Pussy or Nothing

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To continue in the 'penis envy' vein, I wondered today whether the Muslim antipathy toward tall Western buildings (such as the World Trade Center and the Sears Tower) was a subconscious expression of Muslim penis envy combined with the equally subconscious Muslim expression of economic envy. Do Arab Muslims combine envies in this manner? I think so. It must be clear to Muslims, at least at the subconscious level, that Minarettes are phallic symbols. I think they 'understand' that, even if they have not read Freud. Therefore the ultimate phallic symbols for Arab Muslims must be such Western symbols. Tall buildings remind Arab Muslims that Western technology in general and American technology in particular, are far superior to Muslim technology. They combine this subconscious realization with the subconscious realization that the Western (uncircumcised) penis is equally superior.

Furthermore they realize (again subconsciously) that the key to their economic advancement resides in the modification of their culture such that it welcomes the economic contribution of women. They resist that as a matter of Koranic imperitive. The result is that they are unable to arrive at a coherent world view. Their world view is schizophrenic. They understand that. Unable to live in such a schizophrenic universe they opt out in the form of 'suicide bombers.' To them it becomes a matter of, 'pussy or nothing.'

(alright! I recently went to the fridge for a beer and discovered that Salman Rushdie was being interviewed by Bill Moyers! Yes! Yes! Since 20/20 was on at the same time I put it on tape to be viewed later in a soberer cerebral environment. Yes!)