PugJesus@kbin.social to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoTurns out, far-right shitheads are still far-right shitheadsmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down195
arrow-up1404arrow-down1imageTurns out, far-right shitheads are still far-right shitheadsmedia.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.social to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square140fedilink
minus-squaredaisy lazarus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-27 months agoI’d have thought psychopathic madmen who want to die and become martyrs are about as terrifying an enemy imaginable Btw I’m not disagreeing
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·7 months agoYou can get martyrs and madmen from all sides, religious fundamentalists or not.
minus-squaredaisy lazarus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI’m not sure non-fundamentalists actually desire martyrdom, religious or otherwise. Secular armies at least fear death.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoI think you’d be surprised by a deep dive through history. Plenty of secularists have been willing and even eager to trade their lives for justice.
minus-squaredaisy lazarus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoHistorically, of course. Modern day, less. I get the international support for wars on terror though. Makes sense.
I’d have thought psychopathic madmen who want to die and become martyrs are about as terrifying an enemy imaginable
Btw I’m not disagreeing
You can get martyrs and madmen from all sides, religious fundamentalists or not.
I’m not sure non-fundamentalists actually desire martyrdom, religious or otherwise. Secular armies at least fear death.
I think you’d be surprised by a deep dive through history. Plenty of secularists have been willing and even eager to trade their lives for justice.
Historically, of course. Modern day, less.
I get the international support for wars on terror though. Makes sense.