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Originally Posted by the_tyrant
Who do these guys think they are?  |
That questions bears a lot more examination than one
emoticon. They are Islamic rebels rebelling against harsh dictator. While that is very nice, they are also Islamic rebels, which means they may be inclined towards Islamic views, particularly views that are, on occasion, somewhat warlike.
Not that I'm some kind of racist Islam-hating bastard or anything. Far from it. I've put my own life on the line to defend these guys. And women. And children. Even so, it might be wise to consider the fact that these rebel are, in fact, Islamic rebels. Did I mention that?
Being Islamic rebels, their mentality is somewhat necessarily coloured by the whole "Islamic rebel" thing. They do not see the US or NATO as saviours, at least not for long. Remember who they are. Remember how they came to be Islamic rebels in the first place. Being an Islamic rebel implies both Islam and rebelliousness, naturally. While Islam is great and Allah is great and we should accept that fact in the name of social tolerance, the fact remains that Islamic rebels are indeed rebellious, and also Islamic.
Being Islamic and rebellious as they are, they don't think quite the same way we do. Islam, and its constituent believers, live in a world where the US is the great Satan. Granted, the US has made a lot of serious foreign policy mistakes, some of which have hurt the true believers, but we're not exactly the great Satan. Mostly, we try to help people, in our roundabout frakked-up politcal way.
Islamic rebels don't quite see it that way. Remember, they are Islamic, and they are rebels. That kind of implies that they may be Islamic and willing to use force, being rebels and all. Given that, it is not entirely unreasonable to assume that their perception is somewhat Islamic, and therefore given to Islamic beliefs. Islamic beliefs that violent rebels would support
That would suggest that there may be an intrinsic desire amongst Islamic rebels to support Islam as they see it, despite the efforts of non-Islamic nations.
Curious. I'll hold my breath while that all plays out. No, really, I will, metaphorically speaking. If these rebellions result in the establishment of Islamic theocracies, all they will accomplish is poverty and human rights violations, and probably genocide as well, thus giving US the justification to intervene and be big goddamn heroes, as we are so fond of doing.
Sadly, the reballs will probably figure that out in short order, assuming they have functional neural connections. Being so aware, they will probably establish some kind of democratic government, which they will then use to spread Islam in a less-bombable manner. Pure speculation, of course. They've never done that before.