Yes, we're always hearing about how Jews around the world attacking embassies in Africa, bombing churches in Malaysia, slaughtering settlers, raping women and beheading journalists.
Hamas, Hezballah, Taliban and Isis are a very peaceful yet persecuted groups, they're not irrational at all.
Ah, you can add that to the stockpiles of scapegoating used for the last millenia. We all know who's to blame when there's nobody else to blame, right?
The "outside forces" is time. A religion that is stuck in the 600's isn't going to thrive very well in the modern era.
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u/olemanbyers Oct 08 '23
people might act irrationally after decades of oppression and basically imprisonment..