A reminder from Salman Rushdie, Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002:
"The fundamentalist believes that we believe in nothing. In his
world-view, he has his absolute certainties, while we are sunk in
sybaritic indulgences. To prove him wrong, we must first know that he is
wrong. We must agree on what matters: kissing in public places, bacon
sandwiches, disagreement, cutting-edge fashion, literature, generosity,
water, a more equitable distribution of the world's resources, movies,
music, freedom of thought, beauty, love. These will be our weapons. Not
by making war but by the unafraid way we choose to live shall we defeat
them.
"How to defeat terrorism? Don't be terrorized. Don't let fear rule your life. Even if you are scared.”
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