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MisterP

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4. it's like with the 00s' "debate" on violence by Muslims: the experts who actually studied it

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 03:08 PM

Aug 2013

found it was caused principally by socioeconomic factors, and wouldn't happen otherwise (no matter what inflections and colorings culture and religion gave the various expressions of terror and resistance)

on the other hand, tech CEOs, undisguised rampaging bigots, those who insisted that Bush was going too soft on the Iraqis, and Breivik's footnotes said "'cos'r Moo-slims"

that's the "debate"...

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Chris Hedges: Murdering the Wretched of the Earth [View all] marmar Aug 2013 OP

Outstanding article. Octafish Aug 2013 #1

A completely unnecessary war at that Hydra Aug 2013 #5

k/r nt limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #2

K&R for Hedges telling it like it is 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #3

it's like with the 00s' "debate" on violence by Muslims: the experts who actually studied it MisterP Aug 2013 #4