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I think the reason people are 'dumbfounded' is that IS are display a level of rationality and critical thinking that seems entirely at odds with their irrationa

by grkvlt 9y ago

I think the reason people are 'dumbfounded' is that IS are display a level of rationality and critical thinking that seems entirely at odds with their irrational and uncritical cultural-religious-political beliefs.

krageon 9y ago
The US has a competent military. The country is fundamentally christian - I don't see why the two need to be mutually exclusive.
gnu8 9y ago
I didn't read that much into it. I just attributed it to the racist assumption that all non-white non-US persons live like cave people, which makes it that much more impressive that they use any form of technology, whether it be remote controlled explosives or simply the written word.