It is the extremists on both sides — the radical Islamists and the neocons at home — who are pushing a clash of civilizations to suit their own agendas, says Ron Paul in this brand new address. The idea that the western, “Christian” world is at a war to the death with Islam is a fantasy in the minds of both sides. The great danger is that this tiny minority on both sides can make headway, each earning its own recruits to create a self-fulfilling prophecy. They must be resisted. We must cling to the ideas of liberty, peace, and prosperity:
Are We in a Clash of Civilizations?
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