Hi, Guest
Actually, Dan, religion is to blame and politics gets strung along for the ride.
Islam allows convenient loopholes to consider blowing up women and children to attack "infidels" as "martyrs". And any religion that treats women as less than equals to men fails in my books... especially when they allow the mutilation of sexual organs. You can't get any further than procreation and the preservation of the human race than that.
Christianity allows for the spreading of "the word" and "gospel" by force. What was the Crusades? What about the introduction of Christianity to Africa and Asia? That wasn't done over a nice cup of tea.
When most of the ideological faiths of the world are built upon a foundation of violence, there can only ever be one outcome.
Oh, and I completely agree about the Middle East. I take it that includes Iraq and Afghanistan. Don't forget the eternal bitching match that is Israel / Palestine.
Islam allows convenient loopholes to consider blowing up women and children to attack "infidels" as "martyrs". And any religion that treats women as less than equals to men fails in my books... especially when they allow the mutilation of sexual organs. You can't get any further than procreation and the preservation of the human race than that.
Christianity allows for the spreading of "the word" and "gospel" by force. What was the Crusades? What about the introduction of Christianity to Africa and Asia? That wasn't done over a nice cup of tea.
When most of the ideological faiths of the world are built upon a foundation of violence, there can only ever be one outcome.
Oh, and I completely agree about the Middle East. I take it that includes Iraq and Afghanistan. Don't forget the eternal bitching match that is Israel / Palestine.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.