Removing specific grievances does not relieve structural anti-Western sentiment

Evidence

A pretty picture—but of an apocalyptic rather than a historical quality. The events of the last few years have shown that the removal of particular grievances produces no real alleviation, since the general upsurge of anti-Western feeling soon finds other outlets and expressions. They have shown, too, that though anti- Western feeling was directed chiefly against Britain and France, it was to no small extent in their capacity as leaders of the Western world. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1189

Categorization

• XREF: Directly parallels the noise chapter’s finding that removing specific noise sources doesn’t satisfy — structural causes keep finding new outlets.
• QUESTION: In 2025 this is testable again: does removing US grievances (normalization, aid) actually reduce anti-US sentiment in the region?