Fundamental issue

SOME commentators now think that up to 50% of Americans want ‘moral values’ entrenched in their constitution. Given that many voted for Bush for this reason, are we now witnessing a Christian mirror image of Muslim fundamentalism?

If this is so, minority beliefs - political, social, religious - are going to be marginalised as never before. This poses a number of questions, for instance, in the forthcoming election in Iraq. What will be Bush’s response if a party representing Muslim fundamentalism (assuming they would be allowed run) wins?

As a democracy, would Washington accept this? The recent past may give us an insight into how Washington would deal with such an eventuality. Who remembers Chile and Salvadore Allende?

Kevin McCarthy

Ardfield Grove

Grange

Douglas

Cork