• daisy lazarus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    10 months ago

    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

    • PugJesus@kbin.socialOP
      52·
      10 months ago

      You can get martyrs and madmen from all sides, religious fundamentalists or not.

      • daisy lazarus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I’m not sure non-fundamentalists actually desire martyrdom, religious or otherwise. Secular armies at least fear death.

        • PugJesus@kbin.socialOP
          61·
          10 months ago

          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.

          • daisy lazarus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            10 months ago

            Historically, of course. Modern day, less.

            I get the international support for wars on terror though. Makes sense.