Traction? (Was Re: Sudden Jihad Syndrome)

[davemarc]

Which expression? I was reacting to Barry's recent post on Sudden Jihad
Syndrome, coined by Daniel Pipes.

David (feeling confused)


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Subject: Traction? (Was Re: Sudden Jihad Syndrome)


> davemarc <davemarc at PANIX.COM> observes:
>     >>>>>
>
> With all due respect, I wonder how much traction there really is at this
> point. At a glance, the Google hits seem to consist largely of citations
and
> other references to Pipes's article(s) rather than any other invocation of
> the phrase.
>
>  <<<<<
>
> It's pretty clear what you mean by traction, but where did this expression
> come from?
>
> -- Mark (feeling ignorant)
> [This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]
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