I'm not sure that many of these people are:
Originally posted by Thai-delight at 15-7-2016 11:56
they are pathetic fucks who want to do evil and use religion to justify their actions.
Doubtless a few are sadistic and vicious killers who terrible things, however they are not the ones to be feared. The ones that scare me are the truely sincere ones who believe that their god has instructed them to kill and maim as an act of service because of extremist teachings which they have had drilled into them by a hierarchy of narrow minded and deluded teachers.
It seems to me that many of these mostly young men have been disenfranchised by their community (or at least they feel that way) and are looking for a "family" to join who gives them purpose. Once they get it, they get brainwashed and become part of culture that values violence as manhood. A culture that means that men will kill their female relatives (sisters/daughters/wives) for not living a shadow life that they want them to live.
The problem is what to do about it? Wars don't seem to be very effective, I think education, broadening of minds is the only way to shine a light on the madness that is not only the extreme acts of violence that make the TV but also the bigger issue that takes the form of "I live the right way and I will impose that view on all of you". As Penn Jillette might say in his very cultured way - Fuck you in the fucking neck to that idea!!!!
I'm all for people believing what they want and living life their own way but:
1. Don't tell me how to live.
2. Don't impose your views on others.
3. If you get the urge to do either of the above fuck you in the fucking neck!
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