Juan Cole, demonstrates this inability to distinguish good from evil:
John McCain announced that he was running for president to confront the "transcendent challenge" of the 21st century, "radical Islamic extremism," contrasting it with "stability, tolerance and democracy." But the values of his handpicked running mate, Sarah Palin, more resemble those of Muslim fundamentalists than they do those of the Founding Fathers. On censorship, the teaching of creationism in schools, reproductive rights, attributing government policy to God's will and climate change, Palin agrees with Hamas and Saudi Arabia rather
than supporting tolerance and democratic precepts. What is the difference between Palin and a Muslim fundamentalist? Lipstick.
Our Left can "understand" why our enemies want to blow us up and behead us. But they can't understand fellow Americans who aren't Leftists.
You don't have to like or approve of Palin to have the common sense to see the difference between non-Leftist Americans and jihadi head-loppers. But many on the Left really do have difficulty distinguishing the two.
Heck, I once had an angry Lefty emailer arguing I was more dangerous to America than al Qaeda because I was "over here" and al Qaeda was safely overseas. Leftists really think this way. Cole's statement is what Our Leftists pretend is nuanced, big-brained reasoning abilities, unhindered by any clingy tendencies toward God or guns.
Of course, Cole's question poses another: What is the difference between a raving idiot and this doctor professor of history? A degree.
