The only real reporting I've seen on the Islamic State is from VICE who have done a real documentary on it.
It's really interesting viewing and well worth watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUjHb4C7b94
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The only real reporting I've seen on the Islamic State is from VICE who have done a real documentary on it.
It's really interesting viewing and well worth watching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUjHb4C7b94
TLDR: InvisibleJim wants to enforce Sharia law upon 16types.info :lol:
*shudder*
They're pretty brutal, but it's a possibility that their crimes are being exaggerated by the media, possibly for shock value to grab ratings, possibly to ease acceptance of foreign re-intervention in Iraq.
e.g.: Human rights organizations haven't found evidence for the recent "700 people massacred" figure; it may have been closer to 100. Reports from troops evacuating Yazidis on mount Sinjar suggested that conditions there were slightly better than the media hyped them up to be.
And for all their faults, they seem to be pretty efficient at enforcing laws and stamping out corruption. Radicals (like their cousins the Taliban and even the early Zionists) are both ruthless and usually comitted to their principles.
Blargh, it's all conjecture at this point with little reliable evidence either way.
"The first casualty of War is Truth"
There are at least two sides to all wars. We can judge them as monsters, and would possibly be quite close to the truth, but then again, they are taking or planning to take control over a region that has been controlled by horrible dictators (and/or the west) for very long, rulers suppressing, bringing war upon and/or discriminating (parts of) their own population.
This is a Beta uprising (…) and thus there is strong ideology behind it, but the reason they get so much power so fast, and have so many followers, is what I said above. Nobody would support brutality if they were fed bread and circus. It seems the world needs constant reminders that suppressing a region or a culture leads to Beta revolutions/insanity (Germany/HitIer).
You're bringing Socionics into this.
It's pretty scary crazy. Worth mentioning that plenty of muslims are also afraid of this extremism. I think the trouble with Islamic extremism is that by it's nature it seeks to overthrow those less aggressive including the majority it was born in. A frenzy can take hold of many caught in it's path and it build up power like a snowball.
I totally agree with Ananke re: comparison to ******'s popularity.
Hamas leader: Don't compare us to ISIL
http://news.yahoo.com/hamas-leader--...193125056.html
If there's a silver lining to this whole situation I hope it involves the permanent destruction of that blasted sykes-picot agreement.
i just want to outline the distinction that the so-called Muslim World is not a single unified thing, and attempting to categorize as such is kind of silly because of geographical / regional differences etc. e.g. my part of the world is so far removed from IS that it would be a stretch to accommodate or note its influence or effect on my life.
What I find interesting about the video is that they wear American clothing!
James Foley found out the hard way what Islam is really about.
some related videos from VICE
Isis hired Cartel to show them how to tactically install fear. Just a cool little factoid.