Mar 3rd, 2007, 10:47 PM
The origins of terrorism aren't a lack of opportunity via poverty...contrary to that, history tells us that terrorism actually grew out of the opprtunities and economic growth in the region.
Poverty is merely the device that the Muslim ruling class use to exploit their people into aspiring towards scary seperatist doctrines. So stop believing the hype, little man....and while we're at it, stop presuming what I think, because by assigning such lazy ass stereotypes, it just makes you look like a bigot....and baiting me to call you one is so 2002. Oh, and when you can't debate me, stop asking me what my peace plan is. I've outlined my thoughts for co-existance about a billion times over, and if it doesn't fit the image you've built up in your head for me, then that's really your own problem to lose sleep over.
Okay though....let's talk about Pakistan, and how well those Nukes have worked out for them. Remember, they disbanded the parliament, and junked their constitution.... their government is less then stable, they have a population boom they can't handle, the number of citizens living in poverty is greater then their unemployment rate, half the adult male population can't read and their greatest expenditure continues to be DEFENSE and DEBT. Sounds like these Nukes take you straight to prosperity. Globalization is happiness!
Now you can dispute any of the problems mentioned above, and the question still remains, how has a nuclear capable Pakistan brought peace to the region ? That is what your advertising Iranian Nukes will do for the Mid-East remember? I mean, who are you kidding. Can you argue that the infleunce/threat of radical Islam has diminished in Pakistan since 1998? Check your timeline, and ask yourself if it's just a coincidence that the Taliban, and Al Qaeda upped the level of their attacks shortly after an Islamic dominant nation became nuclear, and then remind yourself why it is they have all found refuge in Islam's one Nuclear capable state. There must be some reason that almost a decade after announcing they got the bomb, Pakistan's government seeks to suppress the education of extremist Islam, right?
Anyway, the whole idea that you're arguing this as an economy generated issue rather then an intolerance and oppression one, is assinine. Is there a fiscal element to these conflicts? Of course. Do they dictate policy? Sometimes. Does that make your Socialist meets pro-Nuke Globalism song and dance any more applicable? Not on this planet, sorry.
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