Islam rejected Western civilization, even if some ideas refined by Muslims (and later rejected by them) got taken up by it. Don’t give up on the idea of Western civilization that can include people like me. My family did not come here for the weather.Īrticulate a vision for what the future of Western civilization should be that is not a monochromatic theocracy led by a Donald Trump or Steve King. It has components that are worth defending. Rather, reclaim the mantel of Western civilization from the racists. This is not going to be a winning strategy in the coming elections. I see on Twitter this morning that there is an inclination among liberals to ask “what does Western civilization even mean” and nitpick about geography. That white Christians have lived in countries that have allowed them to benefit from these things is their privilege, but Christ did not write the US Constitution, and even if he did, he is not white. And those things have very little to do with being white or Christian. Yes, these are countries containing many white people, but my interpretation of Western civilization is that their goodness does not derive from their whiteness but from economic, political, and social opportunities. I meant that I want to be a full and welcomed participant in the institutions that characterize the United States and Europe. When I wrote I want to be part of Western civilization too, I didn’t mean I want to be white and Christian. But that isn’t the only possible meaning.
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