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It begins:

	Roger Scruton is a model philosopher: at once
	perspicuous and perspicacious. Here is his column
	about Islam. Note that he supports one of the two
	premises of my argument that there cannot
	(logically) be an Islamic fascist. Islam, by its
	nature, cannot accommodate itself to the
	nation-state (as Christianity has). It is
	essentially stateless. The second premise of my
	argument is that fascism glorifies the state (i.e.,
	accords the state intrinsic moral significance).
	These two ideas cannot be combined. They are like
	"male" and "widow." If you're a male, then you're
	not a widow. If you're a widow,...