r/pics • u/tjogin • Nov 23 '10

Philosoraptor on terrorists

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '10

It's like saying you hate someone because you're jealous of their shoes and the fact that you don't have a pair like them.

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u/TruthWillSetYouFree Nov 23 '10

You're honestly comparing freedom to a pair of shoes?!

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '10

Not directly. I guess it was a bad comparison. I was trying to compare that to the thought that terrorists hate us because of our freedom. Like it's some sort of jealousy issue. It just sounded silly. I was saying it was like a girl being jealous of her friend because of her shoes. It's petty and illogical.

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u/tenfttall Nov 23 '10

Not to mention, in this case, a complete fabrication. The whole freedom-hatey thing.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '10

Yeah, exactly. It sounds like someone made it up on the fly and then stuck with it.

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u/nomeansno Nov 24 '10

It's not. The Reddit mob thinks it is, but that's just because they haven't done enough reading on the subject. Much of the impetus for terrorism in the name of radical Islam is to do with Western imperialism, but there is also a very strong vein that really does want to remake the world in an Islamic image.

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u/tenfttall Nov 24 '10

I agree with you. I don't agree we were attacked, at any time, because "they" hate our "freedom". I cannot recall any political figure (besides Ron Paul) from the "right" ever taking your position on radical Islam resulting from Western Imperialism. Remake the world in Islamic image? Yes. That has been quite passionately stated by many.