Nov 16 2023 40 mins 2
Osama bin Laden's 2002 Letter to America is trending on TikTok, which prompted The Guardian to delete the full text from their website. Should Americans read it?
I provide three legitimate, patriotic reasons for Americans to read his writings.
The first reason for doing so is to understand his perverted logic so that we do not repeat the same logical errors when dealing with enemies. The second reason is to understand his follower’s motivations so we do not inadvertently fuel their passions or provoke more terrorist attacks. The third reason is to understand his follower’s goals so we do not feed into them and give them what they want.
I provide three legitimate, patriotic reasons for Americans to read his writings.
The first reason for doing so is to understand his perverted logic so that we do not repeat the same logical errors when dealing with enemies. The second reason is to understand his follower’s motivations so we do not inadvertently fuel their passions or provoke more terrorist attacks. The third reason is to understand his follower’s goals so we do not feed into them and give them what they want.
