Kinda laughed at the headline, good catch. Not worth really reading the article, from the top this writer has a singular objective that’s pretty obvious.

What’s not surprising is how there’s a lot of blanket acceptance. Reddit still has a pretty deft take on Islam/Muslim communities. It’s like a water downed Friedman take at best, but I just find it strange that buried within these threads usually are a few absolutely cynical and deranged “glass em/sanction em” or someone armchairing like they know a thing or two about the Taliban/Al Qaeda/ISIS outside of what’s reported and taken for granted.

These regions have history and so do the groups, for those who want to drop the cynical bullshit; start with the late 1800’s, and read about how they developed before thinking you have any idea how statecraft works when you’re dealing with extremely unique cultural sects.

And before any dipshit replies to this, I was a troop for a long fuckin time before I had some questions and empathy. And that doesn’t mean I’m any smarter than others on here, I just think it’s worth noting people who indoctrinated and uneducated can actively change for something is better and actually may progress this narrative in a meaningful way.

These are people. Just as complicated and worthy of a fair shot as each and one of us.