tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post6886243881715538177..comments2023-03-30T07:59:35.962+02:00Comments on Small Wrinkles in Spacetime: Good Night and Good LuckJohn Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647833154827132967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-35491243963829148682010-09-11T10:43:56.061+02:002010-09-11T10:43:56.061+02:00Oops. Hit precipitously.
I meant to add that giv...Oops. Hit precipitously.<br /><br />I meant to add that given the overall world population of Muslims, there are demonstrably far more moderates than extremists. Just as there are far more moderately minded Christians than the world wide exposure of Terry Jones might indicate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-41679702276088984532010-09-11T10:40:57.963+02:002010-09-11T10:40:57.963+02:00It is fascinating (though the circumstances are un...It is fascinating (though the circumstances are unfortunate) that the whole world is 'trending' in the same direction - and the gulf between the "man on the street" and the fanatical fringe has never been more apparent. As always, it is a truth that the smallest cog has the potential to immobilize the entire machine. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-54569898926352902952010-09-10T16:47:07.533+02:002010-09-10T16:47:07.533+02:00Salaam aleikum, HG. It contrasts the difference be...Salaam aleikum, HG. It contrasts the difference between the man on the street who has no interest in the destruction of all things Western and those taught in fanatical madrassas who do.John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647833154827132967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-348320667663941092010-09-10T16:14:10.281+02:002010-09-10T16:14:10.281+02:00This morning, the Goutte d'Or, historical arab...This morning, the Goutte d'Or, historical arab district of Paris was feverish with people carrying food and unusually full of young men wearing short beards and immaculate white djellabas (the dishdasha has a Mao collar when the North African djellaba has a lower neckline, the gandurah is often decorated with embroidered arabesques and can include a hood, in the northern tribes of High Atlas, it is made of wool but the sheppards prefer to wear a burnous, shaped as a cape).<br />Where was I?<br />I shared a coffee by the "zinc" (Paris bistrot counters used to be lmade of zinc) with two old Algerians, really happy to be allowed to drink at 10 am at last...<br />I told them I was born "là-bas" (over there)and we talked about the time when Arabs, Jews and Christians lived in peace. They sadly shook their heads about those who distort the Coran, they said they hoped for peace, I shrugged with empathy and went to work...<br />Inch'Allah<br />HGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com