Tony Blair, Islamic Scholar

From the indispensable Winds of Change, an interesting piece on the memetic war against terror and what Blair is trying to do; this is the conclusion:

Perversely, therefore, this memetic strategy seems to require a strong minority undercurrent of Muslims to swallow it - and at least a strong minority of non-Muslims who will refuse to swallow it. By pointing out the manifest contradictions, they keep the social pressure high and prevent the memetic blade from amputating the hand of its wielder instead.
Welcome to World War Weird, folks. The day it stops being weird is the day to fear.

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