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The Crisis of Universalism
August 20, 2003 - 05:30 AM
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The political causes of violence do not deter me from rendering an objective view of current state of response to terrorist scourge. Not all societies or cultures, I submit, commonly are prone to discern grayness of confused phenomena. That is why context are vital importance to the discourse about policy issues. The bias toward universalism is not at all way that most members of the world's cultures behave.
In a special edition of Newsweek(December 2001-February 2002), Smauel P. Huntington categorizes contemporary global politics as "the age of Muslim wars" in which from, the cold war is replaced as the principal international conflict. Writing in 1993 on the " clash of civilization"? thesisi, the same specialist thought he coulkd answer his own rhetorical question in the negative.
Does this now hint at the blueprint of the next global war predicted(or predicted?) on the crisis of the American cultural paradigm of "universalism"? Traditional radicalism embraces universalism as a solution to the fragmentation of the modern states system, yet, in its claim to universality, it ambivalent about the idea of a global community.
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Re: The Crisis of Universalism
August 20, 2003 - 10:18 AM
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I don't think we're entering any new phase where there's going to be a war against Muslim, or any 'clash of civilizations'.
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Re: The Crisis of Universalism
August 21, 2003 - 10:31 AM
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Despite what may be common in western media, I don't believe a majority of people view arabs and Middle Eastern people in ways much differently than they view their neighbours. At least not intelligent, rational people, open-minded younger people, and generally the younger generation who will lead our society into the future. At least I hope that much.
And there are definitely cultural themes predominating US attacks in the Middle East. But, in my opinion at least, they are only a part of the story, relatively isolated and not indicative of any large-scale 'clash' of cultures.
What do you mean universality of values? I think I understand you, but I'm not sure.
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Re: The Crisis of Universalism
August 21, 2003 - 11:41 AM
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I too am not sure exactly what you are getting at here. I doubt that any such global war is ever going to take place in the current circumstances. If there was a "Global War" and in the sense that i think you are talking about as in religious beliefs fueling the war, than it is going to be a pretty one sided affair considering America and Britian are still so powerful. (Britain to a lesser extent). As i said in the first place however, i believe that the only wars that will be fought will be gorilla (terroism) type wars. Large scale conflicts would be extremely difficult to come about considering the atmosphere of the world at the moment and the fight against terroism. In fact, terroism is what is holding back globalization and that is i believe a reason for the world having such a hard time to come together. The rest, i just don't understand but is this what you are talking about or not???
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Re: The Crisis of Universalism
August 21, 2003 - 12:29 PM
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Originally posted by Jacob
I don't think we're entering any new phase where there's going to be a war against Muslim, or any 'clash of civilizations'.
Hi, Jacob! I hope there is no "clash of civilization" Yet it is another thing to search for "universality" of values, as in the case of intellectuals who opposed the Vietnam War and the Americans. With neo-twist of liberalist argument, Francis Fukuyama has asked (in same issue) if it is just our cultural myopia that makes America think Western values are potentially universal ones? His critical revelation: There are clearly asserting "cultural issues at play" here despite the Bush administration correctly asserting that the current struggle in against terrorist, not a war between the West and Islam.
The Afghan War may be remembered as one waged as "a-matter-of-fact" retaliatory strikes for the 9/11 SUICIDE ATTACKS. As Fukuyama rightly observes."For all that simplistic approach, let us add our own voice to Chandra Muzaffar's comment in Just International that a world divided into "us" and "them" mindset cannot overcome a complex threat.
It is a dangerous idea enough that all Muslims and Arab-looking individuals are made a total category.
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Grace:-)
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Re: The Crisis of Universalism
August 22, 2003 - 01:23 AM
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Originally posted by Jacob
Despite what may be common in western media, I don't believe a majority of people view arabs and Middle Eastern people in ways much differently than they view their neighbours. At least not intelligent, rational people, open-minded younger people, and generally the younger generation who will lead our society into the future. At least I hope that much.
And there are definitely cultural themes predominating US attacks in the Middle East. But, in my opinion at least, they are only a part of the story, relatively isolated and not indicative of any large-scale 'clash' of cultures.
What do you mean universality of values? I think I understand you, but I'm not sure.
universality of values, as in the case of intellectuals who opposed the vietnam and the americans. As what Francis Fukuyama asked: America think that Western values are potentially universal ones?!
As one of the telling clues on domestic vulnerability was the rush to rage with which the allied forces embraced the "international coalition against terror." So we are back to hating relationship with the coalition of the willing???
Gracias!
Grace:-)
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