Well I accept your criticism that I haven’t done enough hard research to thoroughly and convincingly dispute your theory of fundamentalism as the driving force behind all these conflicts. I don’t agree with it, and earlier I tried stitching together previous points that I’ve made, such as western support for fundamentalism as a destabilizing force, as well as a history of propping up islamists and sabotaging popular secular leaders such as Mahmoud Barghouti, who has been imprisoned for decades and undergoes constant torture by the Israelis for a crime he almost certainly did not commit. But there are uncertainties I’m not comfortable with and I’m not going to waste our time grasping at straws. So I deleted that comment and wrote this one.

So I’m going to study, find the through lines or understand in greater depth the parts that are missing from my analysis so that when the dust settles and all the facts come in, maybe I’ll be able to furnish a useful analysis for the people I work with to oppose imperialism here in the States.

So thanks for the discussion. Take care.