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The War on Terror could be construed as an attempt to prove that it cannot

• jojobas 6y ago
  There isn't a state more oppressive than what "we" fight in that war. ISIS is pretty much a swearword for a reason.
  • darkerside 6y ago
    Bringing ideology into this is a distraction. ISIS is a swear word to you (and most), but do you think they see themselves as evil, or as freedom fighters?
    • jojobas 6y ago
      You seemed to imply that war on terror is a war on people unoppressed by the state, whereas, ideology aside, people under Taliban and ISIS are as far from that from that as you can possibly imagine. Pretty sure Hitler didn't see himself as evil either. Your point?
      • darkerside 6y ago
        Ok, I see where you're coming from now. You are thinking of a specific organization that you believe operates in a way that resembles a state structure in terms of control (or oppression). That's another interesting discussion unrelated to my point. I'm saying that the War on Terror has been waged under the (perhaps false) belief that a powerful state actor is able to eliminate a group of people who are united by an idea, regardless of how good, evil, or ugly that idea might be.