Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.
I don't know if many people know this about me, but I have multiple sclerosis. So I don't have time for a lot of shades of gray. I don't have time for BS.
You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.