Saturday, June 10, 2006
Cultural Sensitivity: pro and con
1. Three of the enemy creatures being held at Guantanamo have caused their own bodily functions to cease. Very good. But we are handling these self-imposed cessations with Sensitivity to the enemy's Culture. Very bad. Wrong, wrong, wrong. We should handle these stoppages with sensitivity to OUR CULTURE, following the Murawiec rule. Treat the carcasses with utter contempt. Grind them up, mix them with pork, and feed them to the seagulls.
2. However, cultural sensitivity is not always a bad thing. Consider the proposed New York state rule allowing ethnic - but not religious - profiling. This might have made sense in 2000 or so, when the active Jihadis were mostly Saudis. Even then, I don't think you can accurately distinguish a Saudi from other Mediterranean types by vision. At this point in history it makes no sense at all, because the leaders of Allah's Army have figured out how to mix with the crowd more effectively.
A better approach is to bring in a Culturally Sensitive Tool: a dog. Just walk through the subway or airport with a friendly and pushy dog. Perhaps a rambunctious Retriever who enjoys sniffing crotches. Watch how the people respond, and most of all watch how the dog responds. Lifelong Mohammedans hate dogs with such a violent passion that even a relatively insensitive human can spot it, and the infinitely more sensitive dog will be hurt by the powerful emotion. This won't work with recent converts who grew up in civilization, but it will definitely spot Arabs. ¶ 2:22 PM
2. However, cultural sensitivity is not always a bad thing. Consider the proposed New York state rule allowing ethnic - but not religious - profiling. This might have made sense in 2000 or so, when the active Jihadis were mostly Saudis. Even then, I don't think you can accurately distinguish a Saudi from other Mediterranean types by vision. At this point in history it makes no sense at all, because the leaders of Allah's Army have figured out how to mix with the crowd more effectively.
A better approach is to bring in a Culturally Sensitive Tool: a dog. Just walk through the subway or airport with a friendly and pushy dog. Perhaps a rambunctious Retriever who enjoys sniffing crotches. Watch how the people respond, and most of all watch how the dog responds. Lifelong Mohammedans hate dogs with such a violent passion that even a relatively insensitive human can spot it, and the infinitely more sensitive dog will be hurt by the powerful emotion. This won't work with recent converts who grew up in civilization, but it will definitely spot Arabs. ¶ 2:22 PM
