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And if you were more familiar with Friedman's writings then you too would be well aware of that fact.
You're a brave man, pubby. I'd admit to a penchant for young boys before I admitted to being "more familiar with Friedman's writings"! That's courage of a rare order, to admit you spend time studying Friedman!
And Islamists - including Hamas - are indeed in a war against modernity
Good for them! Maybe they don't like it much. The Israelis don't have much use for it either, do they? And you gotta admire them. When they (the Israelis) pick a method of governing thier country, they choose one as opposed to the one which has advantaged Jews more than any other secular democracy.
But please, please, publicloaca, take that "war against modernity" and shove it. It's a meaningless and stupid thing to say, and only reveals your bigotry and lack of knowledge.
What is Zionism if not a "war against modernity", as the Israelis practice their atavisms, trying to rebuild the Holy Land according to the schemas of 19th century British Public-school Biblical geography?