Bernard Lewis and Norman Podhoretz discuss the Middle East on Uncommon Knowledge

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• JO

  @joekiddone · 13 years ago

  I'm glad that Mr. Lewis discussed the different definitions of "democracy," i.e., the western world versus the Arab world. If only he had taken it one step further and included the definition of "freedom" and shown how that disparity in meanings is even greater.

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• PR

  @praaht18 · 5 years ago

  Would be interesting to have a repeat of this conversation now after Trump.

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• LO

  @LovelyBoy50000 · 7 years ago

  Assalamualaikum doesn't mean submission it means peace be upon you

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• HY

  @Hypedhopes19 · 13 years ago

  I would like to know which politicians and 'intellectuals" praised the rise of Khomeini and the fall of the sjah

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• FR

  @frpetermark · 13 years ago

  Thank you for another excellent broadcast.

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• WA

  @WalterLiddy · 13 years ago

  It's interesting to glance at the comments below.  It seems that almost nobody is interested in hearing what these men have to say - only in trying to characterize and dismiss them.  So why watch?  Why pretend to be interested in the substance when all you care about it maligning or praising?  This kind of divisive, unthinking contrariness ie exactly what's wrong with the American political scene.  Nobody listens anymore.

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• BE

  @Beebop121 · 13 years ago

  And you're just contradicting the contrariness. Very postmodern.

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• HY

  @Hypedhopes19 · 13 years ago

  No Esposito is biased in many aspects.<br>

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• WI

  @williamwright4268 · 10 years ago

  Three excellent knowledgeable, wise gentlemen discussing in-depth one of our major existential problems of today and the future.. I appreciate their ending optimism and would like to feel I had it too. I am still struggling to figure out what I can and must do to meet the challenge.

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• RE

  @rebharath · 13 years ago

  thanks for posting. i found lewis&apos;s remarks particularly insightful.

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• RU

  @rubinood · 13 years ago

  Somewhat superficial - but I guess those two guys were not there to work but to relax :)

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  @miguelmagalhaes4795 · 10 years ago

  aah...ok...in that particular context... he was amazing...actually i think he should be back... to kick some asses around the ME...he s defenitely the kind of person to be president... of the wild snails association... sorry snails...