Today's History

[Boydy]

Just that it isn't as simple as "ISLAM IS EVIL".

No one was saying that either.

[Mr. Malik]

Kierkegaard examined the concept of the “teleological suspension of the ethical”, a situation where normal moral considerations are overridden in appeal to a higher ideal; giving the example of the story of the Binding of Isaac, in which God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac in order to test Abraham’s faith. This teleological suspension of the ethical is utilised by many terrorists, following on from the example of their faith’s patriarch in Abraham. That's about as far as religion comes into terrorism (providing spurious justification for acts of violence), the rest of it is motivated by geopolitical factors.

[Lee]

No one was saying that either.

I didn't say they were. There are lots of people who see things that simplistically though.

[Spoonsky]

Surely, America and it's allies going around invading/unsettling countries willy nilly will have some impact. Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Liberia (arguably)... I'm sure there are many more.

The US has been interfering with Liberia since 1822, it's true.

[Lewis]

I've always found the United States/Liberia thing quite interesting, not least because it was always a good excuse to start a war with America on Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun.