Eurabia theory functions as a politically useful paranoid fantasy like cold war communism

Evidence

On the one hand, Eurabia is a paranoid fantasy, which recalls the way that ‘international communism’ was perceived during the cold war. But, like the communist threat, it is also a politically convenient fantasy, particularly in the US, where Bat Ye’or’s theses have been well-received by the advocates of ‘permanent war’ against ‘militant Islam’. — Matt Carr, You Are Now Entering Eurabia, 47

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: Frames a popular conspiracy theory structurally rather than polemically: paranoid fantasy and ideological instrument fused into one, usable for any era’s enemy-of-the-moment.
• XREF: Connects to post-9/11 studies of the ‘Islamophobia industry’ and to Cold War threat-inflation literature.