Specific Western grievances do not explain persisting anti-Western hostility.

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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Removing specific grievances does not relieve structural anti-Western sentiment — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1189

Broader Connections