ARE ISLAMISTS ALSO POSTMODERNISTS? Dr. Sanity quotes Stephen Hicks in railing against The Left's Theory of Relativity (hat tip: Larwyn):

The truth is that the postmodern leftists don't need to believe anything that they say. In fact, they can easily ignore evidence that contradicts their arguments; never acknowledge that their arguments (or more precisely, their beliefs) have been debunked and; and ultimately they can simply redefine words or resort to word games (the various meanings of "is" for example); or move the goalposts (those aren't the WMD's we were looking for) when convenient.

The word games and much of the use of anger and rage that are characteristic of much of their style can be a matter--not of using words to state things that they think are true--but rather of using words as weapons against and enemy that they still hope to destroy.

I don't know, but think both he and Hicks give the left and the postmodernists way too much credit. When I read that quote from Hicks, he could easily be describing the Muslim leaders and imams I hear about each day.

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