we have the technology now, in the west. The east did before the dark ages. It has shifted dramatically.

Submitted by the real truth in the world (United States), Mar 11, 2007 at 21:19

There is much jealousy now, of the west, because it holds the power in the world. So much that these jihadists will cover that jealousy and hatred for our success with a "religious" call to arms, in defense of their "honor". All a cover-up for the jealousy. Goes way back to Abraham, and Isaac and Ishmael. From the Bible, and indisputable. Non-negotable fact. Telling people that they are going to hell is another form of the hatred that fuels more hatred, twisting the minds of young people so they, too, will think they should go out and kill anyone else that has a different religion.

When we had a beehive out in the yard, and they stung my brother badly, there was no convincing the bees that it was in their best interest to stop the stinging. We could have let them live, but we knew better. We know, as we know now about people that call for their jihads, that it was way past talking and diplomacy. So we torched the bees and killed them all. The queen, the babies, all of them. Problem solved. We didn't really want to, but it was required to do so to avoid further injury to ourselves, and we did it.

We simply used our superior technology to wipe them completely off the face of the earth.

Your right to whine about the west gives the west an insight into your attitude, which is more knowledge about your intent, and that is good to know.

We see that the shiites hate the sunnis, the sunnis hate the shiites, and it also looks like they both hate the kurds. So much so that they go around killing each other in the name of some big religious scheme. Satan has a great plan there, don't you think?

In the west, the baptists don't hate the catholics, the methodists don't hate the nazarenes, and the wesleyans don't hate the lutherans. We don't go around routinely killing people just because we disagree about religious things. It makes life a lot simpler, and God likes to see it that way.

But there are some people that need a larger lesson. There are individuals in our neighborhood that would steal everything I own if they knew they could. However, they know that even though it is against the law for me to do so, there is the very real threat that when I catch them, they will undergo my vicious punishment without mercy. I have made it known that I am nuts and that I hunt deer with powerful rifles. Hence, they go back home where they belong, because they have children to feed. Now, however, they must worry that I will go on the offense, which I will, just because they had the gall to believe there were no repercussions. This knowledge cures most of them with a proper level of fear, and the rest pay the price. This offence occurs at at a time of my choosing, and they, not me, are under constant threat of attack. This works very well with any neighborhood bullies.

Nations are no different. Rethink what you are saying about using jihads as an excuse to kill others. It will only turn the west's technology on you. So far, the west has been remarkably patient. There are many that would have sent nukes in response to 9-11. When the US nuked Japan after the sneak attack on Hawaii, the whole world straightened right up. The US has the technology, so the US rules. Some may not like it, but that's the way it is today.

After all of this is said, I know that anyone raised with a faith or cult that promotes a jihad as an answer to their own problems will not be capable of rethinking their objectives. If it's me or you that has to go, don't you think we wouldn't think twice about sending a nuke? I'd treat them just like the bees in the backyard.

This will not change anyone full of hatred, but it wasn't intended to try. That would be a waste of time.

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