One of the most devastating results of terrorism is that it appears to demand uncritical approval of the values of the terrorized culture. 'They hate our freedom' was the classic example. So if you don't whole-heartedly embrace the incredibly crass money-grubbing and conspicuous consumption, the mindless hedonism, the vice-soaked culture of crap, you must be on the side of the killers. The problem for us with terrorism is that it makes it impossible for us to criticize ourselves.