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Right, i get that the article is about making the appeal of being a terrorist less glamorous. However, i think that this list of anecdotes not only doesn't ach
by knowtheory 16y ago
Right, i get that the article is about making the appeal of being a terrorist less glamorous. However, i think that this list of anecdotes not only doesn't achieve his goal, but is actually counter-productive, because the post doesn't get to the root of what should be mocked. The notion that blowing yourself up is dumb. The idea that individual suicide bombers aren't too bright is totally pointless. Like they care what you think?
Point out their hypocrisy, point out how stupid it is for them to go blow themselves up. But calling them stupid is both trite and ineffective.
- pyre 16y agoCalling them 'stupid' for blowing themselves up will not detract from the glamour. They will just claim that you don't 'get it' because you are not a Muslim. At the very least, you should be quoting the Quran to prove to them that they shouldn't be suicide bombers. Save that, proving that suicide bombers are not devout religious soldiers will destroy the persona they the bombers feel that they will have with the rest of the Muslim world after they are dead and gone.