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Mr. Blue Sky

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22. Poverty causes terrorism?

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 11:23 PM

Sep 2014

Seriously? Billions of people worldwide live in poverty..what percentage are terrorists? How would modern conveniences or a roof over your head insulate you from extreme religious ideology?

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The only effective way to stop people from committing acts of terror is to fight poverty in the... [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2014 OP

Stop being so sensible, the MIC needs the dough. Scuba Sep 2014 #1

Of what economic class were the 9/11 hijackers? JoePhilly Sep 2014 #2

osama bin laden wasn't a 9/11 hijacker, he was their financier. unblock Sep 2014 #4

Religion is also a tool Tansy_Gold Sep 2014 #8

I did not say economcs plays no part. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #21

the end is economic -- the power and control of resources. unblock Sep 2014 #24

So when will the oppressed women in the region ... JoePhilly Sep 2014 #27

power and economics. unblock Sep 2014 #28

The hijackers are one small sample set Yavin4 Sep 2014 #12

That's what progressive social scientists would say Tansy_Gold Sep 2014 #3

exactly. no, we must do exactly what the terrorist recruiters want us to do. unblock Sep 2014 #5

At what point? I don't know. Maybe 40 years ago? 100? 1,000? Tansy_Gold Sep 2014 #7

Problem: For a middle-class you need education. DetlefK Sep 2014 #6

You don't necessarily need education Yavin4 Sep 2014 #14

And where do these jobs come from? DetlefK Sep 2014 #20

Who's going to fight that fight? The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #9

If only Osama bin Laden had grown up in a wealthy family, perhaps he would not have turned to terror Freddie Stubbs Sep 2014 #10

OBL is not representative for all terrorist groups Yavin4 Sep 2014 #13

We can't even fight poverty in the USA Johonny Sep 2014 #11

How do we explain terrorists going there from western Europe? mainer Sep 2014 #15

That and they really need to put religion in private and not public so much. logosoco Sep 2014 #16

Europe was once filled with religious, sexist nut jobs, and after a few huge wars... Yavin4 Sep 2014 #17

One problem with your thesis: Most terrorists do not come from poor families YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #18

They all make scads of money on war. Stopping jihadists would kill their cash cow. nt Zorra Sep 2014 #19

Poverty causes terrorism? Mr. Blue Sky Sep 2014 #22

poverty doesn't cause terrorism. Look at the Bundy/McVeigh crowd as well as the geek tragedy Sep 2014 #23

I don't think Bundy is very educated. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #30

The Western Imperial nations will never, has NEVER allowed the people of the ME sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #25

ISIS pays middle class wages. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #26

ISIS isn't made of poor, ignorant folks. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #29