Regarding mocking religion, it's one of the big things I've changed my mind on since 9/11. I remember being shocked by Buchanan's views on the Danish cartoons but it makes total sense to me now
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Religious reverence seems to be the only leverage that the middle class has over the elite.
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Because Islam is really the only modern religion with any sort of power
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Pretty much in every Muslim country the petty bourgeoisie is the most religious class and is able to exert a substantial amount of control over the more secular elites and the source of their power is religion.
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