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Israel-Gaza Megathread #2
This is a refreshed megathread for any posts on the conflict between (so far, and so far as I know) Hamas and the Israeli government, as well as related geopolitics. Culture War thread rules apply.
It's the opposite of Satanic. They think the God of Abraham is on their side. They are Islamic extremists. They would literally rather die than live under Israeli occupation. People in the West on both the Right and Left don't seem to understand that they have sincerely held religious beliefs that make them do things that we would consider irrational. ISIS and Bin Laden and many others have written out their beliefs on this and Westerners just don't seem to believe them. This is why I still believe that radical Islam is literally the biggest threat to mankind because it is a mind virus that makes people believe insane things. I really don't think any other religion or ideology is like this. Think about it this way. ISIS, while in the middle of a war of survival in the ME, sent terrorists to Europe to kill civilians. That is completely irrational unless you think you are fighting a global war for God. This is why they do what they do. It's really that simple.
ISIS, while in the middle of a war of survival in the ME, sent terrorists to Europe to kill civilians. That is completely irrational unless you think you are fighting a global war for God.
Even if you are fighting a global war for God, doesn't that seem like a poor-quality military tactic? It seems like it would just piss off powerful enemies while not achieving any military objectives.
I agree. Them doing that made it even more important for the West kill ISIS immediately. But they were so dedicated that they had to go kill infidels regardless,
Yep, only correct answer. Just ask them. “We love death.” That explains a lot. Political program, any sort of plan if you fail at dying? “Islam is the solution”. Okay then.
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It's the opposite of Satanic. They think the God of Abraham is on their side. They are Islamic extremists. They would literally rather die than live under Israeli occupation. People in the West on both the Right and Left don't seem to understand that they have sincerely held religious beliefs that make them do things that we would consider irrational. ISIS and Bin Laden and many others have written out their beliefs on this and Westerners just don't seem to believe them. This is why I still believe that radical Islam is literally the biggest threat to mankind because it is a mind virus that makes people believe insane things. I really don't think any other religion or ideology is like this. Think about it this way. ISIS, while in the middle of a war of survival in the ME, sent terrorists to Europe to kill civilians. That is completely irrational unless you think you are fighting a global war for God. This is why they do what they do. It's really that simple.
Even if you are fighting a global war for God, doesn't that seem like a poor-quality military tactic? It seems like it would just piss off powerful enemies while not achieving any military objectives.
I agree. Them doing that made it even more important for the West kill ISIS immediately. But they were so dedicated that they had to go kill infidels regardless,
This doesn't even seem that good even if you are just trying to maximize the number of dead infidels!
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Yep, only correct answer. Just ask them. “We love death.” That explains a lot. Political program, any sort of plan if you fail at dying? “Islam is the solution”. Okay then.
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