IP: Lots of people don't "get it" -- Crusade

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Norman MacLeod <gaelwolf () waypt com>
> Organization: Gaelic Wolf Consulting
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
>
> Dave --
>
> The use of the word "crusade" was indeed unfortunate, though perhaps not 
> as unexpected as we could hope.  The level of ignorance in the United 
> Sates concerning the faith of Islam is a tremendous barrier in dealing 
> with the situation we have on our hands today.  It's not much better in 
> most other developed western nations, either.
>
> The fact that the content of our schools' geography, social studies, and 
> history classes is far too light whenever a topic touches religion in any 
> way also isn't particularly helpful.
>
> I agree that there is a very real and pressing need for a group of Islamic 
> scholars to be acting as Administration consultants.  Hopefully that's 
> part of what the Cabinet is pulling together for the coming 
> struggle.  They are going to need to listed to those voices as they shape 
> policy, and listen carefully.
>
> As to politicians realizing that their words are all over the world 
> seconds after they emerge from their mouths, I'm not holding my breath. 
> People look at you funny when you're blue...
>
> My firm recently reviewed all of the official web sites made available by 
> the members of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Our impression, based 
> on the quality, content and design of the sites indicates that precious 
> few of these people understand the Internet as a communications 
> medium.  While that might be expected, what we were most concerned about 
> is that so few of them evidently have anyone on their staff who "get it", 
> either.  Not a particularly comforting thought, particularly when you 
> consider that their staff people are hired for their political 
> communications "expertise"!
>
>    Norman MacLeod



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