"When you don't find meaning in life, all you look forward to is death" -VICE
Having seen many posts in the PMWB forum, and having felt the same way on occasion, what do you think?
Original vice video from which the quote was taken:
Could economic instability, and the lack of easy, or even easily viable, pathways to riches, have precipitated what we call the terrorist movement? I think so. Partially from Middle Eastern youths that have known naught but war since 2003, and partially from economically beleaguered youth in the West. Imagine being born in...1996 Iraq, for example. Your memories of childhood erased, replaced by the explosions of American bombs, and the quick realization that the easiest route to survival is being the guy with the AK, executing the elders in the streets, just like a Strong american soldier. Imagine then growing up to find the american soldiers leaving, with no more infrastructure left to keep a society going. I've made this argument before.
Now imagine being born in America, or Canada, or the developed world in general, in the late or early 90s. You've been taught that the surest way to the middle class is to find factory work, only to find that factories nowadays pay barely living wage, the unions of myth forgotten. A strong body and a stronger work ethic is no longer a way to the middle class, it is a way to live off food stamps to feed your kids (that is, if you work two jobs). Your purpose in life, to build a family, to have some kids (which I don't suggest without a six figure salary nowadays), is no longer a possibility, it is simply a dream. Wishful thinking.
Here comes some underdogs, calling themselves Al-Queueuede or Isilibisis or whatever the terrorists call themselves these days (I don't respect them enough to even name them properly, fucking murderous dogs), and they promise glory for their God, as long as you are willing to serve with your own death. Why wouldn't you join?
Gives you a purpose, in the sense that you will impact humanity by killing other members. You won't be remembered, and you'd be better off just killing yourself and saving us normal people the trouble, but Sharia Law is pretty nice when you have no other options. Free housing, free food, and free division of the spoils of war, assuming you survive the battle. If not, well, mebbe you'll get into heaven (you won't, according to the Quran you quote, cause you're working with a bastardized version of the religion, fucking burn, bitch).
Sorry, my opinion may have bled through a bit. I can't say I give a single shit about the US as a country even though I live here, but I couldn't imagine taking another person's life in cold blood for any reason.
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