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...shouldn't) forget that. But even in the midst of our pain and frustration, we need to debate Walker's case, not simply pass judgment. There's a difference between engaging in a discussion about the ignorance of youth, personal responsibility and the power of cult figures and simply waving a white flag to the Taliban. We reserve judgment because we are Americans - other countries hang first and ask questions later...
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...Then, if we're willing to abandon, just for a moment, the framework of legal retribution, there is another lens through which to examine Walker's situation: The Taliban could easily be considered a cult, and Walker simply one of its brainwashed groupies. That's the take from Rick Ross, an expert on cults who lectures frequently on the topic. "My conclusion," Ross explains, "is that this group is an apparitional cult, and not in any way indicative of Islam in general. We've suspected this for some time now, and Walker's presence and behavior provides a sort...
...inconsistency, the debut album would have the makings of a cult classic. The first single is “Wonderboy,” an epic battle-song of the title character and his nemesis, Nasty Man, who join forces at the end to become (surprise!) Tenacious D. The song appeals to the listener not only because of its comic narrative, but also for the fact that it stands alone as a conventional rock song...
Then, one crisp September morning, the Clintonian cult of self crashed down. Our new president asked us to believe in things bigger than ourselves, and we did. We believe in many big things now, like the kindness of children sending dollars to Afghanistan and the courage of firemen sprinting into the mouth of hell. But most especially we have remembered to believe in those two victims of the modern academy: America...