It was an optimistic view of man. I remember the neocon emergence, the build up,

It was an optimistic view of man.
I remember the neocon emergence, the build up, the discussons, the hopes that we could finally modernie the middle east and prevent islamism as we had communism which is precisely what islamism is strategically copying.
It wasn’t an insane plan. It was a very western christian liberal belief that people of 85 average IQ with no history of personal responsibility for commons, and a low trust impulsive civilization, could practice rule of law, and participatiory government. Expecially with post-imperial borders that create states that are internally unstable because they’re multi-ethinic and multicultural.
Moral men should be shamed for their folly, but not for their moral ambitions.

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