We need to make sure we are comparing like to like. To compare Western culture to the Taliban is like comparing a gorilla to a mosquito. The mosquito can annoy, and through the transmission of disease even harm, the gorilla, but the gorilla remains bigger and much smarter than the mosquito, which can be swatted quite handily.

A better comparison would be, say, the Taliban to Spain under the Inquisition: religious fanatics with control of the state.

The Third Reich can't be compared to Western culture except as a part to the whole. The same can be said of any European nation that has been under a Marxist regime. These have been inventions of the West. We got over it. Good for us. We continue to evolve.

Cultures can only be compared to other cultures. Each one has its day. So Western culture can be compared to Islamic culture, but the Taliban can't be said to represent all of Islamic culture, so it doesn't signify in this case.

Regards, and good night--
Mary Anne