▲ | mattmaroon 9 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It can be both. You're creating a false dichotomy. https://www.bu.edu/history/files/2015/04/Khalaji-Apocalyptic... Mutual destruction makes sense when you're a death cult and the enemy is evil. Iran nuking Israel knowing full well they will get nuked back IS rational if your belief is that Allah will reward you for it in the afterlife and they do sincerly believe that. You should read books published by reformed Islamists. Radical by Maajid Nawaz is a good one. They profess to believe (and they are sincere) that they will be rewarded for dying killing Israelis. There's a reason that if I tell you a story about a suicide bomber blowing up a public square in political protest you do not have to wonder what religion they are. It's not because all Muslims are insane, they aren't, it's because some of them have beliefs that make that action rational. (For example, see how Hamas will not surrender even when offered free passage out of Gaza. They'd rather Israel grind their way through the Palestinian population bomb by bomb because they think every Palestinian killed goes to heaven. If they were rational as we understand the world, they'd realize their plight is hopeless and the only thing they ensure by staying is civillian deaths.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | samjones33 8 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
>(For example, see how Hamas will not surrender Yup. Hamas will fight to the last Palestinian. They could have ended the Gaza war a year ago (or more). All they have to say is: "Here are the hostages. Here are our weapons. We are now shoemakers." Why don't they do this? Because they would rather fight to the last Palestinian child. Hamas has agency. They could end war any time since October 8, 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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