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Originally posted by Looger@Jul 20 2005, 04:59 PM
every land, everywhere, has at some point been 'invaded and subjugated'.
but since the traditions of the british crown began, some time after the battle of hastings in 1066, it has not happened in that land.
i for one don't think, in general, christian societies produce suicide bombers, the individualism, the greed, is too strong among us.
it is collectivism societies, buddhists, and to a lesser degree muslims, that are more capable. no slam against them, just a fact.
though islam is a 'western religion' there has been ideological influence because of geography, trade, etc. the long-held myth of religious homogenitity (my word!) is quite a joke once one cracks a history text.
buddhists for example have been known to burn themselves in protest, it's not common but it's happened.
imagine burning yourself for a PROTEST!
most likely, you can't imagine that.
exactly.
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Good points.
I guess my main contention here is that we don't really know. A thouroughly Christian, Western nation has not been conquered and subjugated in the latter half of the 20th century (especially by a non-Christian nation).
We don't know what 'we' would do. I believe we'd act the same as the 'terrorists', under identical circumstances, but I have no way to prove that, just as there is no way, currently, to disprove that. This is all opinion.