tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post8976906039810044074..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: 9/11Anne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-40748361927121848352010-09-21T01:02:56.609-04:002010-09-21T01:02:56.609-04:00I am reading The Haj by Leon Uris. I have read pa...I am reading The Haj by Leon Uris. I have read parts of it aloud to my partner. We are appalled by how sick and sad the culture of the Muslims of the region is. We discuss their freedom to believe what they want, their right to their culture, and whether or not we have to "respect" it. The culture is so horrible to women, but also to everyone. It's all rivalry and distrust and violence and cruelty and fatalism and rejection of anything new and being appalled at honesty. Another honor culture I guess. <br />Where is the line between "it's their culture" and "intolerable"?kimchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020798623317549440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-79624919553963169422010-09-12T11:57:54.400-04:002010-09-12T11:57:54.400-04:00the crazies are running the asylumthe crazies are running the asylumyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.com