07-08-2017, 07:42 AM
(07-07-2017, 11:56 PM)Benton Wrote: My opinion:
Power is the cause of most conflict. People use religion, race, nationality, etc to gain power.
(07-08-2017, 01:57 AM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: This.
As long as there is power to gain someone will always step in to seize it. There was a lot of land and resource grabbing going on in the past with kingdoms attacking each other all the time because they wanted to be powerful and seen as such.
Even some wars that are classified as religous wars aren't exclusively about religion. There's a mix of "I want to have more land and be more pwerful than everyone else" thrown in there too.
I was going to say something similar. Power and greed are what is at the base of every war. Every other reason is just an excuse used to justify an attempt to gain power and/or resources. The Islamic State isn't a truly religious thing, it's about power and resources. Religion just gives them a way to recruit effectively and justify their actions. This is why when we target religions for the actions of groups like IS and AQ it has negative effects that play into their hands more often than not.
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