Comments on: Morroccans on failed utopian ideas http://www.dankohn.com/archives/331 Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. - A.J. Liebling Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joe McBride http://www.dankohn.com/archives/331#comment-41 Joe McBride Thu, 19 Feb 2004 05:09:22 +0000 http://dankohn.flydash.com/archives/331#comment-41 I once visited Morocco and had the best and worst experiences as a traveler. Unfortunately the bad experience is what sticks out the most in my memory. I was basically robbed in Tangiers (sp). While this isn't entirely relevant to "utopian modernist" ideas, it does reflect a general, probably irrational sentiment of mistrust for such cultural/religious/political fundamentalism. I'm sure I could have had a similar experience anywhere else of course. I once visited Morocco and had the best and worst experiences as a traveler. Unfortunately the bad experience is what sticks out the most in my memory. I was basically robbed in Tangiers (sp).

While this isn’t entirely relevant to “utopian modernist” ideas, it does reflect a general, probably irrational sentiment of mistrust for such cultural/religious/political fundamentalism.

I’m sure I could have had a similar experience anywhere else of course.

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