Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between violence and inequality

Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by timthelion on Thursday January 26, 2017 @03:52PM (#13495153)

The original Al-Qaida (every major member is now dead) which planned 9/11 actually didn't feel left behind at all. They were trying to fight change and westernization. I think that most of the current batch of terrorists, however, are just a bunch of primitive drug addicted machos who want to blow things up (and I'm serious about that, go read the Wikipedia articles on the people who have made attacks in Europe lately).

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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by boomboomsubban on Thursday January 26, 2017 @06:04PM (#13496194)

> The original Al-Qaida (every major member is now dead) which planned 9/11 actually didn't feel left behind at all. They were trying to fight change and westernization.

Go read the Wikipedia article about 9/11, they were fighting against the US attacks on Muslims, their influence on local politics, and their support of Israel. Why do people think it takes more than that?

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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by timthelion on Thursday January 26, 2017 @06:20PM (#13496329)

Yes, they didn't like attacks, but "their influence on local politics" goes right into the "change" that I was mentioning that Al-Qaida was fighting against.

Edit: Please try not to tell people to "go read" it comes across as combative. Especially since I have read that article.

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Re:Stanford historian uncovers a grim correlation between vi... by boomboomsubban on Thursday January 26, 2017 @08:23PM (#13496987)

I was echoing your use of "go read."

Saying that's change is misleading. It's foreign control they're opposed to, and that has been normal for over a century.

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