2) the idea that Al Qaeda is motivated by a hatred of American freedom is false.
This doesn’t follow. There is not contradiction with 1). One can see one’s own hate as righteous, and most often does. In fact, most Americans hate militant Islam and think their hate it righteous, not villainous, so it’s very symmetric.
This doesn’t follow. There is not contradiction with 1). One can see one’s own hate as righteous, and most often does. In fact, most Americans hate militant Islam and think their hate it righteous, not villainous, so it’s very symmetric.