Yer man who wrote that What Isis really want piece for the Atlantic
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Why not?Do we trust that guy? I'm not so sure.
did he get electrocuted by a hairdryer and start hearing ISIS thoughts in his head?Yer man who wrote that What Isis really want piece for the Atlantic
Why not?
I am of the opinion that these latest attacks are the group seeking to keep its image buoyant as the 'state' itself collapses around ISIS.
I think what you are saying makes a lot of sense. It seems quite clear that a lot of the people on the lower tiers of ISIS aren't well versed in what they're talking about in any real way, but those at the top/involved in public discussion seem to be educated on Islam to a very high degree.
I'm yet to see anyone who has taken apart what ISIS are saying at a textual level and explained why their interpretation is straight up incorrect but I'm very, very far from an expert on the Qu'ran so I can only go by what others say here.
My understanding is that Al-Qaeda see themselves as a guerrilla group fighting for a future while ISIS see that future as now and their state as legitimate. I can't find any ideological reason for these terrorist attacks except in a very general "we approve of them" kind of way.
This would seem to be exactly the opinion of the fella who wrote that article. If it's the case the question is how long would it take for a complete collapse to happen.
Also, I don't buy the whole 'ISIS is a mllenrian death cult' schtick either, that portrayal moves newspapers/magazines but I think it to be very much false, these groups are very much concerned with the here and now, the glorious afterlife can wait a while.
Yes but that is exactly how IS like to protray them selves in there own videos and magazines which are fairly professionally done so it is not inaccurate journalism or fabrication on his part. How you come to conclusion that he is writeing about all muslims I dont know.
Between 17 July and 15 August 2015, the Islamic month of Shawwal, Charlie compiled an exhaustive archive of IS propaganda, creating not just a snapshot of its output, but a comprehensive, 30-day view of it...Over half of all the propaganda was focused on depicting civilian life in Islamic State-held territories. The spectre of ultraviolence was ever-present, but the preponderant focus on the ‘caliphate’ utopia demonstrates the priorities of the group’s media strategists.Economic activity, social events, abundant wildlife, unwavering law and order, and pro-active, pristine ‘religious’ fervour form the foundations of Islamic State’s civilian appeal...
Tabloid newspapers and politicians perpetually cit[e] the group’s ultraviolence as its chief appeal to foreign recruits. Categorically, this is not the case. Beyond soundbites, the fixation on brutality at the expense of a more rational, holistic analysis of the group adds little to our assessment...
Islamic State’s brand is flexible and constantly subject to change
you mean like yer man you want to disagree with has been saying?
you mean like yer man you want to disagree with has been saying?
Is anyone here actually afraid of being killed by ISIS?
I mean as threats go, it's fairly remote like.
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