Self-righteousness and self-lefteousness will never tire of demonizing one another. It's their stock in trade. Each one of them is utterly "un-American" in the eyes of the other.

Of course, most of the world is un-American too...by definition.

Take a look at the globe. Scary, scary...un-Americans in all directions, despite the fact that there are McDonalds restaurants in Moscow and Beijing now.

How the heck did that happen anyway? Where did it all go wrong after 1776? (whimsical sarcasm)

What I am suggesting is that the USA is the only society presently on Earth that subconsciously thinks it owns and has the right to run this planet. This is such a deeply held assumption (reflected constantly in American entertainment and media) that a good many Americans tend not to be consciously aware of it, like not seeing the forest for the trees, but the rest of the world is keenly aware of it...and doesn't like it one bit.

This certainly does not justify any act of terrorism, but it gives some insight into at least one reason why terrorism happens in the first place.

- LH