If so, their barbarism demands scrutiny – in relation to both historical precedent and to our modernity – rather than merely being labeled “monstrous” (though it certainly is that). The new religious militants, fighting in the name of their particular and peculiar God, seem as fanaticized as the Fascists, Nazis, and Communists of earlier decades.
如果是的话，他们的野蛮行径就必须仔细审查——既要考察他们的历史渊源，也要研究他们与我们的现代性的关系——而不是给他们贴上“恶魔”的标签（尽管这在所难免）了事。新的宗教激进分子是在各自不同的上帝名义下斗争的，正如几十年前的法西斯主义、纳粹主义和共产主义狂热。