"Nihilism" is the wrong word in which to describe these attacks. They're perpetuated in support of religious ideology, not in opposition.
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Aye, agree, but maybe the religious ideology is nihilistic in an objective sense (i.e. to those who doesn't subscribe to the theology)
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That's probably how the author meant to frame it. Either way, it's not helpful. It's important to stress that extremism isn't purposeless.
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I see, yes, agree. Good point.
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that feel when the cia created alqaida (isis) and runs the Washington Post but Sam unintentionally is helping them spread propaganda daily.
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Nor will he admit the Saudi/Israel ties, which are pretty damn important when it comes to ISIS and the destabilization of the Middle East.
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Or Clinton's massive role in it.
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"Love does not conquer hate... What conquers hate is the only defensible form of hate: hatred of evil." YES.

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This article by
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@democracynow have pointed out - this kind of visceral reporting should occur in Yemen, too...
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Out of respect I will read this article. But do you read anything but the
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You know like? Is it the story about the no go zones in Paris? Or the one about the Islam brothers with an arsenal in the car in Minnesota?
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Even if Islam can be reformed (which I now doubt) we can't wait decades, let alone centuries for it to happen. Time is running out.
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This is the key sentence: 'The core jihadist objection to the West concerns our values, not our policies.' So well put.
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Thoughtful article "Its (ISIS's) murder sprees are incidentally instrumental but fundamentally self-justifying. It kills to kill."
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The solution to the defense against attacks such as Manchester is recognizing and addressing the motivating factor of religious belief.
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Wow, had the link come from someone else, I would ignored it since I am so used to the press intentionally misstating the issue.
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These are the "moderate" Muslims interviewed afterwards. Which side do you think they're on? Where are we headed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfrOZj6EBRI …
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