I'm sure that we can agree on this, but the point I was trying to make pertains to the reason why Islamic extremism has risen in the past 20 years.
The fact that a "coo-coo" Islamic tradition is used to justify the actions of radicalised Muslims does not necessarily lead to it being the reason...
"Except it doesn't, the coo-coo Islamic tradition creates the conditions for such extremism to occur."
So why is the "coo-coo" Islamic tradition responsible for the conditions for such extremism to occur (eg. ISIS) as opposed to the destabilization of the Middle-East post 9-11 or the failure...
I'm not oblivious to reality. I'm just oblivious to why you feel that:
(a) Islamic tradition ought to be treated as a monolithic entity
(b) The rise of Islamic extremism post 9-11 was caused through such an "Islamic tradition" as opposed to the destabilization of the Middle-East caused...