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In reply to the discussion: It's really, really hard to talk about radical Islamic terrorism [View all]Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Currently? Can't think of any currently. However, I can think of many in my lifetime.
The IRA vs the British. The Orange vs The Green (Protestants vs Catholics). Hell, what I believe came very close to the Second Civil War over Civil Rights when the Guard was Federalized to force a State Governor to obey the dictates of SCOTUS. Even today we have so-called Christians calling for the murder of doctors who perform abortions, or calling for the death of LGBT individuals.
What we are seeing today with Islam is the same thing we are seeing on a much smaller scale in the US. The old order is losing its grip. Here in the US it is the aging white population what sees their position of privilege fading. In the middle East it is the imans seeing their power fading, coupled with the outside forces trying to impose their will on the population.
Yes, the big bogyman is Radical Islam, but that's today. Who knows what it will be tomorrow.