The problem with the New Atheists is that while some of them are surprisingly reasonable, others are just as much a bunch of boors as the Fundies they are diametrically opposed and connected to both thanks to that nifty thing called Modernity. The even bigger problem is that so long as empiricism holds sway over human thought in "the West" that Fundamentalism and Irreligion will both be entirely valid and equal claimants to its heritage.

And that, ladies and gents, is why I scrap Modernity altogether out of disdain for irreligion and Fundamentalism. ;P