Quote:I believe you believe that it does not. I believe that it does trump each and every one of our other concerns. I believe that a group of fanatics capable of enlisting youth to commit suicide while mass murdering civilians is a serious threat. I believe that a group declaring repeatedly that it intends to control the world is a serious threat.
I believe that you are attempting to enlist youth to murder people. Most of the people you wish to murder are, in your eyes, less than human; some innocents will get in the way, which is regrettable, but neccessary for the survival of our society, in your eyes.
I believe that Al Qaeda is attempting to enlist youth to murder people. Most of the people they wish to murder are, in their eyes, less than human; some innocents will get in the way, which is regrettable, but neccessary for the survival of their society, in their eyes.
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America has repeatedly declared that we wish to control the world. We call it 'spreading democracy and freedom' but what they hear is 'make the rest of the world just like us.' They've seen the effects in other countries and don't want that for their country. They feel threatened and are fighting back in the way that they consider appropriate, and if some innocents get killed, it is regrettably a part of a war neccessary for survival.
Al Qaeda has repeatedly declared that they wish to control the world. They call it 'spreading the word of Allah' but what we hear is 'make the rest of the world just like them.' We've seen the effects in other countries and don't want that for our country. We feel threatened and are fighting back in the way that we consider appropriate, and if some innocents get killed, it is regrettably a part of a war neccessary for survival.
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When you say 'we' must do something about it, you mean 'our youth, directed by our leaders' must do something about it. We use high-tech and expensive means, funded by our people, to launch our attacks. They use low-tech and cheap means, funded by their people, to launch their attacks. There isn't much difference between what you advocate and what they advocate. They have an arbitrary list of events that lead them to believe that we need exterminating. You have presented an arbitrary list of events which lead you to believe that they need exterminating.
They believe we are responsible for the war.
We believe they are responsible for the war.
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Some of us believe a truce is possible. The extremist terrorists do not. The extremist ICan's also do not.
You agree with the enemy on pretty much every subject. You simply cannot agree who the enemy is. But most of us in the middle understand that
both of you are the enemy. Extremism is the enemy, and those who advocate extremism to fight extremism, deserve to be treated the same as those whose attitudes they copy.
I have no doubt that there is a Muslim version of Ican, on a Muslim discussion board, who fevrently puts forward his theories that his state will
never be safe while American interests are not fought. He will advocate the youth to fight in the manner that his culture determines appropriate.
As I said, you didn't used to be this extreme. Why have you become more extreme?
Cycloptichorn