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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't have enough faith in humanity to ever see the different societies reach common ground.
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In my heart of hearts, I don't believe that there will ever be peace between the West and the Middle East, and at some point that powder keg will blow.
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The worst act of terrorism in history, followed by more than a decade of war, 7700+ Coalition and NATO military casualties, a bare minimum of 122 926 civillian casualties (and quite possibly more than 10x higher)
isn't the powder keg blowing?
If I felt that way I don't think I could get up in the morning. I think the only real difference between the average Canadian and the average Afghani or other Middle Easterner is relative prosperity.
All wars are economic, religion is just window-dressing. If the economies of the Middle-East can be developed in such a way as to produce a functioning middle-class, I am certain common ground will be reached, and relatively easily.