Yes, the jihadis really do hate us for our freedoms
Speaking at the University of Notre Dame on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, atrocities, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh reflected on the terrorists’ hatred of America as a motivating force.
TL;DR
- Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested that the 9/11 terrorists attacked America because they hated its Constitution, values, and freedoms.
- Critics have attacked Kavanaugh's assessment, labeling it as 'child-like ignorance.'
- The article cites Sayyid Qutb, an influential figure in radical Islamism, who developed his anti-American views during his time in the U.S., perceiving American culture as decadent and immoral.
- Osama bin Laden's writings are presented as evidence, where he explicitly stated motivations such as the U.S. not ruling by Sharia law, its separation of religion and policy, and perceived immorality and debauchery.
- Bin Laden viewed the killing of civilians as permissible, driven by a divine mandate for revenge and a call for Americans to embrace Islam and cease their 'oppression, lies, immorality and debauchery.'
- The article argues that bin Laden's grievances were directed at American values, freedoms, system of government, and refusal to live under sharia supremacism.