Ultimately, does Abrahamians article encourage or discourage an us versus them mentality?

The US media , Huntington and September 11 : an analysis of Abrahamian

Prior to the devastating occurrences of September 11 , Samuel Huntington published an article entitled The Clash of Civilizations ? Although it was initially rebuffed by the academic community , the attacks on the Twin Towers changed the public concept of Huntington 's ideas . Soon , a majority of America 's population embraced the ideas of Huntington America viewed the disaster of September 11 through a microscope , one that saw only in terms of Islam and non-Islam . The two aspects of the events of September

11 were put simply in terms of the Muslims extremist Muslims if one is to stick strictly with the given terminology , and the rest of the religious world

In response to the paradigm shift that was caused by September 11 , a shift towards an acceptance of viewpoints similar to Huntington 's initial ideas , Ervand Abrahmian (2003 ) wrote his own article assessing the existing hype after September 11 . Abrahmian dissected the media reaction as well as the general position taken by the academic community after the attack on the Twin Towers . The stand point taken by Abrahmian is one that is against popular opinion and outlook . Instead of taking a stand with either one of the Muslim versus non-Muslim factions Abrahmian points to the validity of a political and policy-based case for why America was attacked during September 11

Abrahmian 's article is , in the most sarcastic presentation , against the us versus them mentality . This can be seen through an inspection of the points of argument presented for the us versus them mentality and with a comparison of these arguments to Abrahmian 's reaction and response to each . Simply reading the article written by Abrahmian shows his intent in trying to uncover the deeper and more solid foundations for the September 11 events , foundations that were deliberately overlooked and kept hidden by those who should have known and spoken out the most about it

According to Abrahmian , the reason for the attack on September 11 would most likely have been the Palestinian conflict and the policies taken by the United States regarding this issue . Analysts and political scientists from Britain and even a few from the United States stated that the attack on the Twin Towers was a long time in the coming . The extent and the degree of the attack was the only factor that took them by surprise . Judging from the hostility of Arabic nations against America over the latter 's defense of Israel in the Palestinian conflict however , it was only a matter of time before Arab nationalism lashed out at the United States (Abrahmian , 2003

It is undeniable that Abrahmian (2003 ) disagrees with views that encourage an us versus them mentality . Instead of supporting the arguments of his colleagues on the extremism of some Muslims and the anger that these have against the civilization and progress of America Abrahmian constantly points out the avoidance of the media , the government , and academicians in mentioning Palestine . The...