Friday, July 15, 2005

A Poverty of Dignity and a Wealth of Rage - New York Times

"This is about the poverty of dignity and the rage it can trigger." Good analysis by Friedman of the NY Times...
A Poverty of Dignity and a Wealth of Rage - New York Times: "Why are young Sunni Muslim males, from London to Riyadh and Bali to Baghdad, so willing to blow up themselves and others in the name of their religion? Of course, not all Muslims are suicide bombers; it would be ludicrous to suggest that.
But virtually all suicide bombers, of late, have been Sunni Muslims. There are a lot of angry people in the world. Angry Mexicans. Angry Africans. Angry Norwegians. But the only ones who seem to feel entitled and motivated to kill themselves and totally innocent people, including other Muslims, over their anger are young Sunni radicals. What is going on?"...

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