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Originally posted by sgtclub
These people are primarily about 1 thing and 1 thing only - power. Religion is just their rallying cry, much like nationalism/anti-jews/catholics/superior race was Hitlers rallying cry.
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Your statement just convinced me that not only is it incorrect to use the term Islamofascist but it is dangerous because it can lead people to reach the ridiculous and stupid conclusion you just stated up above.
Someone who just wants power is not nearly as dangerous as someone who is fighting for a cause they believe in. Hitler was not just about power. Neither are these religious fanatics and that is what makes them so dangerous. If Hitler were just about power he would not have put so many resources into the final solution. It seriously hampered the war effort. And when it was clear the war was lost more resources were put into the final solution even though it brought the demise of the third Reich that much closer. Hitler believed in everything he was doing. It was his conviction, and his follower’s conviction, that they were doing the right thing that made WWII so destructive and awful.
Osama Bin Laden and many of his associates have completely sacrifices a good life for this cause. Osama is running from cave to cave and he is a multi millionaire. He gave up a life of luxury to live in Sudan and then Afghanistan. He risked his life in Afghanistan. How many multimillionaires do you know that volunteer to be in the front lines of a guerilla war? Especially one against a superpower.
This is why the term Islamofacist and "Homicide" bomber are so dangerous. These terms lead people to believe that the perpetrators are just greedy and selfish and they don't really believe in what they are doing.
What makes them so dangerous is they really believe in what they are doing, and believe in it so much they are willing to sacrifice everything for the cause.
There is nothing more dangerous than an opponent who believes God is on their side. Only religious conviction brings this about. Religion is the only thing that explains how these guys think and operate. Their religious belief is at the core of what they are doing and to dismiss their religious belief it beyond ignorant.
