"It's a very defensive message and it's delivered with a remarkably soft voice," he said.
"Older nasheeds tend to have been produced by groups that are small, militant and clandestine, and they have a more defensive message – but there were many saying, 'They can torture us, but we are holding to our beliefs.' The Islamic State's nasheeds are not defensive at all.
The plague can easily come and wipe all of us out; we have to protect against it with both defensive messaging (i.e., positive messaging about tolerance) and messaging on the offense (i.e., protesting intolerance).
Second, if you find yourself on the receiving end of such a message and you do find it hurtful, take the same moment to reflect before you post a defensive message that passes judgement on someone you may not even know.
This is especially true for the Tories, who as incumbents are delivering a defensive, managerial message of economic security rather than any sense of mission to change the country.
The protests have been largely contained because of defensive government messaging, but Zefzafi's arrest may just be the beginning of a more protracted social conflict in the country.
Suddenly, Mr. Newsom was on the defensive and off message.
In this hostile environment, most Democrats have been defensive and their message has been muted.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was understandably defensive but stunningly off message yesterday when he claimed: "Freedom's untidy.
Similarly, the positive messages kept defensive processes at bay.
