neo-neocon: "'Islamist totalitarianism' may indeed be the very best name of all for those who adhere to this vision, since it places the movement firmly in the twentieth/twenty-first century context in which it belongs, which is one of world dominance through force, and the negation of human freedom. That is why all totalitarian movements are, in their dark hearts, a reaction to and a profound rejection of the Enlightenment. Islamist totalitariansim is no exeption to this rule."
Read it all, and the Austin Bay and London Times articles that prompted it.
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David, I don't think "nihilism" is the word you're looking for. I'm not sure what the right word is, but "nihilism" is the belief that there is no underlying reality or basis for moral value; that doesn't seem to fit.
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