It's a long read but this article goes pretty in depth in regards to what ISIS is really doing and the nature of their project. Incredibly interesting.
can you post a TL;DR version plz
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:34 pm
by hubb
Reese_Liar wrote:Idk exactly what you're getting at, but I thought it was pretty nuanced and seemed somewhat non-biased when it came to ISIS internal structure and goals. There was a bit of editorialising in regards to how we can combat them, but that's to be expected imo. I thought it was cool to gain some insight into their organisation, and imo the first thing we need to if we want to handle them in any way is to understand them and not just write them off as super boogeymen, as you say. I'm not saying it's the definitive source in ISIS knowledge but it helps paint a broader picture. If we go into another war with the mentality that it's us vs them, good vs evil and they're just some super evil cartoon villains I guarantee things will be even shittier.
I agree with the essence of what you are saying ofcourse but..
I'm not sure it does. I'm certain it paints exactly the picture that is needed to do what we want and that is the problem. What is it that we want?
That part of the world, despite all the terrible stuff that has happened also in europe, is just not the instigator imo. Their world has been set on fire and they re-group. The way they re-group is just not the most important thing and antipathy is just a very likely outcome product of a situation like that, but we fail to see that as anything other than planned and political and in that sense we make opponents out of them.
Lives should be the most important thing.
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:35 pm
by ehbes
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:23 pm
by ultraspatial
lol frat boys
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:34 pm
by DrGatineau
can oklahoma just secede already?
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:51 pm
by Phigure
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:13 pm
by hubb
Isn't it more upsetting that he can write a coherent letter like that ?
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:15 pm
by hubb
I go tolerant in the scheduled performance
sounds boring
Re: The things that pissed you off today ™ thread
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:19 pm
by ehbes
SAE better watch their back... the football team is coming after them
