Lester Golden
1 min readJan 24, 2024

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I already did a couple of years ago in writing that the Muslim idea that they can have modernization without secularizing westernization is utterly delusional: https://ljgolden55.medium.com/an-ill-fitting-suit-islam-vs-secular-government-and-individualism-3dcf0e577468

The closed circle of collectivist authoritarian patriarchy and the shame/honor culture that precludes gender equality, imposes sexual deprivation and male status preservation is at the heart of the problem. Kamel Daoud's 2016 NYT/Le Monde article, "The Sexual Misery of the Arab World" shows how gender and sexual politics is at the heart of the Muslims' delusional pursuit of modernization without westernization.

Jewish success at state-building and wealth creation in Israel cuts to the heart of Muslims' identity as possessors of God's final revelation. Continually confronted with their own failures at governing themselves, they blame outside conspiracies and hidden and satanic Jewish power.

Dr. Wilf's describes the scale of delusion demolition that will be necessary using the postwar Japanese example in John Dower's Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of WWII, which I read nearly a 1/4 century ago.

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Lester Golden
Lester Golden

Written by Lester Golden

From Latvia & Porto I write to share learning from an academic&business life in 8 languages in 5 countries & seeing fascism die in Portugal&Spain in1974 & 1976.

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