Reactionaries can't get enough Asabiyyah -- so is there any evidence it has ever won a modern war?
@PorphyConob So once tech superiority and then 4GW factors are scraped off, what would be your candidate for the most prominent example?
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@Outsideness Afghan vs. Sov (depending on if you consider that modern) and Viet vs. US are obvious candidates. Algeria vs. France. -
@PorphyConob These are very tangled up in 4GW issues. Vietnam should be ruled out on that basis (because US media won it for Charlie). ...
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@Outsideness The ISIS guys would probably claim themselves (verdict isn't in on that obviously, nor is it clear that grab-bag fits Asa.) -
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@Outsideness Decoded: Why US Was Reluctant On Striking Iraq -http://bit.ly/1sAMuzz
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@Outsideness Note: I'm not certain 4GW factors can be scraped off. Nor am I claiming any of these examples fit. I'm making the weaker claimThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Outsideness ...that these are the types of things that would be pointed to as examples of modern Asabiyyah in action.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Outsideness Details of each possible example obviously matter and people will clearly disagree over any particular modern example (c.f. nowThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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