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> I know superficially why you think that: PDF are Good Guys killing Bad Guys, and ISIS are Bad Guys killing Good Guys. Like I said, I feel no obligation to ex
by calgarymicro 3y ago
> I know superficially why you think that: PDF are Good Guys killing Bad Guys, and ISIS are Bad Guys killing Good Guys.
Like I said, I feel no obligation to explain myself to someone who frames their questions in such an obviously bad faith way. But it does make me want to ask you a question - if you view people killing other people as all the same, do you see no distinction between ISIS suicide bombers indiscriminately killing civilians, and Russian airstrikes killing ISIS militants? If you can see a difference, then maybe you can figure out on your own why I view some armed combatants differently from others.
- pphysch 3y agoI'm still not convinced that you can explain your position beyond what I asserted. My position is simple: both ISIS and PDF are violent, reactionary rebel gangs with delusions of grandeur but no real strategy for improving the lives of the people. Evidently, both are partly orchestrated/supported by foreign states. They exist solely to cause chaos in regions faraway from their sponsors. For example, note that ISIS happens to ignore Western partner countries like Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, while focusing on Western enemy states. Note that the US Government openly assassinated Iranian General Soleimani, who's claim to fame was defeating ISIS. Note that US state media aired a puff piece of ISIS/AQ affiliate al-Jolani ("The Jihadist"), attempting to drum up public support for the new face of "ISIS". And so on and so forth.