Comments on: Terror in the US http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/05/20/terror-in-the-us/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:05:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Les Jones http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/05/20/terror-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-6220 Les Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2919#comment-6220 The main reason it doesn't happen here is cultural. Suicide bombing or kamakazi is an odd thing that can only happen with an extremely strong cultural influence. You have to be convinced of the rightness of your action. You have to be assured you'll be regarded as a hero. And it certainly helps if you're desparately poor and you're being promised that your family will receive a large bounty on your death. There's no cult-like worship of suicide bombers in the U.S. Little kids aren't brought up thinking that the highest attainment of their culture is to be a suicide bomber. Visit <a href="http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/">LittleGreenFootballs</a> to see the bizarro world of Palestinian culture that makes suicide bombing possible. The main reason it doesn’t happen here is cultural. Suicide bombing or kamakazi is an odd thing that can only happen with an extremely strong cultural influence. You have to be convinced of the rightness of your action. You have to be assured you’ll be regarded as a hero. And it certainly helps if you’re desparately poor and you’re being promised that your family will receive a large bounty on your death.

There’s no cult-like worship of suicide bombers in the U.S. Little kids aren’t brought up thinking that the highest attainment of their culture is to be a suicide bomber. Visit LittleGreenFootballs to see the bizarro world of Palestinian culture that makes suicide bombing possible.

]]> By: Barry http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/05/20/terror-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-6221 Barry Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2919#comment-6221 <i>That is specific to Al Qaeda. I wonder why the other, smaller terrorist groups haven't tried small-scale stuff?</i> God? That is specific to Al Qaeda. I wonder why the other, smaller terrorist groups haven’t tried small-scale stuff?

God?

]]> By: My Quiet Life http://www.saysuncle.com/2004/05/20/terror-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-6222 My Quiet Life Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=2919#comment-6222 <strong>economics of madness</strong> This started off as a comment on a post over at Say Uncle that just got out of hand. He asks "I wonder why the other, smaller terrorist groups haven't tried small-scale stuff?", referring to a post asking the same... economics of madness
This started off as a comment on a post over at Say Uncle that just got out of hand. He asks “I wonder why the other, smaller terrorist groups haven’t tried small-scale stuff?”, referring to a post asking the same…

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