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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth
i'm not part of the al qaeda fanclub or anything...i just think it is interesting that some of these well to do muslims are willing to leave a life of luxury and influence to live in a cave and fight a holy war. it doesn't quite gel with the whole 'cynical manipulators just using dumb virgin hunters for power' narrative.
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I think they trade "influence" from within a social structure to a paramilitary one. They probably see themselves as having (probably) more influence within their network of insurgents and terrorists.
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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