Unless I've misunderstood, the short version of your explanation would be "understanding". People don't come to their beliefs in a vacuum, but do so for a reason. Understanding the why of the belief goes a long way toward understanding the what of the belief.

That doesn't mean accepting the same conclusions. It means understanding the attraction for some other people.

The price of not understanding is obvious in the current context of the Middle East. Trying to "nation-build" without understanding the cultures in Iraq and Afghanistan has led to the current military stalemates, which are in effect a loss for the invaders.

Western political systems grew under Western influences, and are not immediately attractive to other cultures, climates and religions. One cannot successfully overlay those eastern dynamics, but must minimize the tribal and religious loyalties before successfully creating a "democratic" client state based upon new values.

Failing to understand that can, does and has lead to failure. (And what remains is military force, or secret police force, as was used in Iran during the regime of the American puppet, the Shah.)

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