Byrne's Brilliant
I've been reading David Byrne's blog almost since he started it, but today he wrote what I thought was one of the most insightful things I've seen from him. Here's a link to his entry, which has to do with religious belief and how it can be used to propagandize whole societies. He draws a very sharp link between the radicalized Muslim views of the west encountered along the Afghanistan—Pakistan border and the kinds of charges the American religious right like to level against those who don't agree with them here.
Anyone reading this really ought to click over there now. I wish he allowed comments; I'd like to compliment him on what he's written, but barring that, this is the best I can do.
