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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Lee: [qb] I suppose the question then becomes, is the Al-Qaeda movement merely an extension or distillation of anti-US sentiment that has coalesced over the past couple of decades? Or, is it an extremist movement that has been able to flourish and grow to prominence, with that same specific anti-US feeling as a growth medium? [/qb][/QUOTE]That's a big part of it. Some of this is still fallout from the cold war days when both the "western powers" (the US being by far most visible) supported one local tyrant over another to further whatever global chessboard situation was going on at the time. In no way does that make this a "get what you deserve" kind of thing- the majority of deluded saps that carry out attacks are from our generation...or younger. Another factor is that very poor and disenfranchised people are easy targets for hatemongers. That one knows no cultural boundries. As example: Saudi Arabian clerics will set up a mosque in a poor village, make conditions marginally better there in exchange for unwavering loyalty to their extremist rethoretic. ....and of course, the promise of paradise in the afterlife. Funny how they never promise to make things better in [i]this[/i] world- only to avenge whatever percieved wrong wealthy countries have heaped on the muslim world. Neglecting the fact that their leaders and supporters (the guys that [i]dont[/i] blow themselves up) are often millionaires. It's gotten to the point where some humanitarian aid is activly opposed by muslim clerics. Polio is back among muslims -with a vengence- as a reult. That will also be blamed on the WEst and the US in particular, of course. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Cartman: [qb] I would like to visit this magic wonderland of yours in which "the average person's" viewpoint on "[i]anything[/i]" is actually informed and doesn't originate with Fox News in any way. [/qb][/QUOTE]Jesus, do you [i]really[/i] believe that? That's like thinking that all French people are accurately represented in the Pink Panther movies. A horrible caricature at best. ;) I dont know of anyone that watches (at admits to anyway) FOXNews, but I suppose there must be a large flock of them out there- but as i said, the extremist statments of one bozo there does not stand for all americans or any majority. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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