Partial Truths Or Half-truths Are Often More

Religiosity Distinguishes America From Most Other Western Societies. Americans Are Also Overwhelmingly Christian, Which Distinguishes Them From Many Non-western Peoples. Their Religiosity Leads Americans To See The World In Terms Of Good And Evil To A Much Greater Extent Than Most Other Peoples.

Turkey Has Its Own Interests And Historically, Turkey Conquered Most Of The Arab World, And The Arabs Had To Fight Wars Of Liberation To Free Themselves From The Turks. That's In The Past And That Doesn't Necessarily Shape What Is Going On But It's There And It's There In People's Memories.

When You Mention The Word Ideology, Everyone Has Communism In The Back Of Their Minds, Which Was An Entirely Well Formulated Ideology And Statement Of Belief. You Read The Communist Manifesto And You Know What The Core Of It Is.

It Will Take A Long Time, And Certainly The West Will Remain The Dominant Civilization Well Into The Next Century, But The Decline Is Occurring.

I Wouldn't Rule Out The Possibility Of Muslim Or At Least Arab Countries Developing Some Form Of Organization Comparable To The European Union. I Don't Think That's Very Likely, But It Conceivably Could Happen.