ParisNair
I think using "racism" and "hate" as a label everytime someone makes a statement that is not distinctly pro-Islam is becoming tiresome.
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brENsKi
finally. ^^^. thank you.
Donna13
I don't know how so many people can be turned into hateful killers but it really does seem like the psychology of it has to be figured out in order to do something to prevent new recruits.
I have a really old rusted pickup that I drive sometimes. Now, I need to explain that usually people honk at me all the time (well, often enough) when I drive in my "normal" car (which is pretty old, but not too old looking), because I create anger in other drivers by doing reasonable things like waiting until speeding trucks pass by before I enter the highway. (I'm a good driver. Safety first and I'm just not in a hurry enough to take unnecessary risks most of the time). But when I drive that old pickup nobody ever honks at me. I can go 50 mph in a 55 mph area if I want to, and if I have to switch lanes, nobody gets miffed enough to pass me by and cut me off with just inches to spare (as they do to teach me a lesson when I am driving the not-so-old car). So, the reality is that the really old pickup gives me instant power on the road and VIP status. People are not sure if the brakes work, so they give me a spacious buffer zone. I might as well be the president with a motorcade announcing and clearing my path.
I got to thinking the other day that here I am the same driver and yet the old pickup makes me a non-target for other angry aggressive drivers. Then I thought maybe the anger and aggression might be caused by feeling inferior to others and because they do not feel inferior to someone who is driving such an old rusty pickup, their anger and desire to dominate does not get triggered.
Anyway ... I saw Tom Brokaw being interviewed by David Letterman the other night.
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I found his perspective interesting.
OK, I found the link:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QIyMQUPr-0U
The interview starts at around 18 minutes in. The part about Islamic extremist violence starts at around 31 minutes and goes until the end of the interview (about 5 minutes).
I have a really old rusted pickup that I drive sometimes. Now, I need to explain that usually people honk at me all the time (well, often enough) when I drive in my "normal" car (which is pretty old, but not too old looking), because I create anger in other drivers by doing reasonable things like waiting until speeding trucks pass by before I enter the highway. (I'm a good driver. Safety first and I'm just not in a hurry enough to take unnecessary risks most of the time). But when I drive that old pickup nobody ever honks at me. I can go 50 mph in a 55 mph area if I want to, and if I have to switch lanes, nobody gets miffed enough to pass me by and cut me off with just inches to spare (as they do to teach me a lesson when I am driving the not-so-old car). So, the reality is that the really old pickup gives me instant power on the road and VIP status. People are not sure if the brakes work, so they give me a spacious buffer zone. I might as well be the president with a motorcade announcing and clearing my path.
I got to thinking the other day that here I am the same driver and yet the old pickup makes me a non-target for other angry aggressive drivers. Then I thought maybe the anger and aggression might be caused by feeling inferior to others and because they do not feel inferior to someone who is driving such an old rusty pickup, their anger and desire to dominate does not get triggered.
Anyway ... I saw Tom Brokaw being interviewed by David Letterman the other night.
Edit:
I found his perspective interesting.
OK, I found the link:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QIyMQUPr-0U
The interview starts at around 18 minutes in. The part about Islamic extremist violence starts at around 31 minutes and goes until the end of the interview (about 5 minutes).