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To: monocle

True, true, I see your point b/c it is ridiculous to blame poverty for terrorism when many poor people don’t resort to violence. However, I do think it is significant that she associated poverty with repression (a definite swipe at Islamists).


11 posted on 11/08/2010 3:48:06 AM PST by AustralianConservative
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To: AustralianConservative

Many terrorists come from moderately wealthy or very wealthy families. Furthermore, the argument that only a tiny minority of muslims are radical fails when an countries such Iran are radical as evidenced allowing courts to impose stoning for adultery.


12 posted on 11/08/2010 3:55:48 AM PST by monocle
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