Reply #177: Ah, there's some logic. Everyone in the world is just like you and me. [View All]

[MADem]

If that were the case, why does al-Manar post suicide videos on their channel of children's last words, saying they were inspired by another video they saw on al-Manar to undertake their deeds?

It's one thing to find and view al-Manar on the web, it's quite another thing to go to a coffeehouse, social club, or internet cafe and see it blaring from the tv on the wall around the clock. Or flop on your living room couch, and do the same.

If you can't figure out the difference, I can't assist you in understanding. Unless you are pretending to be obtuse about the culture of the region, you are not the object of al-Manar's marketing. The disaffected and alienated young Arab speaker who likes compelling pop music and who is filled with angst, malaise and uncertainty IS their target. And believe it or not, we have some of those in our population.