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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer
The whole list boiled down to a pretty simple conclusion, that our existence is being perceived as an attack, and there are people in power who refuse to be convinced otherwise.
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...sounds kind of like the communists. And the terrorists. By that I mean, we say THEY are attacking OUR way of life. In truth, I'm much more inclined to believe that the emotions and conceptions of the majority of the world's people have been, since the dawn of humanity, hijacked by those in power with the foresight and lack of morals to manipulate them.
It is true that most Arab people truly believe that their society is under attack by the west. All but the smallest percentages think this, and then continue on with their lives without doing any violence.
Let's do some simple word replacement.
It is true that most Americans truly believe that their society is under attack by Terrorism. All but the smallest percentages think this, and then continue on with their lives without doing any violence.
In every society we've ever seen, there have been a few educated folks that knew what was up, a few folks that took up a sword for whatever cause consumed their world, and the vast majority of folks who just ate, drank, and were merry with their families.
The cycles of history are so rigid, and seemingly unchangeable, that it makes me tired. We are better than Them. These are the reasons. They are trying to destroy Us. This is because of Their nature. We must, with great regret, kill Them.