2016-03-23, 12:19 PM
There's two sides to this conversation:
Actual polls in muslim countries, which never paint a picture of a tiny minority. Even in Europe and US, polls find a significant support for sharia and even terrorism. We can't simply deny statistics and shout "RACIST" or "NAZI" at every person who brings these up. Human rights abuses are mainstream in too many Islamic countries and communities to ignore. This is a fact.
Secondly there's the question, what conclusions and actions you draw from these statistics? Kill innocent family members of terrorists? Expel or even exterminate entire demographic minority? Bomb the hell out of their homes even if you may end up killing 90% civilians? Or for pineapples sake, write bible verses on these bombs...Congratulations, you're no better than the terrorists.
Besides it's simply stupid strategy.
Bombing people who want to be bombed hasn't worked and isn't going to work. Dethroning dictators in middle eastern countries and magically assuming them to turn into prosperous democracies hasn't worked and isn't going to work.
What would work?
There's a few things to begin with but most western countries are not interested because they would lose money.
Actual polls in muslim countries, which never paint a picture of a tiny minority. Even in Europe and US, polls find a significant support for sharia and even terrorism. We can't simply deny statistics and shout "RACIST" or "NAZI" at every person who brings these up. Human rights abuses are mainstream in too many Islamic countries and communities to ignore. This is a fact.
Secondly there's the question, what conclusions and actions you draw from these statistics? Kill innocent family members of terrorists? Expel or even exterminate entire demographic minority? Bomb the hell out of their homes even if you may end up killing 90% civilians? Or for pineapples sake, write bible verses on these bombs...Congratulations, you're no better than the terrorists.
Besides it's simply stupid strategy.
Bombing people who want to be bombed hasn't worked and isn't going to work. Dethroning dictators in middle eastern countries and magically assuming them to turn into prosperous democracies hasn't worked and isn't going to work.
What would work?
- Don't let ISIS recruits return to Europe (it's insane that I even need to mention this here).
- Work harder with Islamic communities in US/Europe to curb extremist ideas and getting rid of radicalists from these communities.
- Support reformists in Islamic countries
- Cut economic ties with countries that arm and fund islamist militants/terrorists or spread radical forms of Islam.
- Ban and actively prevent arm deals to such countries or elsewhere where there's a significant risk of weapons ending up in the black market.
There's a few things to begin with but most western countries are not interested because they would lose money.